Professional Summary
– More than 10 years experience developing creative solutions for print and digital media
– More than 10 years experience utilizing Adobe Creative Suite applications such as InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills with exceptional proofreading and editing abilities
– Experience hand coding HTML, CSS, and Javascript, and creating WordPress sites
– Possess a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, specializing in Graphic Design
Capabilities
Marketing and communications project management from beginning concept through end delivery, ability to develop creative design solutions for web and print, project estimating and budgeting, proofreading, editing, art direction of graphic designers, production artists, illustrators and photographers
Recent Training
The Complete Web Developer: Zero to Mastery in 2018 at Udemy.com (50% complete)
Learn Responsive Design at Codecademy (completed March 2018)
Web Design II at Arapahoe Community College (completed December 2014)
Web Design I at Arapahoe Community College (completed May 2011)
Google AdWords Workshop at Boulder Digital Arts (2010)
Private instruction for web design/Dreamweaver
Software & Technical Skills
Advanced – Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), PC and Mac experience
Intermediate – HTML, CSS, Visual Studio Code, Adobe XD, WordPress, Dreamweaver, Bootstrap, Javascript, jQuery, AngularJS, three.js, SEO, Google AdWords, Facebook, LinkedIn
Awards and Honors
Award of Excellence for several school publications including annual report, newsletters, poster, recruitment brochure – Colorado School Public Relations Association
Award of Merit for Annual Report – National School Public Relations Association
Awarded full scholarship to attend the National School Public Relations Association Conference in Chicago
Several Awards for Design of University Publications – Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Bronze Award for Logo Design – International Association of Business Communicators
Work Summary
Instructor teaching elementary age kids how to build games and animations using the Scratch programming language
Communications Specialist (graphic design, public relations, writing/editing) for one of the largest school districts in Colorado
Author and Illustrator of “Getting Started with Zen and Ink: How to Draw and Paint a Zen-Filled Mountain Scene” (available on Amazon.com – Kindle and paperback); provides step-by-step instructions to complete four paintings
Graphic Designer for a university communications office, a financial services company, and several ad agencies and design firms
Owner and Manager of a successful freelance graphic design business; clients include Qwest, The Children’s Hospital, and Aurora Loan Services
Recent Work Experience
Westworks Studio
Denver, Colorado – more than 10 years
Colorado Code Club
Denver, Colorado – August 2017 to present
Education
Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota, B.F.A, Summa Cum Laude, Graphic Design
Other Experience
Volunteer, Code for Denver, Denver, CO – November 2018 to present
Director of Art Appreciation, Ken-Caryl Art Guild, Littleton, CO – one term
Director of Public Relations, Ken-Caryl Art Guild, Littleton, CO – two terms
Personal Interests
Fine art painting, hiking, tennis
