Experience

Professional Summary

I am a consummate graphic designer and visual communications specialist with advanced capabilities in Adobe Creative Suite. My extensive background in graphic and commercial art is valuable for maintaining consistent branding to effectively enhance a company’s identity in all forms of marketing. I excel in creating effective visuals for both print and digital media using proper color theory, typography, and design principles.

Key Skills

  • Adobe Creative Cloud
    InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Express, Adobe Fonts
  • Microsoft Office
    Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint
  • Google Suite
    Drive, Docs, Sheets, Photos, Meet, Gemini, Business Profile Manager
  • Zoom
  • Digital Marketing Tools
    Canva, Buffer, Hootsuite, etc.
  • Operation of digital press with and without variable data
  • Experience with overseeing and implementing every step of the commercial printing process from concept to completion
  • Copywriting, proofreading, and editing
    Website copy, press releases, blog articles with SEO, and marketing collateral for printed and digital media
  • HTML, CSS
  • WordPress Administration
  • Adaptable to customer’s procedures, protocols, best-practices, preferred software, and hardware
  • Mac & Windows Operating Systems

Work Experience

Creative Resources GraphicsOwner, Certified Graphic Designer
Creative Resources Graphics / MAR 1998 – PRESENT

  • Create printed marketing collateral, social media campaigns, website graphics, email marketing for diverse clientele
  • Serve various companies in multiple capacities in enhancing their marketing strategies, assisting in creating marketing plans, and selecting vendors
  • Develop website content and graphics to build websites using self-hosted WordPress with an emphasis on customizing themes to match brand identities

Ponder ConsultingGraphic Designer, Social Media Assistant, Blog Publisher ~ Contract
Ponder Consulting and Web Design / JUL 2010 – PRESENT

  • Create graphic assets for print collateral and websites
  • Social media marketing for multiple clients including content creation, graphics, and scheduling
  • Proofread, optimize, and publish blog articles for several clients

Previous Work Experience

Graphic Designer, Prepress Technician, Digital Press Operator ~ Contract
Accucom / AUG 2009 – OCT 2019

  • Responsible for all graphic design and desktop publishing for print collateral serving an extensive list of clients and genres
  • Predominantly served on-call to meet all graphic design and publishing needs for a prominent healthcare system

Graphic Designer, Prepress Technician ~ Full-time
Web Litho, Inc. / MAY 2005 – JUL 2008

  • Managed the graphic and prepress department to achieve the company’s highest grossing years
  • Responsible for all areas of prepress including:
    • graphic design
    • desktop publishing
    • typesetting
    • marketing
    • preflight
    • proofing
    • plate making
    • equipment maintenance
    • press scheduling
  • Created and implemented an efficient protocol for storing, archiving, and tracking digital files

Direct Mail Ad Designer, Prepress technician ~ Part-time
Effective Mailers, Inc. / AUG 2002 – JUL 2005

  • Served on-call to provide graphic design and prepress for direct mail advertising to meet tight deadlines

Communications Director ~ Full-time
Macomb County Bar Association / JAN 2000 – JUL 2002

  • Primarily responsible for the design, layout, advertising, and publishing of monthly newsletter, Bar Briefs, and for the design and maintenance of the website
  • Managed advertiser database and billing for placement ads
  • Handled written and verbal publicity such as press releases, media contacts, and photography
  • Served as Assistant Producer of the cable TV show, Legally Speaking (Producer: Rick Troy; Host: Charlie Langton)
  • Provided support and service to all members and constituents
  • Served as staff liaison at committee meetings
  • Organized, promoted, and officiated at events, fundraisers, and continuing legal education classes

Direct Mail Ad Designer, Proofreader ~ Full-time
Effective Mailers, Inc. AUG 1997 – DEC 1999

  • Responsible for proofreading, graphic design, and prepress for direct mail advertising to meet tight deadlines

Graphic Design and Prepress Assistant ~ Full-time
Joseph, Inc. Printing & Advertising / JUL 1995 – SEP 1996

  • Provided graphic design, desktop publishing, customer service, image setting, shooting/stripping films, and burning plates

Construction Lab Technician, Diazo Operator ~ Part-time
Macomb Community College / OCT 1994 – JUL 1995

  • Maintained classrooms, cleaned construction lab, and operated diazo machine for the architectural drafting department

Education

ASSOCIATES OF APPLIED SCIENCE: MAY 1995
Graphic & Commercial Art – Certificate: Commercial Art
SEP 1993 – MAY 1995 / Macomb Community College – Warren, MI
Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.76

Web Design & Interactive Media
2012 – 2012 / Art Institute Online

Graphic Design & Multimedia
2004 – 2005 / Art Institute Online

General Studies – Secondary Education
1992 – 1993 / Martin Luther College – New Ulm, MN

High School Diploma
May 1992 / Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Saginaw, MI

Download My Resume