Design Experience
Designer / ScharffenBerger (Artisan Confections) • Berkeley, California
Design and manage projects including label redesigns, ads, packaging, e-blasts, banners, sell sheets. Organize and attend photo shoots. Maintaining brand standards for ScharffenBerger, Dagoba and Joseph Schmidt. November 2008 – JUNE 2009

Designer / Hennessy Design Group • Chicago, Illinois / hennessydesign.com
Design, concept, execution and project management for a wide range of projects including corporate benefit materials, illustration, advertisements, brochures, media kits, magazine articles, logos, invitations and exhibit graphics. Worked directly with clients, copywriters, photographers and printers. Responsible for preparing final files for the printer and attend press checks. July 2004 – March 2008

Designer / Reitdesign, Inc. • New York, New York / reitdesign.com
Projects included advertisements, brochures, media kits, logos, book covers, catalogs, exhibit graphics, illustration and web design. January 2001 – September 2003

Freelance projects
Peet's Coffee / Designing various POS pieces, coupons, gift boxes and directing photoshoots/ July 2009 – present

San Mateo Lockworks /Website redesign /currently in progress

DK Design Studio / Designing various collateral pieces / October 2008– present

Matthew Ray Salon / Project manager for creating the interior of the salon, also designed the logo and marketing materials / June – September 2008

LexieWear / Illustrated T-shirt graphics and designed various collateral pieces / May – July 2008

EXU Photography / Created logo, designed collateral and photo shoot assistant / March 2008

Work Experience
Assistant Merchandiser / Foreign Sources • Seattle, Washington
Managed traffic coordination and participated in merchandising. Worked closely with graphic designers to create branding, packaging and hang tags. Independently created 1999 color story for Lee Company men’s, ladies’ and junior’s fall season and holiday. October 1996 – June 1999

Education
Associate Degree
Graphic Design and Illustration
Seattle Central College • Seattle, Washington
June 2000

Bachelor of Science
Major: Fashion Merchandising / Minor: Art with emphasis on textile design
University of Idaho • Moscow, Idaho
May 1993

Technical Skills

• Mac platform using CS3 InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Familiar with Dreamweaver and Flash.
• Ability to work well in a team oriented environment or independently, and handle multiple projects while sticking to a deadline.
• Experience working directly with clients, illustrators, photographers, copy writers and printers.