Professional Skills
Knowledge of Mac and PC in the design field. Experience with InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and QuarkXPress. Familiarity with Premier Pro, Muse, Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML, CSS, Word, Excel
and PowerPoint.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia
Graduation May 2003
Additional Education
Classes at Emory for Web Design
Photoshop World 2007
Experience
Project Manager/Designer
EY (Formerly Ernst & Young)
Atlanta, Georgia
September 2010–Present
Manage high-level proposals with a team of partners, writers, production artists and staff. Assigned to start
up and develop a specialty group of designers and production artists that would align with the business development team to create client winning proposals and specialty documents. Prioritized scheduling of work with production artists, copywriters and global shared services department. Work with the in-house printers to expand the printing and output options of printed materials for the creative services department. Review documents for consistent and correct usage of the brand. Develop best practices to ensure efficiency and accuracy for the design team.
Senior Designer (Freelance)
Home Depot
Atlanta, Georgia
December 2009–June 2010
Assisted the regional design team with design and production through their spring and summer busy season. Developed sales flyers under brand guidelines and tight turnarounds. Photography selection and light retouching when needed. Released pages to printer specifications. Balanced several deadlines across multiple projects.
Senior Designer (Freelance)
Atlanta, Georgia
Vanity Fair
May 2008–November 2009
Senior design lead for Curvation, Bestform and Natural Touch. Strategized with Senior Brand Manager, on packaging designs promotional concepts and in-store collateral. Partnered with mass channel retailers to develop consistent in-store collateral that represent our brands. Manage all aspects of photoshoots from casting to printing. Redesigned Curvation web site for a more brand appropriate feel. Work with retouchers and printers for timely execution of packaging. Built the Natural Touch brand from concept to completion with team members.
Art Director/Senior Designer (Freelance)
Arthritis Foundation
Atlanta, Georgia
December 2007–April 2008
Assisted designers with catalogs, brochures and displays in keeping with brand guidelines. Helped develop new creative themes for up coming projects.
Senior Graphic Designer (Freelance
Southern Company
Atlanta, Georgia
September 2005–November 2007
Managed design projects from concept through completion. Worked with account executives and clients to create materials that effectively expressed the clients vision within the budget and time requirements. Coordinated printers and vendors for on time delivery. Assisted managers with a successful brand update by creating a new look and changing the design theme.