Objective
Highly self-motivated and goal driven professional dedicated to pursuing creative opportunities to expand upon design skills.

Skills
Proficiency in: Adobe Creative Suites, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, HMTL, CSS and WordPress. Working knowledge of HTML5 Responsive Web, CSS3, Basic JQuery & Javascript (Plugin Use) and Basic Flash.

Experience
DSC Design | Sept 2014 – current
Web Design & Packaging | Freelance Sr. Designer
Freelance for the following: The Chambers Group, UCLA Anderson, Innovative Skincare and others. UI Design, HTML Emails or E-Newsletters, Websites, Microsites, Banner Ads, Landing Pages, Packaging, Branding, Direct Mails and other Marketing collaterals.

The Chambers Group | Feb 2013 – Sept 2014
Print, Packaging & Web | Conceptual Sr. Designer (Freelance)
Packaging Concepts, Branding & Logos Concepts for Consumer Products (such as Food & Household), Designed Websites, Landing Pages Edits and more.

NextDayFlyers.com | Sept 2011 – Aug 2012
E-Commerce | UI Designer
UI/ Web design, emails, banner ads, landing pages, marketing promotions, trade convention materials, render product display, photo shoot, update website components, design online ready templates for newly launched products, including invitations and presentation kits.

Alterna Holdings Corp | July 2010 – Sept 2011
Beauty/ Hair | Sr. Design Consultant
Projects include packaging, deal sheets, starter kits, sales kits, deco arts, labels, pics/ cartons, mockups, product renderings, planograms, banners, trade show materials, posters, and trade ads.

Pharmavite, LLC | Mar 2009 – May 2010
Health or Supplement | Packaging Designer
Company brands: Nature Made, SoyJoy, TrueNature, Kirkland. Design for health consumer products, such as supplements, food and drinks. Projects include a wide range of packaging: PICs, labels, 3D displays from small to large format, billboards, PDQs, concept for innovative product launch, mock-up renderings & in-house photoshoot experience. Other responsibilities include designing ads, logos, marketing collaterals, brochures, posters, banner ads and eblasts.

Independent Contractor for the following: Oct 2005 – Dec 2008
I W Group Advertising
Walmart, McDonalds, Sprint Ads, collaterals & catalogs

O’Grady Meyers Inc. ( Interactive Agency)
Juicy Juice, Buitoni, Purina, Healthy Life Front end websites, banner ads, e-mailers

John Paul Mitchell System
Ads, collaterals & brochures

E! Entertainment
Style Channel programs, E! programs DVDs, sell sheets, billboards & large format

SooHoo Design Studio
Epson, Pioneer XM Radio Direct mails, collaterals, promotional pieces

Kaiser Marketing, Inc. | July 2004 – Oct 2005
Norwegian Cruise Line (Tourism) | Sr. Graphic Designer
Design brochures, packaging, direct mails, logos, brand identity, promotional pieces, marketing collaterals, front-end websites, emailers & enewsletters. Other responsibilities include attend press checks, research photography, review comps & color proofs.

PictureArts Corporation | Nov 2000 – July 2004
Stock Photography | Graphic Designer
Brands: FoodPix, Brand X, Botanica, NonStock, Burke-Triolo Design and develop catalogs, direct mailers, e-mailers, print ads, tradeshow banners, promo kits, newsletters, and corporate stationery. Develop company’s corporate branding and maintain its integrity throughout all print pieces. In charge of entire in-house print materials as well as outsourced projects (press checks) including annual trade booth & exhibition graphics, and powerpoint presentation.

Education
Otis College of Art & Design
Bachelor of Communication Arts/ Graphic Design

Extended Education
UCLA Extension
HTML 5 Responsive Web
HMTL and CSS
JQuery and Javascript

Santa Monica College
Dreamweaver

Calpoly
Elements of Web Design
HTML