
about me
I am a well-rounded graphic designer who has a passion to be creative. I have a background in print production, corporate design and logo branding. My ideal work environment is collaborative and work friendly.
Education
California State University Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts Graphic Design - 2001
Fullerton College
Web Design - 2012 to 2015
Proficient in:
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Photoshop CS 6
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Illustrator CS 6
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InDesign CS 6
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Dreamweaver CS 6
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Wordpress Elementor
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Flexisign 8.5
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Constant Contact
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HTML and CSS
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Flash CS 5
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Word
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Excel
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Power Point
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Access
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Networking
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Java Script
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JAVA
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Visual Basic 2012 (Action Script)
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C#
Experience:
AllState Floral (Contract) 2023
• Graphic Design -photo manipulation and catalog page edits.
Freelance Production Artist / Graphic Designer 2015 to Present
U.S. PeaceKeeper
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Production Design - Create hang tags, product tags, print ads, web banner and product catalog
MyKure - The Green Box
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Production Design - Create packaging designs, print ads and product catalog
Roquermore, Pringle & Moore, Inc.
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Created promotional brochures, flyers, logos and advertising material.
Commerce Industrial Council, Chamber of Commerce -
Created promotional brochures, flyers, and advertisement material.
Previous Experience
T-1 Lighting Inc. 2022 to 2023
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Production Design - Create packaging design, flyers, catalog, brochure, spec sheets, instructional manuals, trade show booth design and business cards.
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Social Media - Promotional ads.
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Marketing - Promotional flyers and giveaway products.
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Web design - Created T1-Lighting.com (Wordpress Elementor).
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Liaison - City chambers and trade show, booth companies, product manufactures and Design Light Consortium.
AllState Floral (Contract) 2019
• Graphic Design -photo manipulation and catalog page edits.
DFS Group Limited 2019 to 2019
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Production Design - Created and assemble mock up designs for First Class Beauty, Create POP mounted and printed signs.
Created graphics for different departments. -
Photo Manipulation - Eliminate backgrounds, color correction and cleaning photos from imperfections.
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Print Proof - Check print proofs by making sure the art work, images, color, and text copy are accurate.
Volume Brands International (Freelance) 2016 to 2017
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Production Design - Assemble mock up designs for Clorox, Glad and Pine-Sol.
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Packaging Design - Create package die lines, hang tags, product labels, and PDQ's for Clorox, Glad,
Pine-Sol and Walmart. -
Photo Manipulation - Eliminate backgrounds, color correction and cleaning photos from imperfections.
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Print Proof - Check print proofs by making sure the art work, images, color, and text copy are accurate.
Teacher Created Materials (Contract) 2017
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Production Design - Create and edit page layout.
Kavo Kerr (Contract) 2017
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Production Design - Create and update labels and product Instruction For Use manuals (IFU)
Dale Tiffany (Freelance) 2015 to 2017
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Oversee and create product catalog and page layouts.
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Photo Manipulation - Eliminating background, enhance color and cleaning photos for print clarity.
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Print Proof - Verify print proofs to have correct images, color, and text copy are accurate.
Warren + Co. (Freelance) 2011
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Create copy layout for redesign for new page layout.
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Photo manipulation - Eliminate background.
Rose Hills Mortuary 2005 to 2014
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Create line art graphics to be engraved on granite or bronze material.
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Photo manipulation - Eliminating background, color correction and clean photos with imperfections.
Web Designer
Southern California Council on Black American Affairs (SCCBAA.org) 2015 to 2020
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Web Master - Create, maintain and update website with current events and information.
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Photography - Photographed special events and workshops.
Montebello Chamber of Commerce (Freelance) 2017
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Oversee and consult on the design and implication of website.
Fullerton College Financial Aid Website (Freelance) 2014
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Web Master - Responsible for maintaining and updating website.
Accomplishments:
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L.O. Culp Memorial Business Award 2014
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Jack & Mary Chapman Scholarship 2014
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Jane Troop scholarship 2012
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Associate of the year 2009 at Rose Hills
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Associate of the year 1999 at Office Depot