"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
- Albert Einstein

Objective

Enthusiastic graphic designer eager to enhance your creative team and professional vision. Focused on crafting compelling designs for print, social media, web, e-publications, and presentations. Excited to utilize my visual communication skills in a collaborative team environment or independently developing unique solutions for custom design needs.

Education

Clover Park Technical College

Associate of Applied Sciences

Graphic Technologies

Honors Graduate

Olympic College

Associate of Arts

General Studies

Skills

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, XD

  • Microsoft Office

Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook

  • Web Design

WordPress, HTML5, CSS, Javascript

Talents

  • Excellent page layout and print design skills
  • Creative design strategies demonstrated using typography, graphics and images, color theory, and visual hierarchy
  • Effectively brainstorms ideas through research and evaluation to generate concepts, content, and user-friendly designs
  • Superior attention to detail
  • Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects on a schedule

Print Expertise

  • Expert at designing for print, including document set-up with size, margins and bleeds, color profiles, resolution and file formats
  • Experience following print order specifications and special instructions – from start to finish
  • Familiar with paper sizes, weights, stocks, and coatings
  • Proficient with basic finishing options: trimming, folding, laminating, and binding
  • Experience with quick print Xerox printers and printing functions and settings
  • Introduction to Preflight Profiles