Graphic Designer, Lastar Inc., Dayton, OH
• Create graphics for all divisions of Lastar Inc. including Cables To Go, Impact Acoustics, and Quiktron.
• Created graphics for corporate marketing materials such as flyers, brochures, signage and other materials.
• Responsible for creation of 3D renderings and animations of various products.
Freelance Graphic Designer, for several ad agencies in Dayton, OH
• Generate sketches and concepts for brochures, posters, banners,
manuals, P.O.P, websites and other material as well as final art for clients such as:
Bing Design, Buckingham Consultants, Clear As Mud Productions, Designed Solutions Group,
Epic Salon, House of Trades, Inc., MAS & Assoc., Rob Walls Music, The Next Wave, TJAR Innovations
Graphic Designer, Solganik & Associates, Dayton, OH
• Created graphics for all in-store signage and point of purchase material
• Created graphics for corporate marketing materials such as flyers, brochures, signage and other materials.
• Responsible for creation and maintainance of company websites
Freelance Graphic Designer, Imagine Nation, Centerville, OH
• Generated sketches and concepts for brochures, posters, banners,
manuals, and other material.
• Worked with other designers to developed sketches into final art
for a variety of projects.
• Involved in prepressing a majority of final art before it was sent to
outside vendors for printing.
Graphic Designer, Pratt Industries Inc., Marion, IN
• Worked independently creating high-end displays, mocked up samples, and 3D renderings for projects involving direct print, preprint, and litho label use for clients such as: Ampad, Diageo, Duracell, Ford, Gatorade, Masterpieces Puzzle Inc.
• Responsible for approval of print plate order for major clientele.
• Worked with large format printers for creation of mock up samples
and displays.
• Frequent communication with outside vendors for many projects
• Frequent interaction with structural designers to develop creative ideas for Point of Purchase displays.
Adjunct Professor, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
ART 375 Computer Typography
• Instructed students in the areas of computer typography through analysis of historical and contemporary trends in type and their application to the field of graphic design.
ART 281 Commercial Layout & Design
• Instructed students in the conceptual and technical study of commercial design in the software application QuarkXPress.
• Encouraged a focus on the preparation of digital page layout in graphic design and advertising art for print reproduction while emphasizing the importance of client communication.
Education
B.S. Degree (Graphic Design) Indiana Wesleyan University, 2002