Graphic Designer with B.A. and extensive experience in developing and creating design concepts for advertising campaigns for use in multiple types of media,  point of sale, logo design, and photo manipulation. Excellent communication, organizational, and technical skills.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Professional experience in graphic design, ads, direct mail, logos, dvd packaging design, illustrations, menu design, photo selection, graphic design software, digital imaging and working to customer specifications.  
Demonstrated ability to coordinate and run multiple projects.  Skilled in the implementation of policies and procedures designed to support graphics creation, customer service, and quality control.  Excellent communication, organizational, presentation and technical skills.  

Expertise and knowledge in areas such as:

- Design Applications- Photo Collage- Production
- Logos- Customer Service- Presentations
- Photo Manipulation- Account Management- Business Development
- Color Correction/Matching- Creative Thinker- Planning/Support
- Illustrations- Multi Tasking- Team Player

Software/
Hardware: QuarkXpress, Adobe CS2: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, art databases, 
familiarity of Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Flash, HTML, Powerpoint & Excel.  
Mac & PC Platforms, Scanning, Current Printer: Toshiba Studio series

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH 2011-present 
Content Architect+Graphic Designer

Southern Wine & Spirits of N.E., Concord, NH 2006-present 
Graphic Designer
• Design advertising and promotional materials for restaurants, wine & spirits companies, including direct mail pieces, online
   advertising, and public relations/marketing materials.  Create large format materials for product-sponsored sweepstakes 
at state liquor stores.  Develop and design new product proposal point of sale for presentation to the NH Liquor Commissioner.
• Design logos for clients, manipulate photos, manage artwork archives & digital photos, large volume in-house printing, obtain    estimates for jobs not printed on site and manage the progress and quality of those jobs.  Interface daily with sales representatives for their design requests and updates.
• Develop design concepts for advertising campaigns to be used in mulitple types of media.
•  Ability to prioritize and organize workload to meet fast paced deadlines.
•  Increased productivity over by 100%.  Increased supplier invoices  by 36%.  Improved creativity and quality production.
•  Built and continue to accumulate a large high resolution image library of logos and photos to improve the quality of materials produced.
 
FREELANCE, Weare, NH 2004-ongoing  
Graphic Designer
• Design logos, business cards, websites, brochures, resumes and direct mail pieces for clients.
• Assist new businesses with marketing and promotional ideas.
S & W Sports, Concord, NH2004-2006   
Sales Person
• Sell specialized skiing and cycling equipment to customers, assure proper fit.
• Take special orders, merchandise the store and take inventory.  Constantly gained product knowledge to 
   provide the best customer service.

VERIZON, Bedford, NH 1995-2004   
Graphic Designer
• Designed customer ads for over 130 Verizon SuperPages directories for use throughout New England and New York.
•Among the first group of designers at Verizon to use industry standard Adobe design software to implement a 
process color,  high-end design program for yellow pages advertising.  As a result, new advertising price points 
were established that significantly increased company revenues.
• Created logos, specialty ads including: inside and outside cover ads, tip-ons (self adhering cover ads) and 
magnetic tip-ons designed to help customers achieve their advertising goals while increasing their 
recognition and profits.
• Wrote copy for customers’ ads designed to promote their image, create need in the eyes of the consumer and 
increase business and profits for advertisers.
• Worked with sales reps and customers to assure accurate representations of ads shown in directories.
•Designed promotional materials and sales aids for use by sales representatives, management and corporate personnel.
• Managed advertising accounts-work flow, customer contact, production deadlines, researched company logos 
for co-op advertising, and established internal controls designed to meet goals and deadlines.
• Responsible for on-site and telephone customer consultations, offered flexibility to design ads during spontaneous 
customer visits, while increasing business by establishing excellent relationships.
• Maintained Verizon brand consistency throughout designed materials.
•  Consistently received excellent yearly reviews.

ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, Manchester, NH 
Graphic Designer
• Designed weekly multi-page supermarket flyers on short notice and called independent stores to confirm 
prices for advertising.
• Proofed pages and designed work and ensured proper work flow procedures were being followed in production
of advertising.

EDUCATION & ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art, Associates of Arts Degree in Business, University of New Hampshire
Graphic Design Courses, San Diego State University
Certificate in Advanced Computer Graphics
Web Design Pro Certificate