I'm a well rounded, creative graphic designer with several years of experience working at a marketing agency. I'm great working in a team environment or flying solo. I would love to work for a company which breathes creativity and where I can grow and learn from my peers.

EDUCATION

Moore College of Art & Design                       Philadelphia, PA             May 1987
Bachelor of Fine Arts: IllustrationGPA: 3.7, magna cum laude

Computer Processing Institute                        Cambridge, MA     January 1995
Computer Graphic Design

EXPERIENCE

Nova Marketing                                              Quincy, MA             1995 – Present
Lead Designer
•Designs and produces 80+ national advertising vehicles annually for Fortune 500 
        retailers
•Serves as most senior graphic designer on agency’s two largest accounts: Lowe’s and 
        Staples
•Effectively brings visual thoughts and ideas from concept through successful completion 
•Responsible for the design of logos, collateral, print, direct mail, signage and online 
        advertising 

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 
-Executes 5,000 unique pages of printed advertising annually, across 25 bilingual 
        markets
-Contributes to the design and print production of 45 national circulars annually, each 
        with an average of 16 pages and 20 versions per page
-Manages all agency contributions to graphic design, layout, print production and file 
        release
-Established and continually manages a digital asset management library to store 
        logos and graphics
-Ensures that all agency deliverables adhere to Lowe’s brand standards
        Staples, Inc.
-Manages the successful execution of 30+ national Hispanic circulars annually
-Aligns national print advertising design with Staples global brand standards and    
        guidelines 
        buybuy  BABY (subsidiary of Bed Bath & Beyond)
-Developed brand standards manual for rapidly expanding Bed Bath & Beyond   
        subsidiary
-Defines brand identity and adheres to creative strategy in print advertising and grand 
        opening support

United Parcel Service                             Norwood, MA              1989 – 1996 
Supervisor/Employee Relations Representative
•Responsible for the hiring and training of 300 employees per year
•Hosted weekly training meetings to communicate operating procedures and quality 
        service guidelines
•Prepared weekly, monthly and quarterly volume/efficiency ratios in support of 
        profitability analyses

TECHNICAL SKILLS

•Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator
•QuarkXPress
•FlightCheck, FileMaker Pro, MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
•Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Annual Partner in Progress AwardLowe’s Companies, Inc.               2007 and 2009
Unsung Hero AwardNova Marketing, Inc.              2006-2009
Illustrator of the Year AwardMoore College of Art & Design    1985, 1986 and 1987