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EDUCATION The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg Schaumburg, IL Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) - Visual Communication, GPA 3.9 March 2004 The College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL Associates of Applied Sciences Degree (AAS) - Advertising, Design & Illustration, GPA 3.92 June 2000 (Graduate with High Honors) The College of DuPage Glen Ellyn IL Certificate I - Advertising, Design and Illustration June 1999 (High Honors recipient) COMPUTER SKILLS Photoshop Illustrator QuarkXpress Digital Imaging Web/HTML/Dreamweaver Director/Premier/After Effects Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel Mac & PC formatted Computers TRADITIONAL SKILLS Drawing/Illustration Watercolor and Acrylic Painting Product/package design Graphic Design & Advertising layout Corporate Identity and Logo Design Typography Marker Rendering/Conceptual Drawing Children’s illustrations EXPERIENCE College Graphic Design Instructor *Plan, coordinate and teach freehand pencil illustration and drawing classes; typography and design instruction along with computer art classes using Illustrator, QuarkXpress and Photoshop. WORK EXPERIENCE Graphic Designer *Special projects developing children's products and package design, book illustrations, brochures, marketing materials, and trade show displays. Produced designs for Scholastic Books, The Learning Line and The Irish Rhyming Game. Graphic Designer * Head design department, coordinate and revise books designs while overseeing five member Illustration team. Create trade show advertisements, brochures, web site graphics, create book covers, cassette labels, CD covers, and clamshell cases. Production Assistant & Ad Designer * Interact with customers designing and laying out magazine advertisements; contribute illustrations, web site graphics, and marketing material designs.