Skills
Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.
HTML/CSS, Flash, Dreamweaver, Wordpress, Actionscript, Flash, rapid prototyping
Experience
Graduate Student
UC Davis, CA August 2009 - current
Masters Candidate in Design, specializing in Visual Communications.
Graduate Student Reader
UC Davis, CA August 2009 - current
Proctor exams, grade papers
Production Associate
California Magazine, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA January 2008-August 2009
Production associate and designer for UC Berkeley alumni magazine with circulation of 93,000
Work with art director to source images, layout magazine sections in addition to production duties and coordinating with the Advertising Director for ad pre-press inspection and placement
Graphic Designer
California Magazine Advertising and Alumni Assocation, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA January 2008-current
Using existing aesthetic from magazine, developed media kit for advertising director to send to vendors.
Currently in the process of developing new print materials for the Alumni Assocation.
Production Artist, Copywriter, Support & Sales
CoreFact Corporation, Hayward, CA January 2008-August 2008
Production Designer and Copywriter for a web and print-based real estate marketing start-up company
Designed print materials, web banners and images for client sites, managed support calls
Co-Producer, Designer
Sarah Nelson Wright, Brooklyn, New York May 2007-current
Co-Producer on independent documentary of Iraq War memorial in Lafayette, California
Coordinated shoots, filmed live protests, and submitted grant proposals for film funding and publicity
Graphic/Web Designer
Iris Alfonso-Giebus, I for Color, Walnut Creek, CA June 2007 - current
Logo creation, design of website and all print collateral materials for color consulting and design business
Graphic Designer
INSEAD Business School, Fontainebleau, France January 2008
Designed posters for team of students in entrepeneurship contest for a campaign against drunk driving; posters placed third and were displayed on school campus.
Concept Artist, User Interface Design
Alt-7,Berkeley, CA December 2008
Original concept sketches, coordinated with investor, programmer to generate ideas for graphic interface
Graphic/Web Designer
Kristen Jones Consulting, Danville, CA April-September 2008
Designed original logo, print collateral materials and website for consulting business
Copywriter
Printship, Emeryville, April-December 2006
Researched and wrote 2 monthly articles for real estate publication with widespread bay area circulation
Graphic Designer
Diablo Rapid Print, Lafayette,CA December 2005-May 2007
In-house graphic artist for printing and book publishing company
Education
University of California at Berkeley Extension
Current: Spanish II - Sept 15- December 17th, 2008
Spanish language proficiency
University of California at Berkeley, College of Letters & Science
Bachelor of Arts, Art Practice 2004
Organizations
Craftbites, Oakland, CA October 2008 - August 2009
Weekly groups for skillsharing and craft-making.
The Last Laugh SF, Emeryville, CA November 2005 - May 2006
Writer and editor for touring Bay Area production consisting of improv and short films.
Assisted crews on film shoots, concept development and edited and wrote feature shorts
www.thelastlaughsf.com
Awards
Best Experimental Short, Coney Island Film Festival, New York, NY
Co-Produced and edited short film, Tin Town (2005)
Teaching/Speaking
UC Davis, Davis, CA
20 min presentation on product design and advertisement of sunscreen for Message Campaigns, an undergraduate graphic design course.
Plantation Farm Camp, Mendocino, CA 2005
Summer camp counselor and art instructor for children ages 8-15
Monte Vista High, Richmond, CA 2006
Showed film, Tin Town, and lectured about animation, design, and careers in the arts
References Available Upon Request