resumé

 

Objective

To obtain a position within a dynamic, industry-leading company that will push my skill set to the limit . My ultimate goal is to be the most valuable asset to whom ever I am working for at ALL times — always respecting the company’s integrity and vision while providing the most innovative and cost-effective solutions.

 

Experience

Ecommerce Manager / Graphic Branding / Amazon Store Manager
Dianne's Custom Candles, Burnsville, MN — 08/12 - present

• Create all phases of graphics for a multitude of advertising specialty applications

• Amazon PPC Campaign Management using 3rd Party Tools like JungleScout

• Maintain an Amazon Store. More then doubled sales by over 200% in one year. reaching over 2 Million in sales

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Senior Graphic Designer / Graphic & IT Manager
Spartan Promotional Group, Inc, Oakdale, MN — 08/12 - present

• Create all phases of graphics for a multitude of advertising specialty applications

• Design logos, POP/collateral, execute illustrations, develop websites and maintain over 12 eStore Websites.

• Maintain all branding and marketing plans of Spartan Promotion Group throughout it’s national network.

• Manage and maintain Windows based server environment of entire company while supporting over 50 sales reps nation-wide

• Email and social media marketing (Facebook, Streamsend)

 

I am currently splitting my duties between Graphic Design / Marketing and IT.

As Senior Graphic Designer, I am responsible for all aspects of design and marketing. Some of my tasks include; logo design and branding, original illustration and cartooning, graphic production and file prepping, copy writing, website creation and maintenance, trade show design and publication design.

As the IT Manager, I am responsible for maintaining a network over over 50 computers on-site and off-site with software updates and remote/local troubleshooting. I manage Microsoft Outlook Server 2010 as well as all Server side software; it's updates and maintenance. Add, delete and modify accounts as needed. Manage the company WatchGuard firewall and document daily backups. Fix any hard ware problems that occur through hands-on and remote sessions. Replace hardware; company wide. Maintain all company wide printers and peripheral devices.
Act as Company IT Help Desk to resolve any problems users may be having with their workstations.

 

Senior Graphic Designer

Celebration Church (Lowell Lundstrom Ministries), Lakeville, MN — 08/04 - 08/12

• Advertising design, collateral, brochures, web design & maintenance of multiple sites using html, Dreamweaver and CMS shells.

• Generated strategies, planning and materials for a yearly Christmas show which has averaged over 18,000 ticket sales
  a year over the last 5 consecutive years.

• Website concept, design, development and project management.

• Design and prepare weekly newsletters, posters, promotional mailers, online media, CD/DVD packaging, logo development,
  Church identity and oversea branding of entire church/center.

• Email and social media marketing (Facebook)

 

Senior Art Director

Marketing Arts Inc, Bloomington, MN — 08/00 - 05/04

• Package design, photo direction and product development retail and B2B

• Heavy focus on Flash animation, HTML coding, Javascript, CSS & design and execution

• Website concept, design, development and project management

• Trade show development, concept and design

• Logo design, identity, usage and style sheets

• Print concept, design, POP, collateral and illustration

• Clients: Smead, Smead Software Solutions, Billy Graham (BGEA), Stonebrooke Golf Club

 

Senior Art Director

7•30 Creative, Minneapolis, MN — 10/99 - 8/00

• Web concept, design, and development. Print concept, design, collateral and illustration

• Designed and executed trade show graphics for myfacilities.com, a Honeywell Company

• Heavy focus on Flash design and implementation. Macromedia Director intensive as well

• Clients: Ciprico, Honeywell, Despatch

 

 

Past Positions:

United Defense LP — Fridley, MN— 2000

• Computer Animated Designer

• Using Studio 3DMax and Photoshop creating interactive CBI graphics and design

 

Graphic Artist/Image Retouching

Professional Graphics, Rockford, IL  — 10/97 - 5/99

• Critical color correction, executed high resolution image assemblies

• Trained Scitex department of 12  “high end” Photoshop skills

• Clients: Simon & Schuster, Random House, Inside Sports, MET Museum

 

Art Director

Cain & Company, Rockford, IL  — 5/95 - 9/97

• Design catalogs, POP, and direct mail pieces. Web site design & HTML execution

• Create ad designs, logos, technical illustrations, and trade show graphics

• Clients: Caterpillar; Bemrose USA; Members Alliance; Barber Coleman; Eagle Automation

 

Senior Artist/Network Manager

BP Image Craft, Inc., Rockford, IL  — 10/94 - 4/95

• Senior Artist/Network Manager, BP Image Craft, Inc., Rockford, IL

• Designed catalogs, ads, collateral, and created technical, industrial illustrations

• Produced 4C film output and artwork trapping/QC

• Served as network administrator for this “service bureau”

 

Senior Artist/Computer Graphics Specialist

Autograph, Farmington, CT  — 10/92 - 9/94

• Created brochure and trade show designs

• High resolution photo manipulation/imaging, digital photography, and 4C film output

• Clients: Buchanan Marine; Gillette; Prince Rackets; Stanley Tool; Otis Elevator; Edwards Supermarkets

 

Senior Artist / Graphic Designer, for the following:   — 2/84 - 8/92

Teleco Oilfield Services, Meriden, CT

 

Ulsaker Studio, East Hartford, CT

 

Genigraphics Corporation, East Hartford, CT

            First Place National Design Award – Promotional Design & Packaging 1989

 

Computer Graphic Resources, Stamford, CT

• Developed in-house advertising and print collateral

• Created international multimedia presentations and multi-projector slide shows

• Created animations on Genigraphics equipment

• Developed 4C product literature, technical illustrations, and 3D illustrations

• Assisted service bureau in high resolution retouching and training on Macintosh

• Created an extensive computer illustrated portrait gallery

• Responsible for typesetting and cameras

Clients: Travelers Insurance; CIGNA; Pepsico; Coca-Cola; ICL Computers; General Foods; UPS

 

 

Education

Art Institute of Houston, Houston, TX — Graduated 11/1983

Bachelor of Arts — Advertising Design / Illustration

 

Skills

Current Software/Platform skills include: Mac/PC; Adobe Creative Suite 2019, Microsoft Office 2019/365,
QuarkXPress, Studio 3D Max, Flash, and many more. Adapt to any and all updates quickly and efficiently.