Education
BFA, 2003 / 3.81 GPA
Qualifications
17 years Graphic Design experience
Expert proficiency with Adobe Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, and InDesign CC
Spot and simulated process color separation for screenprinting
File preparation for various garment decoration processes like dye-sublimation, direct-to-garment printing, and heat transfer vinyl File preparation and preflighting for printed media like direct mail, brochures, catalogs, banners, and signage
Experience with Roland wide format printers
Troubleshooting of print issues on press
Digital asset management
Fine art illustration
Employment
Mar 2014-Present
Freelance
Creation of logos, fliers, posters, collateral, direct mail, signage, simple websites, book covers and illustrations, and other materials for City of Heflin, Cleburne County Chamber of Commerce, Heflin Arts Council, Winning Edge Communications, Oxford Street Strategies, Author Options, Duffey Realty, and various other clients in Alabama and Georgia
Dec 2016-May 2020
PC Screenprinting and Sign Co.
Daily execution of artwork for t-shirts, signage, vehicle wraps, and other processes in a retail environment, along with regular correspondence with customers to obtain job specifications and artwork approval
Jul 2015-Sep 2016
The Southern Torch
Completed weekly layouts for a 12-page broadside newspaper, posted and optimized content on southerntorch.com, scheduled articles to Southern Torch’s social media, provided graphics support for collateral, and performed other miscellaneous tasks as needed
Feb 2012-Feb 2015
The Supply Room, Inc.
Executed art for flags, banners, posters, t-shirts, and other smaller merchandise, operated a Roland Soljet XC-540 wide format printer, reviewed competitors’ social media activity, helped develop social media strategy, produced catalog layouts and graphics for supplyroom.com, and troubleshot issues with screenprinting, and dye-sublimation
Mar 2009-Feb 2012
Russell Brands, LLC
Minimized down time by modifying specs and strikeoffs on press in coordination with press operators, met business needs by obtaining art approval and creating production-ready art, and developed new garment decoration in coordination with Russell’s sampling department