[EDUCATION]
2004-2006 Art Center College of Design. Pasadena, California
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with Honors and Distinction
2003-2004 Art Institute of Los Angeles. Santa Monica, California
Studied Graphic Design
1997-1999 Citrus College Recording Arts Program, Glendora, California
Associate of Science in Recording Engineering
[EXPERIENCE]
September 2008 – Present
Facebook
Communication Designer
Branding and Identity, Content strategy/design for advertiser communications and educational events geared towards Facebook Ads platform, interior design of new office spaces, developing environmental design for trade show events and conferences. Web design for user communication pages and interaction with advertisers.
February 2007 – September 2008
J. Paul Getty Museum
Exhibition Design Department
Designing 2D print materials and 3D environmental graphics and interior architecture for the exhibition of art. Dealing with vendors to research new fabrication techniques and materials, and work directly with printers for production and color corrections.
May 2006 – Present
Archetype Press, Art Center College of Design
Teaching Assistant
Assisted Professor Gloria Kondrup in instructing students on proper typesetting and letterpress techniques. Also worked with Saturday highschool groups and Illustration department portfolio classes.
January 2004 – Present
Dead Body Records, Inc.
Art Director
Co-Founder of independent record label. Duties Include: coordinating musician’s contracts, accounting, distribution. Designed promotional materials, packaging design and album covers, and advertising for release.
November 2001 – December 2001
Silent Sounds Recording Studio
Assistant Engineer
Digital recording of artists, ProTools editing, studio setup and instrument microphone placement.
August 2001 – December 2001
DEI Marketing
Junior Marketing Associate
Online interactive product placement via chat rooms and message boards. Brainstormed with marketing associates on project strategies. Clients include: Nestle, Kimberly Clark, the City of Las Vegas, Proctor and Gamble, and Cartoon Network
Freelance Clients:
DZN group, Entertainment design and branding
CRDG Hollywood, Entertainment/Packaging keyart and Theatrical Design
[PROGRAMS]
Strong working knowledge of: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Macromedia Dreamweaver, ProTools, Microsoft Word, and QuickBooks Pro, Vectorworks, Google Sketchup
Familiar With: Final Cut Pro, Macromedia Flash, and QuarkXPress
2004-2006 Art Center College of Design, Deans List
2004-2006 Art Center College of Design, Honda Endowed Scholarship
[INTERESTS]
Gypsy Jazz guitar, Letterpress printing, screen printing (textile and fine art), alternative photo processing (cyanotype, salt printing, platinum/palladium, and photogravure), photography, fluent playing of various musical instruments, capoeira.
References available upon request.