Experience

Freelance Graphic Designer

Studio Lewis Graphic Design, Feb 2009 to present

Print design for magazines, advertisements, exhibit halls, brochures, catalogs, logos, and direct mail pieces. Web design from concept to coding.

Graphic Design Consultant

T. Rowe Price, Nov 2007 to Mar 2008

Design work for 400+ clients on very short deadlines. Layout, editing, and illustrations for pamphlets, reports, brochures, books.

Creative Services Supervisor

The Cathedral Foundation, Jun 2006 to Oct 2007

Managed 4 graphic designers. Responsible for project organization, administration, and review; design work; employee interviews and reviews; project budgeting. Design periodicals The Catholic Review, the Wyoming Catholic Register, and Spark magazine. Web site design. Ad production for Advertising Media Plus, Inc., direct mail pieces, and other materials as requested.

Manager of Publications and Graphic Design, Webmaster

American String Teachers Association, Feb 2002 to May 2006

Layout text and design for quarterly magazine American String Teacher, educational and instructional books, conference programs, advertisements, postcards, brochures, pamphlets, direct mail pieces, T-shirts, tote bags, bumper stickers, posters, banners, exhibit hall displays, as well as prepare files and work with printers to deliver final products. Webmaster for www.astaweb.com: conceive, design, implement, and maintain 200+ page Web site, respond to questions, moderate message boards for content, and send mass emails and newsletters to membership.

Education

Lebanon Valley College, B.S., 2000.
The George Washington University, graduate studies, 2000 to 2002.
Montgomery County Community College, various art classes, 2004 to 2006.

Awards

2004 platinum MARCOM award for association magazine design
2006 MDDC award for in-house advertising design

skills

InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, Dreamweaver, GoLive, WordPress, HTML and CSS

published articles

Beyond the Cover Letter: Resumé Tips
How to Defeat Workspace Clutter
Word Tips: Customize Your Workspace
How to Make Yourself Indispensable
Taking a Real Life Practice Interview
Learn From the People Around You
Making First-Class Tables in Word
11 Gadgets to Have on Your Office Wishlist
Maintaining a Good (Online) Reputation
The Importance of Doing What You Love