8/09 – Present
USA Connect, Corona, CA          
Production Manager/Graphic Designer

• Manage design projects effectively coordinating with sales resp, clients & printers to meet all deadlines
• Responsible for tracking design projects using database from beginning to end
• Layout & design plastic promotional cards for a variety of direct clients & third pary agencies
• Check design files & images provided by third party design agencies for use on plastic
• Resonsible for preparing accurate press ready files
• Responsible for maintaing digital art library & sample card library

11/08 - 08/09
16th Kid Design, Long Beach, CA
Freelance Graphic Designer

• Providing quality design for clients in both print & web projects
• Managed design projects effectively coordinating with clients & printers & meeting all deadlines
• Re-designed Oasisarts.com using Photoshop & Flash
• Designed promotional material for the Evergreen Historical Cemetery including invitations, & brochure & advertising.
• Designed logos for Really Good Gluten Free, Michael Ansari.com, & The Varicose Vein Laser Center
• Designed marketing materials for The Vintage Vantage Real Estate including a brochure, advertisement & direct mailer
• Designed advertisements for Oasis Arts Party Entertainment & Shoreline Treatment Center
• Laid out e-newsletter template for Brooks Insurance & The Vintage Vantage Real Estate
• Designed the henna design book for the Henna Garden Booth at the Southern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire

8/08 – 10/08
California State University, Office of the Chancellor, Long Beach, CA
Web Designer, Long-Term Temporary Assignment

• Created web page mock-ups as part of development of web sites
• Created headers & other graphic elements for web sites
• Acted as liaison between web development department & client departments
• Edited photos for both print & web use
• Responsible for testing accuracy & usability of web pages on www.calstate.edu
• Responsible for digital photography for use on the CSU intranet
• Developed templates for web based newsletters

08/07 – 05/08
Shimano American Corp. - Irvine, CA
Web Coordinator/Graphic Designer

• Created advertisements for placement in print & Internet media on both local & national levels
• Developed dynamic content for new fish.shimano.com & www.lucanusjig.com web sites
• Maintained & ensured accuracy of all content on fish.shimano.com, www.lucanusjig.com & the Shimano B2B web sites.
• Created buttons, headers & other graphic content for web sites
• Responsible for creating collateral including sell sheets, promotional flyers, POP displays & CD/DVD labels.
• Developed banner ads for placement on external web sites
• Developed & distributed email newsletters & announcements to retailers & consumers
• Created banner & sign graphics for trade shows
• Created & updated graphics for product packaging
• Responsible for executing promotions & sales on Shimano’s B2B web sites
• Edited & optimized videos for DVD & web
• Provided images & graphic content to internal & external sales representatives, dealers & media outlets

10/05 – 7/07
Custom Building Products Inc. – Seal Beach, CA
Administrative Specialist/Graphic Design Assistant

• Responsible for creating collateral including brochures, certificates, newsletters, manuals, announcements & fliers
• Created & updated company organizational charts
• Designed executive level PowerPoint presentations
• Created graphics for internal communications
• Designed company Christmas Cards saving the company approximately $700 yearly
• Microsoft Office Specialist
• Updated various company forms, spreadsheets, & documents as needed
• Managed the Employee of the Month & National Employee Suggestion programs
• Assisted with event planning, mailings & mail merges, & special projects for various departments

12/07
Golden West Community College - Huntington Beach, CA
Graphic Design Certificate
Web Design Certificate
Expected completion: 06/10
Associates of Arts: Visual Communications

• Mac & PC platforms
• Desktop Publishing
• Prepress & Print production
• Adobe Suite CS4 including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro, Dreamweaver & Flash
• Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio & Outlook
• Other programs: Quark 6.5, Lotus Notes, Communiqué Content Management System, & Blue Martini Content Management System