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Summary of Qualifications:
Over six years, freelance, internship, and work experience in Art Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration and 3D Design. Strong understanding of pipeline in all mediums and capable of problem solving and communication in teams. Great attention to goals, details, organizational skills, creativity, enthusiasm, and desire to approach projects with originality that serves to benefit any type of business.
Education:
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, Chicago, IL Jul. 06 - Jun. 10
Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts in Media Arts and Animation
Graduation Expectancy: Spring Quarter of 2010
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL Sept. 01 – May 04
Concentration: Illustration / Graphic Design
Grade Point Average: 3.4/ 4.0
Industry Skills:
Mac OS X; Windows XP; Adobe CS3 Suite which includes Adobe Flash CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe In
Design CS3, Adobe Aftereffects CS3; Quark Xpress 6.5; Coral Painter IX.5; I Movie HD; Quick Time; Microsoft Office Suite;
AutoDesk Maya Unlimited 2008; Pixologic Z-Brush.
Work Experiences:
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago Technology Resource Center03/2008 – Present
Technician and Lab Aid
• Assisted Students in technical needs
• Attended to trouble shooting needs
• Equipment check out to student, staff and
• Pre-Flight Files
• Printout Designs
• Carried out department inventory
Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency; Chicago,
Illinois06/2007 – 08/2007
Summer Internship- Art Director
• Photo-retouching
• Develop corporate identity concepts for the Chicago-Land All-Star Classic
• Develop advertising concept layouts for Washington Mutual
• Poster and banner layouts for events, planning and promotion department for the General Motors Summit
Pearl Arts Supplies;
Chicago, Illinois 10/2004 – 11/2005
Inventory
• Assured quality control
• Responsible for stocking and facing products
• Carried out inventory control
• Attended to daily customer service
Freelance Clients:
Angela da Rocha; Chicago,
Illinois12/2008
Freelance Graphic Design/Illustration for Corporate Identity
Conceptualized and developed corporate identity based on client’s ideas.
Agrie Alphonso Williams of G III C Capital, LLC; Toronto,
Canada03/2008
Freelance Graphic Design/Illustration for Corporate Identity
Conceptualized and developed corporate identity based on client’s ideas.
MRCI Managed Rehabilitation Consultants Incorporation;
Phoenix,
Arizona02/2008
Freelance Graphic and Web Design Layouts for Web Page
Conceptualized and redeveloped graphic and web design layouts based on client’s ideas.
Demarco Reynolds; Memphis,
Tennessee01/2008
Freelance Graphic Design/Illustration for Corporate Identity
Conceptualized and developed corporate identity based on client’s ideas.
Great Lakes Electronics Corporation; Detroit,
Michigan01/2008
Freelance Graphic and Web Design Layouts for Web Page
Conceptualized and redeveloped graphic and web design layouts based on client’s ideas.
Awards-Exhibits:
2009- The Illinois Institute
of Art-Chicago’s F.A.M. E. 2009 “Media Arts and Animation Exhibit”
AutoDesk Maya Unlimited 2008, 3-D Modeling/ Adobe Photoshop CS3, Photo
Retouch up. Titled, “MIAMI SCENE.”
2003- Columbia College, Chicago, “Type as ImageExhibit” Illustration/ Type. Titled, “Wild Fire.”
2001- Received Honorable Mention, and Design on Brochures cover for the
20th Annual Congressional Competition for High School Students. Titled,
“Dark Legends