Position:
Quality Assurance Specialist at Herff Jones, Creator, Crafter, and Sole Proprietor at Fun & Eclectic Home Furnishings, Graphic Designer (Sole Proprietor) at Smart Design Solutions
Location:
Gastonia, North Carolina
Work:
Herff Jones - Charlotte, North Carolina Area since Jul 2012
Quality Assurance Specialist
Fun & Eclectic Home Furnishings - Gastonia, NC since Jul 2011
Creator, Crafter, and Sole Proprietor
Smart Design Solutions since May 2005
Graphic Designer (Sole Proprietor)
Herff Jones - Charlotte, North Carolina Area Mar 2008 - Jun 2012
Technical Support Advisor
Good Will Publishers Oct 2005 - Jan 2008
Graphic Designer | Page Layout Specialist
Education:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2003 - 2005
Bachelors of Arts, Graphic Design, Printmaking, Drawing
Gaston Community College 2001 - 2003
Associates of Fine Arts, Drawing Printmaking, Art History
Skills:
Proficient in Photoshop
Proficient in InDesign
Adobe Creative Suite
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Flash
Microsoft Office
Windows XP Pro
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Mac OS X
Microsoft Works
Wordperfect
Outlook Express
CompTIA Network+
Graphic Design
Layout
iOS
Image Editing
Packaging
Graphics
Posters
Digital Photography
Web Design
OS X
Desktop Publishing
Adobe Acrobat
Illustration
Pre-press
Mac
User Interface Design
QuarkXPress
Interests:
art and design, movies, good music, playing guitar, new technology, digital photography, community theater, cooking, etc...
Honor & Awards:
Who's Who Among American High School Students 1994-2001, Honorable Mention at Gaston College Student Exhibition May 2003, Who's Who Among Corporate America 2005, Design chosen for print in global contest by Custom52.com 2006
Languages:
American Sign Language
Certifications:
CompTia A+ Certified Expert, CompTia
Adobe Certified Expert In InDesign CS3, CS4, CS5, Adobe
Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CS4, CS5, Adobe