Visual Artist & Graphic Designer - Based In Chicago
Graphic Artist, Web Designer, PROBLEM SOLVER EXTRAORDINAIRE!
Highly creative and multi-talented graphic designer with extensive experience in multimedia, marketing, web and print design. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; A dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Can successfully manage and coordinate graphic design projects from concept through completion. Works closely with clients to create a vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirement. A seasoned designer with 20+ years of professional work in promotional advertising and retail marketing.
773.960.1713
Brand Identity & Logo Design
Design or re-brand logos in vector while creating brand guidelines to tailor the brand identity. Including font choices and color palettes.
UI/UX Web Design
Front-end homepage design with wire-frames including prototypes for web banner ads, social media ads and websites.
Omni-Channel Digital Design
Web design including web pages, email campaign layouts, social media posts and animated icons.
Print & Packaging Design
Design layouts and graphics, brochures, product packaging and 3D concept renderings for a variety of companies.
Promotional Advertising & Retail Marketing
Specialize in created promotional materials, including point of sale signage, brochures, journal ads, company newsletters and demographically targeted advertising.
Experience
Logo & Package Designer
Impladent LTD · Contract
Chicago, Illinois · Remote
Nov 2024 - Present
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Rebranded Impladent brand identity & logo as OsteoGen™.
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Created digital mock-ups in Photoshop and color corrected, retouched, and optimized images for digital and print use.
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Sourced stock photos and vector art using Istock, Getty and Shutterstock.
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Updated promotional material to showcase the new re-branding, as well as signage, booth graphics, cut-sheets, product packaging and 3D concept mock-ups to create an image before the box goes to print.
UI Web & Digital Designer
Amerimark Interactive · Full-time
Lincolnshire, Illinois · Hybrid
Nov 2017 - Mar 2023
I got re-hired by my old company, under new management. I helped transition them between platforms and migrate assets between servers (and owners) while also designing web content for LTD commodities and it’s subsidiaries, Fresh Finds & The Lakeside Collection.
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Front-end Homepage Designs
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Designed weekly mass market e-mails theme or holiday driven
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Social Asset Creation and Animation
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Presented to large teams and articulated design decisions clearly.
Graphic Designer
Lenz Design, Inc · Freelance
Chicago, Illinois · Remote
Jan 2013 - Oct 2017
Created supplemental & support materials, mostly print for corporations.
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Developed new design concepts and modify concepts based on feedback.
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Created charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork In Illustrator & Excel.
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Created presentation assets for and in Power Point.
Senior Print Designer
on the Creative Team
LTD Commodities · Full-time
Bannockburn, Illinois · On-site
Jul 2007 - Aug 2012
1 of 4 designers who maintained the overall graphic look of the worlds largest catalog company. I designed catalog covers for LTD Commodities, and it’s subsidiaries, abc distributing and The Lakeside Collection.
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Designed templates for the production team to use for page layout.
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Designed cover layouts, inside spreads, back covers and business reply cards.
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Layout of newsletters, promos, and demographically targeted advertising.
Art Director, Graphic Designer, Photographer
Paragon International · Full-time
Nevada, Iowa · On-site
Oct 2009 - Jul 2010
Directed the build of an in-house photography studio and established an in-house art department resulting in much cheaper overhead costs, and quicker turn around times.
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Created vector graphics for new machines launched and new products.
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Designed a variety of printed material including catalogs, and cut-sheets.
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Converted old artwork into more usable vector art, as well as adding contour.
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Cut outlines and formatting for a specialized printer.
Graphic Designer, Signmaker, Chalkboard Artist
Whole Foods Market · Full-time
Chicago, Illinois · On-site
Feb 1997 - Mar 2007
Designed store specific promotional pieces, including posters, flyers, print ads, newsletters, coupons, mailers, sponsorship event signs, and point of sale signs.
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Traveled throughout the Midwest to help launch new store openings.
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Worked with an assistant designer and assigned tasks.
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Ordered necessary supplies and equipment while working within a budget.
Logo & Package Designer
Fesarius Therapeutics · Contract
Chicago, Illinois · Remote
Nov 2023 - Present
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Updated and refreshed the Fesarius logo, while keeping the brand recognition intact.
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Updated promotional print materials and concept animation, as well as sourced stock images for trade-show presentation.
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Created logos for sub-brands that matched the feel and aesthetic of the parent company.
Graphic Designer
Geistlich Pharma · Contract
Chicago, Illinois · Remote
Nov 2023 - Present
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Worked within FDA regulations updating current materials.
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Created new materials while staying within brand standard guidelines.
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Visualized clinical data—such as line charts, bar charts, and pie charts In Illustrator, InDesign and Power Point.
Skills
Education
• Figma
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe XD
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Dimension
• Akamai Control Center
• HTML
• Wix
• Word Press
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Monday
• Basecamp
• Oracle
Columbia College
Bachelor’s Degree, Art & Design
Chicago, Illinois · 2002 - 2006
Concentration in graphic design. Studies included advertising art,
typography and production design.
Digital Bootcamp
Web Design
Chicago, Illinois · 2008 - 2009
Continued education. I Took various web design classes to learn HTML and CSS for front end web design.
References available upon request