HONORS
Association of College Unions International
Region 12 Conference 2010 Awards
- 2nd Place Professional Promotional: Night at the Union T-shirt
- 1st Place Professional Calendar: Spring 2010 Tech Activities Board Calendar
2011 ADDY Awards
- Silver Addy: Tech Activities Board presents Max Brooks [poster]
- Gold Addy: Texas Tech Homecoming [illustration]
QUALIFICATIONS
College graduate with a BA degree in Visual Communications with experience working with clients, finding solutions according to their promotion needs.
• Experience in production-driven print shops plus busy retail and restaurant environments.
• Efficient on both PC & Mac computers, cash registers, scanners, and copiers/printers.
• Experienced working with co-workers to find the best solution to a problem, whether for a client or on the sales floor.
Technology skills: MS Office, Adobe Design CS4, Corel DRAW X4
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Employment:
Senior Designer, Student Union & Activities, Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 6/2010 - Present
• Design pieces such as posters, postcards, calendars, and brochures for the department and various student activities. Examples are Homecoming, RaiderGate, and Arbor Day activities
• On-location campus and event photography
Freelance Design and Photography 8/2008 - present
• Design pieces such as table tents, brochures, postcards, simple websites and logos for clients such as AimBank of Lubbock, Mark McKenzie Productions, Flyin’ V Bucking Bulls and the City of Ralls.
• Event and portrait photography
Senior Designer, University Print & Design Solutions
Lubbock, TX 8/2008 - 5/2010
• Design pieces such as brochures, posters, invitations, postcards,
logos, etc. according to customer preferences and Texas Tech University Identity Guidelines.
• On-location event photography for student groups, departments and campus events.
Graphic Artist, Minuteman Press
Lubbock, TX 5/2005 - 8/2008
Hired on as Graphic Artist after a three month internship in the position.
• Design pieces such as logos, business cards, brochures, forms, posters, invitations, etc. according to
customer preferences.
• Experience with digital copiers/printers and paper cutters and folders.
• Answered phone calls, manned the front desk, and generated print estimates and work orders.
Graphic Artist, Alternative Business Services, Lubbock, TX 5/2006 - 11/2006
Hired as a part-time Graphic Artist for the in-house print shop for ResCare Inc.
• Design and typeset business stationery, informational brochures and presentations for ResCare
headquarters and satellite locations.
M.Ed., Higher Education, Texas Tech University Starting Fall 2011
BA, Visual Communications, Lubbock Christian University 12/2005
GPA: 3.77
Honors: Presidents List, Deans List, Alpha Chi Honor Society
References available upon request.