Skills and Positives: Layout, Typography, Illustration, Photography, Visualization, Dependability, Work Ethic, Attention to Detail, Spelling and Grammar.

Work History:

August 2006 to Present
Art Director - JR Navarro and Associates. Designing national and local print ads, collateral materials, websites, web graphics, etc. for clients including Mitsubishi, Wells Fargo, U.S.C., Goodwill, Angel View, Watson Land Company, Al Brooks Tickets and more.

January 2005 to August 2006
Art Director - Action. Design and layout on quarterly magazine insert for Back Stage and Back Stage West.

November 2003 to August 2006
Graphic Designer & Production Artist - Back Stage West. Art direction of spotlight inserts, cover and other illustrations, designing and typesetting client ads and creating advertising campaigns for upcoming special issues.

2003 to Present
Freelance Graphic Designer - Clients include many independent musicians (album art design), Diversity Pictures (movie posters, logo, packaging), Piero Dusa Acting Conservatory (course catalogue), Search Extreme (convention booth art, brochures, bumper stickers, etc), Spoon Thai Restaurant (sign, logo, stationery), Ink Advertising (magazine ads), First Impression Printing (various designs), Printograph/Gotprint.net (designing business card backgrounds), Thai Chili House (logo, sign, menu, business cards), Advertising Ideas (business card backgrounds)

October 2003 to February 2004
Teaching Assistant & Tutor - Platt College, Los Angeles. Assistant to graphics teacher; tutor for Lightwave, Illustrator, Photoshop and Quark.

Education:

Multi-Media Certificate, Platt College. Graduated in February 2004. Earned Outstanding Student Award. Named Valedictorian. Completed courses in Lightwave, After Effects and Final Cut Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver, & Director.

Associates Degree in Graphic Design, Platt College. Graduated in July, 2003. Completed courses in Design and Color Theory, Typography, Methods, Tools & Technology, Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop and introduction to Flash. Performed consistently at the top of my class.