Résumé

Experience

Graphic Designer & Owner

Studio Oxa Koba , Beaverton, OR
November 2006 to present

Design

  • designed brand identities, print marketing materials and advertisements for commercial and non-profit organizations
  • developed promotional and e-commerce websites for commercial and non-profit organizations

Senior Designer & Creative Systems Administrator

IMC Design Studio, Biola University , La Mirada, CA
August 2000 to October 2006

Design

  • designed & produced complex marketing / communication materials
    (brochures, advertisements, direct mail, booklets, catalogs, invitations, forms, collateral, etc.)
  • provided creative / techinical insight to Creative Director and other senior staff
  • played an active role in the selection & development of interns, designers and support staff

Administration

  • responsible for hardware / software selection and maintenance of software / font licensing
  • improved and maintained studio systems related to archiving, asset sharing, server / tape backup
  • created client relationship management tools (forms, website, workflow)
  • worked with university staff to develop a project collaboration web application

Education

Bachelor of Science in Art, emphasis in Graphic Design
Minor in Biblical Studies

Biola University, La Mirada, CA
Graduated 2001, GPA 3.66 (Cum Laude)

Recognition

Admissions Marketing Report

22nd Annual Advertising Awards

  • 2007 Merit Recognition for Outdoor Transit / Billboard

21st Annual Advertising Awards

  • 2006 Silver Medal for Total Advertising Campaign
  • 2006 Silver Medal for Internal Publication
  • 2006 Merit Recognition for Magazine Advertising / Single Ad

Technical

  • Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Professional)
  • QuarkXPress
  • Intermediate skill hand-coding (X)HTML and CSS
 

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