Resume

2020 - Current

Tacito Direct

Graphic Designer

Create eye-catching graphics and engaging designs that are easily read and graphically appealing to look at. Handle graphic and creative design projects from start to finish. Develop and maintain image library files. Submit rough layouts and innovative creative for project approval. Create motion graphics and edit video for in-house marketing.

2017 - 2020

JSAV Audio Visual

Senior Visual Designer

Digital animation and large format printing for shows and events. Design event theme and branding, custom video editing and info-graphics. Edit, coordinate and create custom Power Point and Keynote decks for event presentations. Create in house marketing graphics and collateral for company and its over 100 affiliates.

2014 - 2017

The Velocity Agency

Senior Web Designer

Design and manage web content for multiple web sites: create web graphics and HTML, PHP and CSS web pages with WordPress. Produce back and front-end UI and UX based sites. Meet with clients to implement marketing strategies, edit web content, make suggestions for improvements to web sites.

2020 - 2014

Ochsner Health System

UI / Web Designer

Design and manage web content for multiple web sites. Design UI mock-ups for micro sites. Create copy for web sites, develop marketing material: email blasts, newspaper ads, web ads, brochures, annual reports. Design presentations and info-graphics for marketing strategies with Power Point and Keynote.

2004 - 2007

Lipper / Reuters News

Public Relations

Responsible for creating and editing custom data reports as well as writing press releases, copy writing for websites and creating story pitches for various media outlets. Worked on internal marketing projects and company branding and advertising. Design presentations and info-graphics for marketing strategies.

2007 - 2009

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Graphic Design

I studied Graphic/Communication design at Metro State University of Denver and received BFA degree in December 2009.

2004 - 2006

University of Colorado Denver

MA Visual Design

I took several masters classes in Visual Design before pursuing a second bachelors degree in Graphic Design.

1993 - 1997

University of New Mexico

English/Journalism

I studied English my first two years (1993-1995) at Louisiana State University and finished my degree with a concentration in Journalism at the University of New Mexico. BA Journalism, May 1997.