Deborah Barley Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario

• Part of the biggest public transportation construction project in Canada: 19km, Eglinton Crosstown• Created: 30-40 unique website slides/posters & a new 30sec video - each week,to promote/teach safe practices, celebrate successes and tell staff about upcoming milestones. These posters/videos are viewed on internal website, office TV / walls, & email scroll for mobile phones• Improved submission speed of weekly reports by making reports easier to complete & providing feedback• Built clean, simplified infographics so everyone can easily see the progress of project milestones at a glance• Took project maps & engineering drawings to produce simplified graphics that highlight key elements• Taught the teams to update the infographics themselves (changing status colour & updating captions)• Collaborated with managers, completing internal graphic designs on fast deadlines using external printers• Initiated archiving system & library for all graphics thus increasing my speed to create communications because everything needed was organized & close at hand

Toronto, Canada Area

• Teach Adobe InDesign for aspiring graphic designers - one night per week• Share in-depth knowledge & industry best practices creating press/web media and accessible PDFs• Course includes: typography, colour, layout and branding for digital and print outcomes

Toronto, Ontario

• Worked for different companies as freelancer, contract and short-term full-time• Designed Ad Campaigns, Marketing and Packaging for print, social media, web, and edited videos

Toronto, Canada Area

Serving CMHC (Canadian Federal Govt.) for Xerox• Managed, archived & produced digital/print assets for 200 staff, as the sole graphic designer in Toronto• Fostered strong relationships by consistently delivering the departments’ needs on time and on budget• Handled scheduling and outsourcing, while balancing changing priorities and conflicting deadlines• Converted complex ideas into on-brand reports, infographics, ads, invites and more with AODA compliance & accessible PDFs in mind

Toronto, Canada Area

• EQAO (part of Govt. of Ontario) Started as a freelancer, promoted to full-time contract in 2009, then contract extended to 2011• Produced time savings of approx. 40% by building modular graphic elements that snap in place• Accepted extra responsibility by serving as team lead while permanent lead was on leave• Showed commitment to quality by meticulously creating accurate production art for provincial tests

Toronto, Canada Area

• Ran my own business: freelancing at high end agencies & developing marketing directly with businesses• Generated fresh digital and print ready artwork for packaging, corporate communications and more • Built distinct e-blasts, banner ads and websites, while researching digital marketing platforms & trends• Managed everything from briefs to final payment (including printers, freelance illustrators/photographers)

Toronto, Canada Area

• Taught students to prepare graphics for print, digital/web, create animation, & how to tell stories• Skills: Layout, Typography, Colour, Branding, Illustration, Prepress, Concept Creation• Covered All of the computer programs that pertain to graphic design including hand-coding HTML and CSS

Bachelor Of Design, Communication And Design, 76% Average

Originally graduated in 1987, but went back to upgrade to Bachelor of Design in 2007.

Diploma In Graphic Design, Graphic Design, 93%