Kim Farcot Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Contractor through Contracting Resource Group (CRG) serving the Military Health Services and Defense Health Agency in the Communications and Public Affairs division

Freelance Graphic designer and illustrator for print, presentations, and the web, taking projects from concept through final deliverable. Managing budget, outsourcing, printing, and production. Macintosh platform, Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office softwareClients include: • Hanover Consulting • Deloitte and Touche, Washington, D.C. • Cipher Systems, LLC, Annapolis, MD • Futures Strategy Group, Glaxonbury, CT • Bikram Yoga Crofton, Crofton, MD • National Association of Independent Life Insurance Brokerage Agencies, D.C. • Suburban Scene Magazine, Crofton, MD • BDO Life Science Services, Washington, D.C. • Ammon Consulting, Washington, D.C. area • Saudi Aramco Expatriate Schools, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaInstructor/Adjust Professor teaching courses in desktop publishing and graphic design at the George Washington University and Editorial Experts, Inc. Also taught figure drawing and painting at Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Anne Arundel Public Schools, and Dhahran Art Group.• 2014-2018 - teacher of Fine Art, including drawing and painting at The Dhahran Art Group, Saudi Arabia• 2010-2014 - Artist in Residence and instructor of portrait and figure drawing at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD• 2011-2014 - Teacher of Portrait and Figure Drawing, Anne Arundel County Public Schools Performing and Visual Arts Magnet Program, Bates Middle School, Annapolis, MD• 1997–2004 EEI Corporation, Alexandria, VA, ”Design for Presentation“, ”Design for Print“• 1996–1999 The George Washington University Center for Career Education, Desktop Publishing Specialist Program, Washington, DC• 1997–1998 Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD, ”Introduction to Desktop Publishing“

Crofton, Maryland

Part time graphic artist, designing print and digital designs for clients such as HUD, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, U.S. Justice Department Office of Justice Programs, Amber Alert, the Cal Ripken Foundation, and others. Projects included meeting and conference materials, after-school curricula booklets, proposal covers, posters, banners, signs, brochures, and more. Worked within tight budgets and deadlines.Designed, managed and updated the FirstPic website, and websites for our clients

• Supervised staff of 6 designers in addition to temporary staff, managed project traffic and scheduling• Managed budget and requested bids for printing and production of signage, banners, and documents by outside venders, as well as our internal reproduction services department• Provided full-service design and electronic publishing for government and corporate consultants in the Government Consulting Practice• Collaborated between managing consultants and clients, including U.S. Postal Service, Department of Energy, US Mint, The George Washington University, USAID, and General Services Administration• Produced briefings, presentations, brochures, cover designs, training manuals, books, proposals, newsletters and more under tight deadlines• Managed soft/hardware upgrades and maintenance• Consulted with clients to develop product layout and design• Took jobs from concept through final production• Coordinated with service bureaus, printers and company’s internal reproduction department

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Visual Communications

Ba, Graphic Design