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Lewisville, Nc

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Branding development for local businesses and non-profits.• Front-end web development and web design services for small businesses utilizing knowledge of HTML 5, CSS, Javascript and PHP, and Wordpress.• Graphic design services for schools, nonprofits and small businesses, including t-shirt designs, signs, brochures, business cards, forms, letterhead, postcards, banners and more. • Front-end web development services for small businesses utilizing knowledge of HTML 5, CSS, Javascript and PHP, using DotNetNuke (DNN) and Wordpress CMS.

High Point, North Carolina

• Design and layout fabric swatch books for the high-end fashion retail and quilting industries, maintaining a high level of technical accuracy.• Perform color corrections on swatch photos, working with RGB to CMYK conversion.• Provide prepress imposition for HP Indigo 10000 digital commercial press.

High Point, Nc

• Provided creative direction for the development of B2B advertising and marketing materials for a national digital textile equipment dealer.• Lead development of new corporate branding in order to align the company image with business growth towards higher-end industrial clientele.• Created brochures, emails, banner ads, websites and landing pages using acquired knowledge of textile decoration and finishing equipment.• Provided graphic design for external sales demos, customer training and R&D.

Advance, Nc

• Participated in the product development of in-house brands by designing knitted and sublimated socks, legwear and other retail apparel accessories according to seasonal trends. Primary designer for rubber-soled socks and NBA licensed product lines. • Ensured compliance of internal and licensed brand guidelines for a variety of major retailers and brands including NBA, Eddie Bauer, Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmart, Target, John Deere, DC Comics, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Bearpaw, and others. • Communicated with overseas vendors on a daily basis regarding sampling and technical issues to ensure product accuracy.• Contributed to product and packaging design, creating print files and constructing mockups.• Produced product photography for e-commerce and maintained library.• Created fit and measurement diagrams, product silhouette illustrations and form design for the implementation of an inventory tracking and work flow database system powered by FileMaker.• Provided IT support and Active Directory integration for 18 Macintosh workstations.

Winston-Salem, Nc

• Project managed the design of yard signs, banners and other printed commercial signage based on direct consultation with clients.• Assembled proofs, mockups and samples of signs for customers.• Administered daily operation and maintenance of vinyl plotters, wide format flatbed digital printers, RIP and plotter software. • Maintained relationships with existing and new customers through direct interaction, delivery and installation.• Provided front desk customer service and provided IT administration for all office computers (Macintosh and Windows).

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Created print materials for many Triad-area businesses and organizations, including East Coast Wings, Davidson County Schools, Bernardin's Restaurant, Yadkin Riverkeepers, and more. • Contributed to the development of corporate branding through the creation of marketing materials, websites, printed images and stationery.• Operated a variety of quick printing equipment and finishing equipment. Maintained Windows-based workstations.

Kernersville, Nc

• Created print ads for newspaper and related publications.• Re-designed the Kernersville News tri-weekly newspaper to modernize the layout. Lead design and layout of the Downtown Winston-Salem News monthly publication and the Kernersville Spring Folly printed program.• Performed pre-press work for commercial printing services (school newspapers, community publications).• Oversaw the implementation of Adobe InDesign software, including staff training and template creation. Provided daily IT support for the office network of Windows and Macintosh workstations.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Provided customer service by taking phone orders, helping walk-in customers, stocking shelves, and shipping orders.

Front End Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Painting

Activities and Societies: Elon Volunteers, Habitat for Humanity, Art Society