I am an experienced and highly creative graphic designer with eight years of hands-on experience working with customers' artwork to bring their designs to life. I am proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud apps, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere, as well as in typography and preparing art for printing.In my current role as an Expert Production Artist with Custom Ink, I am dedicated to finding new ways to improve my workflow and push for innovative solutions. I am also passionate about helping my team members succeed, and have experience providing coaching, developing training materials, and sharing tips and tricks to help them overcome tasks and achieve beyond customer expectations.In addition to my skills as a graphic designer, I have extensive experience in leadership and management. As a supervisor, I have directed and coordinated the activities of over 40 employees and 70+ subcontractors. I have also had experience in military environment, where I guaranteed compliance of all employees under my supervision with Armed Forces and host nation standards of conduct in relation to in-theater operations. My responsibilities included monitoring daily work activities of employees and subcontractors, focusing on performance and quality of daily operations.I am experienced in communicating new contract requirements, concerns, and issues from the project management office to employees, in order to achieve consistent standards and work protocols. I have also coordinated training, scheduling, vehicles, and tools for employees. As a leader I was on-call 24/7 to resolve emergency issues and provided safety, welfare, and morale to all personnel.GRAPHIC DESIGN PROFICIENCY-Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere-Design Fundamentals: Typography, Color Theory, Layout, Branding-Vector graphics, illustration and icon design-Photo manipulation and retouching-Pre-press preparation, file set-up, and print production-Motion graphics, video and animation -Knowledge of print industry and web design standards-Experience in creating packaging design, marketing collateral, and advertising materials-Conceptualization, brainstorming and ideation-Research and analysis of industry trends and competitors-Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills-Project management, time management and working to tight deadlinesLEADERSHIP ABILITIES-Team Management-Creative Problem-solving-Coaching and Training-Relationship Building-Quality Assurance