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Experience
Graphic Designer, Power Across Texas, Austin TX: Designing for multiple media with an inclusive brand strategy, I raised this non-profit’s web and print presence to higher levels of functionality and aesthetics. Duties included web video production, CMS maintenance, presentation design, social networking, marketing materials production and email marketing.
Graphic Designer, Freelance, Austin, TX: Handling a multitude of projects and deadlines, I worked for a variety of clients on short term and long term contracts. For Opulence Magazine, I designed lifestyle, editorial and fashion layouts as well as advertisements for this startup. I also provided several other small business and non-profit clients with branding services including logo development, naming services, and marketing materials.
Creative Intern, Basis Branding, Falls Church, VA: More than just coffee and copies, during this internship I developed relationships with clients from initial consultations, determining goals and timelines and writing proposals, to design and revisions, and finally publishing and tracking results.
Production Artist, University Promotions at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA: Working with a team as a 3D modeler, we created a flyover video and virtual tour of Virginia Tech’s plans for an Arts District in downtown Blacksburg, VA. These products raised over $700M in a national fund raising campaign.
Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design
Spring 2008, Cum Laude
Skills
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
Front-End web design with HTML and CSS
Digital video production and Final Cut Pro
Web Content Creation and Management
Adobe Dreamweaver and Flash
Maya and 3D animation
Honors and Awards
Dean’s List, 5 semesters
Gold Addy Award and Judges Choice Award from the Advertising Federation of the Roanoke Valley
AASU Film Festival 2007: Best Director, Best Picture, People’s Choice Award
Scholastics Silver Key award in Graphic Design
Extracurricular Activities
Virginia Tech Residential Leadership Community: Developed and actualized community service projects to learn leadership through service and the motto Ut Prosim— that I may serve.
College of Architecture and Urban Studies Honorifics Committee: Nominated as the Fine Art student representative, I worked with the committee to award honors within the college and university.
Four Minute Film Festival: Created a film with a team in just 24 hours.