Education
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Science, Graphic Communication, to be conferred June 2010
Concentration: Design Reproduction Technology
Full time student, senior standing, overall GPA 3.785
Work Experience
Etna Interactive, San Luis Obispo, CA, February 2010 - present
Web Development Intern
Updated photo galleries on clients' web sites
Edited ColdFusion web pages to reflect site changes as requested by clients
Campus Dining, Marketing Department, Cal Poly, September 2006 - June 2010
Graphic Designer
Designed original table tents, posters, and large format banners advertising campus eateries
Collaborated with marketing managers to increase student response to signage
Supervised Campus Dining booth at campus events and answered any questions
Outapply.com, San Luis Obispo, CA, May 2009 - September 2009
Web Designer
Created prototype of web site template for start-up company using Photoshop
Collaborated with team manager, web developer, and marketing manager
Designed template for business cards that will be sold to Cal Poly students
Weiser Creative Group, Westlake Village, CA, August 2009
Design Intern
Designed weekly Beautyhabit Modern Lux Apothecary e-mail blast using Photoshop
Assisted full-time designers and art directors with logo conceptualization and design-related tasks
T/O Printing, Westlake Village, CA, August 2009
Prepress Intern
Processed sheetfed plates from start to finish for HP and Pepperdine University print jobs
Proofread print jobs with Adobe software and fixed color, dimension, and layering issues
Saved the company money by catching a spot color problem on a job that was about to go to press
Mustang Daily, Cal Poly, September 2008 - June 2009
Sports Section Designer
Assembled text and graphic elements on sports pages of daily newspaper using InDesign
Designed page layouts contingent on stories, graphics, and advertisements
Illustrated original infographics, charts, and other vector drawings that relate to stories
University Graphic Systems, Cal Poly, Winter 2007, Fall 2007
Sheetfed and Marketing Trainee
Operated Heidelberg Speedmaster CD74 and troubleshooted ink density issues
Planned marketing strategies and created a brochure and sign adverstising UGS
Freelance, 2006 - present
Designed album art and CD label of six-panel Digipak for Pacific City, a local band
Designed brand identity for Nipomo.com, the community online destination for the city of Nipomo
Consulted with colleagues and classmates about their personal resume design and layout
Conceptualized and designed brand identities for colleagues and private groups
Designed shop banners and interfaces for users on Etsy.com
Academic Experience
- Project leader for a team that designed a fully-functional web site for a non-profit organization
- Graphics creator for a team that constructed a web site about Graphic Communication Dept.
Skills
- Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver
- Experienced in XHTML, CSS, and Wordpress
- Acquainted with Adobe Flash
- Willingness to learn Javascript, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, and Flash
Honors and Awards
- President's Honor List, Cal Poly
- Dean's List, College of Liberal Arts
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars member
- Scott Howell Memorial Scholarship
Interests
Marching band, hiking, tennis, camping, photography, blogging, and technology
