CIRRICULUM VITAE

• Graphic designer and communications director, experienced in both traditional and digital media.
• Hybrid web designer & developer, managing workflow from initial sketches to site launch.
• Expertise in designing, developing and maintaining brand identity across multiple media.
• Flexible and experienced at working both individually and in a team environment.
• Dependable, detail-oriented, and highly organized.
• Accustomed to working with tight deadlines.

PREPRESS, GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGN, MINUTEMAN PRESS
November 2021 ~ November 2023

• Preflighting client job files for production. Correcting and creating additional art as needed. Alerting customer service to potential issues with client files.
• Printing of proofs and final job runs using high-speed, high-volume digital printers. Replacing toner and paper stock as needed.
• Preparing specific job files in preparation for making press-ready plates.
• Preparing mailings for the USPS using AccuZIP and online USPS applications. Preparing mailing lists for data merges into Adobe InDesign.
• Designing, maintaining, and updating content for the company’s website.
• Designing and coding HTML emails for prolonged email campaigns.

FREELANCE GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNER
November 2023 ~ November 2021

• Created logo and collateral for South Paw, LLC
• Rebranded the ANGELS Outreach Ministry for their 25th anniversary and created printed collateral for their annual fundraiser. Continuing to provide graphic design and branding to the present day as a member of the Board of Directors.
• Redesigned and updated the website for Lima Millwork, Inc., a cabinetmaker and carpentry shop serving primarily nursing homes.
• Redesigned the logo for Welder Service Company, Inc., a Toledo welding supply company.
• Designed, installed, and launched the Whitmer Athletic Club’s website, guiding the client to a site host, setting up e-commerce, and handling every technical and design aspect of the site’s creation, and ongoing maintenance when needed.
• Brand identity, book, and website design for author James Mock.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LEAD, CACI (PM DOD BIOMETRICS), ALEXANDRIA VA
JUNE 2010 ~ MARCH 2013

• Communicated approved agency messages through high quality print products, public website, and other media.
• Clarified existing PowerPoint slides with graphics easier to understand for senior leader briefings.
• Assisted planning, coordination and implementation of public relations initiatives, including the development and maintenance of a new website and quarterly newsletter.
• Developed new business processes to manage workflows, improve efficiency and promote resource sharing, and the routing of documents for review, approval, and signature by leadership.
• Assisted in the logistical management of a multiple-day meeting event, which included acquiring a venue, registering attendees, and managing food and beverage vendors.

WEBMASTER, CACI (PEO EIS), FORT BELVOIR VA
DECEMBER 2008 ~ JUNE 2010

• Provided graphic design and website support for PEO EIS and subagency websites, and provided design support for printed collateral as produced by the PEO EIS BTSCD Media Support Division.
• Created custom Joomla content management system (CMS) templates, managed use of plug-ins and extensions, and authored user manual for next webmanager.
• Maintained the PEO EIS brand identity across web, print, and electronic media such as PowerPoint presentations.
• Knowledgeable in DA/DOD web page standards, best practices and policy guidance, including Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER, BRTRC TECHNOLOGY MARKETING GROUP, FAIRFAX VA
APRIL 2001 ~ DECEMBER 2008

• Designed, built, deployed and maintained interactive kiosks for industry events and networked multimedia computers for permanent installation.
• Maintained and updated the company’s website.

PREVIOUS WORK HISTORY

• Senior Graphic Designer, BRTRC, Institute, Fairfax VA, 2000 ~ 2001
• Graphic Designer, American Public Power Association, Washington DC, 2000
• Lead Imaging Technician, Quad Graphics, Martinsburg WV, 1998 ~ 2000
• Imaging Technician, Quad Graphics, Martinsburg WV, 1997 ~ 1998
• Graphic & Multimedia Designer, Terry Robie Communications, Toledo OH, 1996 ~ 1997
• Graphic Designer, Mitchell & Company, Toledo OH, 1993 ~ 1996
• Freelance Graphic Designer, Terry Robie Communications, Toledo OH, 1993
• Graphic & Multimedia Designer, Artbytes, Toledo OH, 1991 ~ 1993
• Freelance Graphic Designer, Folio Integrated Marketing, Toledo OH, 1991