| Summary - Senior Graphic Designer
- Over 30 years experience in Graphic Design, Print Production, Digital Design, Web Site Design, and Photography, including:
- Freehand, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe InDesign, Pagemaker, Quark XPress, Microsoft Power Point, HTML, Windows and MAC
- Excellent Interpersonal skills – using artistic and interpersonal skills to guide clients to the best possible print or web product.
Qualifications
Poster and tradeshow graphics, logo and label design, brochure and report cover design, maps, graphics for on-screen viewing, 35mm slides, illustration for professional presentations (American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Petroleum Engineers, etc.), photography and photo retouching, portal design.
Senior Graphic Designer
- Tradeshow design – worked directly with client to plan tradeshow graphics (large backlit displays), and related materials to exhibited in Mexico, Brazil, the Caspian Sea region and the United States.
- Maps and geological illustrations to be used for exploration and report purposes.
- PowerPoint presentations incorporating materials created for other purposes, i.e., maps, report figures and photographs.
- Business cards, logos, brochures, photo manipulation, banners, promotional materials, instructional materials and signage.
- Instructed Jr. Staff members in the use of graphics software.
Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant
- Worked with the Marketing President and Vice President on a daily basis to develop graphics to be used with PowerPoint for presentation topotential clients. Created PowerPoint templates and instructed staff members in the use of templates.
- Created graphics to be used in the company’s internet and intranet sites. Worked with translators to prepare brochures and materials for overseas presentations.
Senior Staff Illustrator
- Worked directly with geologist to develop reports for project funding requests. Coordinated with Training Division staff to prepare materials for classes. These materials included both print and visual materials.
- Coordinated scheduling with the print staff to assure on time delivery of materials.
- Scanning and photo retouching and imaging.
- Maintained and served as troubleshooter for graphic group’s computers, printers, film recorders, plotters and scanners.
Graphics Assistant
- Assisted the Sr. Designer. Prepared visual and print materials using “hand methods” such as paste-up, cell painting and pen and ink illustration.
- Served as staff photographer using 35mm and large format cameras. Copy work using 35mm camera and copy stand to prepare slides of text and illustrations.
Experience
Contract/Freelance
American Productivity Quality Center, Contract Graphic Designer.
Anderson Consulting Company, Contract Graphic Designer.
Aquent, Contract Graphics Designer, various assignments.
Bates Southwest, Contract Graphic Designer.
Clear Point Creative, Contract Graphic Designer.
Digital People, Contract Graphic Designer, various assignments.
Fogarty Kline Monroe, Freelance Graphic Designer.
Gullett and Associates, Freelance Graphic Designer.
Houston Creative Connection, Contract Graphic Designer.
Houston Lighting and Power (now Reliant Energy), Contract Graphic Designer.
Houston Market 2000, Freelance Graphic Designer.
MW Kellogg, Contract Graphic Designer.
NORAM Energy, Contract Graphic Designer.
Pennebaker Design, Contract Graphic Designer.
Union Oil of California (UNOCAL), Contract Graphic Designer.
Fulltime
Consolidated Technical Services, Graphic Designer.
Exxon Production Research Co., Sr. Staff Illustrator.
Petrocosm, Sr. Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant.
Shell Oil Co., Graphic Assistant.
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Education
Houston Community College
Lee College
San Jacinto College
Other courses and seminars
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HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, FLASH
Offset Printing, Composition, Darkroom
Engineering Drawing, Electronics Drafting, Principles of Light Construction.
The Nikon School, Photoshop classes, Forms design, Dreamweaver classes.
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