Art Director and Graphic Artist with more than 10 years of experience delivering creative and innovative solutions to clients as well as bringing considerable ROI to the employer. Demonstrating a proven ability to develop projects from inception to final delivery while monitoring and ensuring all work is effective, appropriate, and completed within agreeable timelines.
Graphic Designer
Greer, US
[email protected]
Identifying cost-saving measures such as researching various suppliers, materials, and machinery maintenance to promote business objectives and reduce budgetary constraints. Develop and maintain relationships between contractors, customers, clients, and vendors. Designing patterns and mock-ups; Creating, redesigning, and publishing advertisements. Leading, advising, and monitoring support staff. Troubleshoot PC ’s and printing equipment.
Mac or Windows operating systems Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro
Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, Front Page, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Word, OneDrive
Corel Draw X5
Filemaker Pro
Erogsoft TexPrint
Cumulus
QuarkXPress
Screen-print
Illustration
Ink
Pencil
Marker
Gouache
Oil
Awarded Team 8 Artist of the Year Clipper Magazine – 2006
Suntex Printing is an industry leader in digital fabric printing and sublimation transfer.
Manager of the digital department, maintained large format inkjet printers and served as in-house IT professional support. Reduced company expenses 30% per quarter by switching to a quality paper with a higher yardage per roll. Slashed ink costs by switching to an increased dye-concentration to help avoid cock-ling and faster dry times. Designed patterns and mock-ups for digital printing. Customer service for clients with scheduling and art inquiries..
The New Image Group is a supplier to the craft retail market with quality craft items such
as Lara’s Crafts,
CPE, Kelly’s Crafts, Felt, Wood, Sand Art, Sun Catchers, and general crafts.
Ensured 100% accuracy in creating package designs. Illustrated mock-up art for sun catchers, sand art, stencils, and stickers. Strive to eliminate inaccuracies between customers and the marketing team so that priorities and scheduling as well as other requirements were met in a timely manner.
Knight’s Apparel (part of Hanes) is a producer of licensed sports apparel for mass market retailers,
mid-tier department stores,
and
sporting goods retailers.
Liaison between art contractors to maintain 100% accuracy of art, quality and production. Pursued perfection by correcting typing errors, color and maintaining registration marks for NCAAF, NHL, and NBA Leagues. Produced color separations for screen-printing production.
Art Director and Graphic Artist with more than 10 years of experience delivering creative and innovative solutions to clients as well as bringing considerable ROI to the employer. Demonstrating a proven ability to develop projects from inception to final delivery while monitoring and ensuring all work is effective, appropriate, and completed within agreeable timelines.
Graphic Designer
Greer, US
[email protected]
Identifying cost-saving measures such as researching various suppliers, materials, and machinery maintenance to promote business objectives and reduce budgetary constraints. Develop and maintain relationships between contractors, customers, clients, and vendors. Designing patterns and mock-ups; Creating, redesigning, and publishing advertisements. Leading, advising, and monitoring support staff. Troubleshoot PC ’s and printing equipment.
Mac or Windows operating systems Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro
Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, Front Page, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Word, OneDrive
Corel Draw X5
Filemaker Pro
Erogsoft TexPrint
Cumulus
QuarkXPress
Screen-print
Illustration
Ink
Pencil
Marker
Gouache
Oil
Awarded Team 8 Artist of the Year Clipper Magazine – 2006
Suntex Printing is an industry leader in digital fabric printing and sublimation transfer.
Manager of the digital department, maintained large format inkjet printers and served as in-house IT professional support. Reduced company expenses 30% per quarter by switching to a quality paper with a higher yardage per roll. Slashed ink costs by switching to an increased dye-concentration to help avoid cock-ling and faster dry times. Designed patterns and mock-ups for digital printing. Customer service for clients with scheduling and art inquiries..
The New Image Group is a supplier to the craft retail market with quality craft items such
as Lara’s Crafts,
CPE, Kelly’s Crafts, Felt, Wood, Sand Art, Sun Catchers, and general crafts.
Ensured 100% accuracy in creating package designs. Illustrated mock-up art for sun catchers, sand art, stencils, and stickers. Strive to eliminate inaccuracies between customers and the marketing team so that priorities and scheduling as well as other requirements were met in a timely manner.
Knight’s Apparel (part of Hanes) is a producer of licensed sports apparel for mass market retailers,
mid-tier department stores,
and
sporting goods retailers.
Liaison between art contractors to maintain 100% accuracy of art, quality and production. Pursued perfection by correcting typing errors, color and maintaining registration marks for NCAAF, NHL, and NBA Leagues. Produced color separations for screen-printing production.