EXPERIENCE
2006-Present - Designer/Owner - Cloud9 Design - Cloud9 Design is a full-service graphic design studio specializing in graphic design, website design & redesign, printing, logo design, marketing, social media marketing & consulting, branding & identity, photography, & writing & editing.
2007 - Freelance Illustrator - Trace Erase Board - An educational tool and learning system that teaches children the alphabet, language skills, math, & art. Trace Erase Boards are used by Preschool-Grade 6 children, and also in homeschool, Sunday School or church, and schools nationwide. Worked remotely & collaboratively with team of illustrators, teachers & management. Illustrated and designed 32-page printed Learning Modules in InDesign.
2004 - Marketing Coordinator - Dell, in the Software & Peripherals Group; worked remotely, on-site for Fogarty, Klein, Monroe an advertising agency based in Houston. Worked on the 300-page printed Sourcebook & the Healthcare, HiEd & Federal Mini-Catalog mailers.
2003 - Account Service/Creative Intern - Tocquigny Advertising, Interactive + Marketing, (Only top 10% of applicants chosen for this intern program, at this award-winning woman-owned business) I was given both an account services and creative hybrid internship in which I worked on the Dell account, writing abstracts, white papers, articles and information for the Dell Knowledge Centers. Performed image mapping and beta testing on the Dell websites. Worked on the Dell eNews newsletters.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Minor in Fine Art & Design, Texas State University, 2002
Spanish Study Abroad Program, Quepos, Costa Rica
La Escuela De Idiomas D'Amore
SKILLS
Darkroom experience, developing black-&-white 35mm film
Digital Photography & editing
Photo editing & retouching
Layout & Design
Print Production
Copywriting
Editing & Proofing
Illustration
Creative Design
Screenprinting
Logo Design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, AcrobatPro, Distiller, ImageReady
Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher
Quark Xpress
Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash
QuickBooks
Both Mac & PC platforms
