DESIGNER, ART DIRECTOR

- Excel at creative project ideation and collaboration

- Design smart solutions to visibly differentiate

- Use proven design methods & strategies

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- Encourage healthy competitive efficiency when
  managing artists, designers, writers and production teams

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- make businesses more visible, differentiated, and 
  competitive for a positive return on investment

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- conceptualize branding & identity development
- create fine art & digital illustration in Adobe Cloud Apps

- coordinate/plan not-for-profit & entrepreneurial events
- design for print, digital media and web environments 

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- business-to-business, consumer, and not-for-profit
  markets arts visibly represented in my online portfolio link

SEE PORTFOLIO TAB
Business-to-business

Consumer and Not-for-profit

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References and Project Explanations are available upon request

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TEACHING ASSISTANT, TUTOR USD232

- Tutor at De Soto High School   

   School Ranked #2 in State of Kansas

- Focus: physically, socially & emotionally

  challenged students
- Support one-on-one & entire class assistance
   chemistry, biology, physical science, algebra,

   physics, college algebra, computer graphics

- Combine experience in user-centered design

   & training in overcoming students' disabilities

- Follow individualized education plans (I.E.Ps)

- Navigate Zoom & Tech for 2020-21 challenges

- Continued Professional Development in Special Education

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: MORGAN HUNTER

USD232 De Soto, KS

USD491 Eudora, KS

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CREATIVE SERVICES
GRAPHIC ARTIST
ZILLNER MARKETING (Shawnee, KS)

(agency now owned by glenndevins.com specializing in senior living marketing)

- Creative services department graphic artist

- Completed pick-up production, design ads, brochures, invitations

- Managed systematic daily ad placements with deadlines

- Completed Photo editing, retouching, stock image purchasing

- Worked in teams with account representatives to meet

  60 Lifecare Service retirement communities expectations

- Won logo design competition for icon/symbol used by Lifecare

  Services of Des Moines, IA in the 2006 National Retirement

  Community Conference held in Washington, D.C.

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ART DIRECTION, GRAPHIC ARTIST
HAMILTON & BOND (Chicago)

- Art director, designer, and production coordinator

- Brainstormed with engineers, writers, photographers

- Completed designs from concept to production completion

- Directed photo shoots in studio and on location

- Supervised Production file storage and photo editing

- Clients: Cardwell Westinghouse, Danly Die Set/Danly Komatsu,

  Elgin Sweeper Co., Kraiburg Corporation, Nalbach Engineering,

  Transcisco Rail, Waste Management, Inc., B/PAA Chicago.

- Designs recognized by the Chicago/BPAA

  Business Professionals Advertising Association.

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TOPY PHOTO & THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

- Photo lab Technician

- Color photo print production

- Crime lab print production

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