education
bachelor of science
in visual communications
university of mount olive | june 1999
- resident advisor
- student class treasurer
- backup mascot
work history
graphic/product designer
july 2013 – present
park designs | goldsboro, nc
- developed functional and stylish home décor pieces (ie. clock, lamps, giftware, etc.) by creating 3-dimensional views, accompanied by detailed notes, that were then built by one of our many vendors
- designed textile collections that incorporated prints and/or plaids, to be used on a wide variety of textiles such as placemats, napkins, table runners, rugs, window treatments, and bedding, to name a few
- contributed to the page layout and design of our company’s annual catalogs that were used to market our ever-changing products
- monitored and updated job status of projects in netsuite through completion
- interacted via email with our international vendors, providing them with detail specific write-ups including diagrams, and important notes to ensure a successful product
skills used
photoshop, illustrator, indesign, acrobat, outlook, word, excel, teams, netsuite, dropbox
graphic designer / press operator
november 2009 – june 2013
evolve | greenville, nc
- designed signage to be implemented in both 2D and 3D environments
- operated an agfa m2 uv printer on various substrates, including but not limited to: coroplast, ultra board, gator board, pvc, alumicore, aluminum, wood, banner, versa fabric, and vinyl
- operated a cnc shopbot router to cut signage out of various substrates
skills used
photoshop, illustrator, acrobat, outlook, wasatch, vcarve pro
creative services supervisor
april 2000 – august 2009
saving source direct, cox pub. | tabor, nc
creative services supervisor (2006 – 2009)
- managed a team consisting of five graphic designers, web designer, proofreader, approval specialist, and graphic design interns
senior designer (2004 – 2006)
- in addition to the responsibilities associated with being a graphic designer, I also wrote training manuals, and streamlined procedures that led to increased efficiency within the department
graphic designer (2000 – 2004)
- communicated with both the clients and our sales team to design creative ads to provide the client with effective direct mail ads that were mailed in semi-monthly mailings, in order to meet the demand of very tight deadlines
skills used
photoshop, illustrator, indesign, acrobat, quark, freehand, outlook, word, excel, fetch, metro ad builder
awards
employee of the year
2006
saving source direct, cox pub.
- voted by my coworkers and management