Objective

My objective is to handle multiple tasks, using the various programs, workflows,

And life lessons Ive learned, to be a loyal hard worker that enjoys being part o
f a
team. I can shoulder any responsibility with a calm attitude, and find solutions
to any
problems, in a challenging environment that allows creativity and growth potenti
al.
I am versatile, dependable, adaptable, and not afraid of hard work.
Education
Inscape Editor - Riverside Community College Newspaper - 2009
Web Design & Multimedia Multimedia Certification 2003
Graphic Design Associates Of Arts Degree 2000 Platt CollegeOntario, Ca
General High School Education High School Diploma Croswell, Michigan
SKILLS
QUALITY CONTROL
PROGRAMS (Mac or PC)
Adobe Creative Suite
Corel Draw/Paint
Quark Xpress
Pagemaker
Versaworks Vinyl printing softwares (PC)
Microsoft Office
Final Cut Pro
Quicktime Pro
Sound Edit 2
Newspaper Editor for Riverside Community College
Passed out Slugs for my team of writers, designed pages for the newspaper,
helping everyone in the use of computer programs related to the job.
I also wrote a few articles myself that were published.
Graphic Design & Multimedia (Print & Web)
Design from thumbnails to visual mock-ups, to final product. Types of
design include but not limited to: Web Design (html, css, ad banners, &
animations), Logos, Ads, Catalogs, Magazines, and any graphics needed.
Sound and Video Editing cutting, merging, and editing of video and sound
clips for output. Writing ad copy and product placement information.
Photography/Image Manipulation & Scanning
Photo shoots, set-up, and image color corrections. Photo repair.
Digital Archiving
Archiving of paper files via scanning, and digital files on backup disc
Illustration/Coloring & Painting Digital and hand-drawn
Creating comic books writing, illustration, lettering, coloring & final
output. Creating paintings using Photoshop and Wacom tablet.
Warehouse
Shipping, Receiving, & Distribution, Forklift operation, truck loading.
Cleaning, stocking.
Quality Control/Lab Technician
Performing regularly scheduled check and balances on product workflows
and practices utilizing gmps, Printing shipping labels, and managing
workflows.
Sales and Customer Service & Delivery
Experience in customer service as a Waiter, store clerk, and delivery person.
Work Experience
2003-current Freelance Graphic/Web Designer Helping small businesses gain online
representation
May 2010 Graphic/Web Designer Temp Assignment from Staffmark (temp agency)
Duties: Utilizing Adobe Creative Suite, Corel Draw, Vinyl Plotting software, and
Versaworks, to send large format files to
a Roland printer, then ensure safety of prints via application tape. Also update
d company and client websites.
2006-2009 Graphic/Web Designer West coast Chain Mfg. Co.
Duties: Photoshoots of new products for print layouts (ads & catalogs) and web.
Achievements: Streamlined Digital
Archives, and Website vendors from a cost of $160 a month, to $120 a year. Savin
g the company $1800 annualy. Brought
all materials once outsourced, in-house for maximum production and cost savings.
2006-current Comic Book production Tezlon Comics
(Base of operations: Michigan) Working from California from 1997
Digital Prepress: color flatting, finish coloring using photoshop, lettering, li
neart clean-ups, Editor, Writer, Creator.
Achievements: Managing Image database of all characters, storylines, and web mat
erials. Formulating company priorities in
regards to objectives.
1994-2004 Comic Book production Darkworld Comix
(Base of operations: Michigan) Working from California from 1997 Graphic/Web De
sign, writing, illustration, Designing
logos for comic books, writing, illustrating comics for online & print, creating
and updating company website, Maintaining all
source files for website, logos, and some storylines.
2005-2006 Art Director/Designer CDI Publications
Creating all magazines, websites, and ads for the Moreno Valley Magazine, Moreno
Valley, Ca.
Achievements: Streamlining of Lead generation for ads for city magazine, designi
ng all ads and magazines and websites,
talking with clients by visiting them about what their business needs are, helpi
ng them arrive at their company objectives.

2003-2005 Shipping/Receiving
Walgreens Distribution Center (2005)
Assuring correct shipments are loaded in trucks, managing process workflow in Mi
ssion Control utilizing cameras
throughout the facility.
Valley Power Supply Systems. (2003) Auto parts order pulling, and packing, clean
ing of warehouse, system data entry.
2001-2005 Quality Control/Auditing
Quality Control - Nutro Products - City Of Industry, CA Oct 2003 Feb 2005
Quality Auditor - The Cheesecake Factory - Calabasas, CA May 2001 Feb 2003
2000-2001 Graphic Designer Alperts Printing, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca
Graphic Design, preparing customer files for digital output on a four color pres
s, Proofreading with an eye for quality,
Customer Service/Delivery of completed jobs.
1998-2000 Quality Control/Lab Technician Lab Support
Tropicana, James Hardie Building Products, Nutro Products
Performing timely tasks related to the quality of produced materials, by adherin
g to quality standards.

References upon request