I'm a designer from Rock Rapids, Iowa Highly motivated worker with communication, team building, time management and problem solving skills. Ability to function physically and mentally at a high level in a wide variety of settings. Collaborative team member - Great interpersonal skills - Energetic and organized - Quick learner - Experience working around machinery - Exceptional attention to detail -Always willing to try something new

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I'm a designer from Rock Rapids, Iowa Highly motivated worker with communication, team building, time management and problem solving skills. Ability to function physically and mentally at a high level in a wide variety of settings. Collaborative team member - Great interpersonal skills - Energetic and organized - Quick learner - Experience working around machinery - Exceptional attention to detail -Always willing to try something new

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I’m a designer from Rock Rapids, Iowa

Highly motivated worker with communication, team building, time management and problem solving skills. Ability to function physically and mentally at a high level in a wide variety of settings.

Collaborative team member - Great interpersonal skills - Energetic and organized - Quick learner - Experience working around machinery - Exceptional attention to detail -Always willing to try something new

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Owner/Operator at Creative Edge
April 5, 2016 - Present
Everything from keeping track of the books, billing and accounting. Taking all orders, designing every
project and see each job through production. Examples of work are designing logos, any printed item such
as business stationary, vinyl graphics (cut and printed) and all kinds of crafty signs.

Ad Sales manager / Ad Designer at Lyon County News, Inc
October 26, 2013 - August 1, 2016
Selling ads. Designing ads based on column width and client need. Laying out paper using paste up method. Setting up articles. Creating “filler” ads to complete the paper. Creating eye catching headlines. Going out in the field to take photos at events and for stories we run.
Graphic Designer at Quality Printing
April 20, 2012 - October 11, 2013
Designing and laying out projects for print and for social media. Setting up all types of jobs for the printing process. Run jobs on the Xerox printer. Finish jobs, if that be cutting business cards or mounting signs. Setting up art for vinyl cutting and large format printing, and finishing these types of jobs out also.
Processing & Design Services Manager - Graphic Designer/Illustration Artist at Simply Said
March 7, 2011 - April 20, 2012
Manage a team of artist that process orders for production. Set up files and artwork to be cut to vinyl. Create new designs for use in crafts, home decor, and indoor & outdoor signage. Layout marketing materials and direct mail items for print and web. Multitasking required. Also backed up the secretary and help in production. Small company, everyone does what they need to do, to keep the company running.
Graphic Artist/Illustration Artist at Staples Promotional Products
October 26, 2007 - March 30, 2012
Redrawing customer sent in logos, matching fonts, create new logos and new designs for screen printed items. Setting up artwork for embroidery and screenprint. Used corporate logos from hundreds of companies such as John Deere, Subaru, Nationwide, Case IH, Kubota, Coke, Conway, Carquest, and several more. Reading and following logo guidelines and clearspace, and font style for taglines.
Graphic Designer at Alpha Omega Publications
November 18, 2005 - September 21, 2007
Laying out insides of curriculum workbooks, packaging for DVD’s (sleeve, discs, inserts), boxes for curriculum workbooks and software. Curriculum book covers, advertisements, large and small catalogs, newsletters, brochures, T-shirts, event programs and tickets, flyers, posters, large banners and pull-up banners, direct mail, landing pages and banner ads for web related projects. Prepress work setting up files for several different printers. Use Sharepoint to move jobs through the system.
Illustration Artist at Heyman Corporation
July 6, 2004 - July 19, 2005
Used Disney and original art to create patterns, prints, and poses to be applied to children’s apparel for Sears, JC Penny, Kohl’s, Fred Meyer, Osh Kosh, Walmart, K-Mart, and Babies R Us.

Education

High School Diploma at George- Little Rock High
August 29, 1994 - May 16, 1997
Associate of Arts at Northwest Iowa Community College
August 19, 1998 - May 12, 2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts at Iowa State University
August 14, 2000 - May 14, 2004
Graphic Design Degree

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    uniE621 Collage Canvas Print
    Collage of photos printed on Canvas. I build the frames and put this all together. Used for funeral.
    uniE621 Yard Signs
    Client gave me the text and theme and I came up with this design for them.

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