Monday, February 27, 2012

New Logo I Created for a Gift & Craft Store

Here are a few of the sample logos I created for a certain creative crafter, who might also be my cousin. We ultimately went with the last one.







Thursday, January 5, 2012

My RESUME


A technical and administrative professional with a “can be done” attitude, ready to take on new challenges.

Skills
Advanced to Expert ability using:
PC & MAC, MS Office (07 & 10) Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Front Page, Corel, Blackboard
Intermediate to Proficient ability using:
Adobe CS4, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Quark XPress, Lyris, Qualtrics, Access, SAP

Professional Experience

Data Analyst 
                                                                                                    06/11 - 09/11
Jacks Small Engines <jackssmallengines.com> - Jarrettsville, MD
·         Developed sales reports using SQL Server 2008 & BIDS
·         Created and distributed daily performance and financial reports
·         Assisted with troubleshooting and redeploying pcs and laptops
·         Acted as administrator of Spiceworks ticketing software

Technical & Administrative Support  (Blackboard)                                     07/10 – 06/11
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School – Baltimore, MD <carey.jhu.edu>
·         Assisted and trained faculty/staff with web based CMS Blackboard
·         Developed online surveys & student evaluations using Qualtrics
·         Managed and edited a large online database of standardized syllabi
·         Maintained faculty profiles on carey.jhu.edu website

Web & Email Marketing                                                                                    06/08 – 05/09
Three Stage Media {formerly BDMetrics} – Catonsville, MD
·         Managed and created traffic driving email campaigns for tradeshow clients
·         Studied and tested email campaign statistics using Google Analytics
·         Edited existing marketing collateral to customize for each tradeshow community
·        Created statistical reports on campaign results like; opens, click throughs, and forwards

Sales Representative & Graphics Specialist                                              07/07 – 06/08
NorthPoint Graphic Studios – Columbia, MD <northpointstudios.com>
·         Developed email communication techniques to earn new & drive existing business
·         Face to face presentations and sales calls
·         Determined suitable media and structures to meet customer needs
·         Assisted clients with submitting quality print ready files, high resolution graphics

Graphic Artist & Marketing Assistant                                                       05/01 – 07/07
Aireco Supply, Inc. – HVAC Wholesale – Savage, MD <aireco.com>
·         Designed all print and web marketing collateral, ie; banners, flyers, post cards, email
·         Developed a weekly email newsletter out of a formerly fax transmitted flyer
·         Ordered and negotiated with vendors ie: Printing, Promo Items, Mail Houses, Office Supplies
·         Photographed Golf Outings, Open Houses, and other special events for posting to the web

Graphic Artist & Sales Representative                                                     05/00 – 05/01
Novacon Promotional Products – White Marsh, MD



Education

Howard Community College – Columbia, MD                                            1999 - 2000
Certified Webmaster Program; HTML, JAVA, JavaScript

Anne Arundel Community College – Arnold, MD                                        1996 - 1997
Sketch Illustration & Computer Graphics, Adobe Illustrator & Corel Draw