PHOTOSHOP

95%

ILLUSTRATOR

95%

INDESIGN

85%

PREMIERE PRO

85%

AFTER EFFECTS

80%

INVISION

80%

DREAMWEAVER

60%

HTML & CSS

45%

2012-2018

THE ART INSTITUTE

Professor

Assist students in understanding their

raw talent and turning it into real-world skills. As an instructor, I guided and encouraged students in the day-to-day process so that students can be successful in completing in class project.

2018-Present

Senior Graphic Design Coordinator

• Determine project aims and artistic direction.

• Define appropriate marketing strategies, messaging and media for reaching target audiences.

• Create compelling and effective visual designs for various purposes, employing industry standards

on digital/cyber ethics.

• Proof design content for errors prior to printing, publishing or distributing material; and provides quality

assurance of all deliverables.

• Collaborates with Digital Marketing Coordinator to consistently produce fresh images for the district

website and social media accounts.

2012-1997

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 

Lead Instructor

My job responsibilities involve the following: designing and teaching challenging courses; planning and supervising the activities of each student in the classes/labs; teaching and facilitating student attainment of industry skills; evaluating and reporting, every three weeks, the success of student learning experiences; providing specialized professional guidance in course curriculum development; submitting weekly reports and attending quarterly

in-service meetings in faculty professional development. 

2000-2001

POWERWAY INC.

Marketing Multimedia Project Manager

Provided project management of multimedia collateral materials, including product demonstration CDs, web site content, and computer-based education. Helped coordinate resources, budget and production of each project, including outside vendors. Provided internal design projects such as printed advertisements, collateral materials, and other projects as needed.

1997-1998

WFYI CHANNEL 20

Intern in Graphic Design

Assisted in coordinating the integration of video production and graphic design technology to produce

in-house promotional materials; produced, edited and formatted promotional material and insured assigned production systems met station standards. Performed other duties: designed interactive CD-ROM for “Wizards of Work” program, designed two and three-dimensional animations,

on-air font bars and graphics.

1994-PRESENT

STARKSVAN DESIGN

Freelance Visual Design Consultant

As a freelance graphic design consultant, I provide suggested design ideas that incorporate functionality and aesthetics. I also create all custom design per each client’s needs from logo design, web design, branding identity and much more…   

2014-2015

Visual Design Consultant for the following companies:

 2014 — Komatsu America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd., one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of earth-moving equipment, including construction, mining and compact construction equipment.

Title: UI Design Consultant Design Responsibilities:  

            • Craft designs through, work flows, and wireframes, to                  pixel perfect visual interactive design prototype.

            • Collaborate development teams, from project                              inception to product delivery.

2015 — JohnBean is one of the world's leading brands of garage equipment for garages, tire shops, and body repair service.

    Title: UI Design Consultant Design Responsibilities:  

            • Collaborated with UX research team to establish user                  needs and problem space. 

            • Designed user flows, wireframes, mock-ups, and                          clickable prototypes 

2016-2017

Visual Design Consultant for the following companies continued...:

2016 — Xerox Corporation is an American global corporation that sells print and digital document products and services in more than 160 countries.

    Title: UI Design Consultant Design Responsibilities:  

    • Designed sitemaps, wireframes, visual designs, and                          clickable prototypes. 

2017 — DreamWealth Corporation is a leading National Marketing Organization (NMO) focused on developing sales agents across the United States through its innovative technological resources and exclusive insurance carrier network.

    Title: UI Design Consultant Design Responsibilities:

    • Designed sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, mock-ups,                    and clickable prototypes.