PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
American Technical Publishers | Orland Park, IL | 2006 - Present
Illustrator | 3+ Years
Create, manipulate, and acquire elements for illustration
Design book covers
Design and lay out textbooks, workbooks, and other related technical training material
Create art and design for culinary board game cover
Create art and design t-shirts for partner instructional institution
Edit and touch up of photos
Interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and other technical reference material
Collaborate and communicate with technical editors, copy editors, illustrators, and other publishing professionals
Research advancement of art standards and software technology
Conduct research for accuracy of technical diagrams and artwork
Quality Assurance Lead & Digital Media Artist | 5 Years
Quality Assurance Lead Duties
Delegated all work for quality assurance
Coordinated quality assurance efforts for all print and digital media
Communicated with other department leaders to maintain high standards for products
Implemented new standards for quality assurance procedures Digital Media Artist Duties
Digital Media Artist Duties
Designed graphics for digital media platforms
Coded in HTML and CSS
Created instructional animations
Created icons, buttons, and logos
Designed for user interfaces
Assisted in administrative work for Digital Media Manager
Researched advancement of design standards and software technology
Other Duties
Conducted lead technical support and customer care for digital media products
Continual aid with Illustration department duties such as cover and layout designs
Beyond Words | Graphic Designer | Chicago, IL | 2008 – 2010
Created band’s new identity and logo
Designed t-shirt merchandise
Viper Comics | Concept Artist/Illustrator | Dallas,TX | 2009
Created character concepts
Created illustrations
Approbation Comics | Illustrator | Louisville, KY | 2008
Created comic book illustrations
Ape Entertainment | Illustrator | San Diego, CA | 2006
Created comic book illustrations
The Forest Park Post | Illustrator & Graphic Designer | Forest Park, IL | 2004, 2006
Created primary logo design
Created illustrations
Kipling Homes Development | Graphic Artist | Shorewood, IL | 2005
Created advertisements, promotional pieces, and billboards
Selected/contacted vendors to facilitate final production of projects
Maintained relationships with existing and potential vendors as well as sales representatives
Ordered and maintained supplies, materials, and equipment
Performed administrative duties for marketing supervisor
Colorized and created mock up samples of production material
Oddlotsirregulars.com | Illustrator | Aurora, IL | 2003-2005
Created weekly illustrations for online publication
Created web site illustrations and designs
Created package design and illustrations for DVD product
Harisen Attack!! | Illustrator & Graphic Designer | Alhambra, CA | 2004
Created company identity logo
Created spot illustrations for merchandise
C & A Publishing Corp | Graphic Designer | Elmhurst, IL | 2003
Created designs and layouts for merchandise
Chicago Tribune: Chicagoland Publishing Company | Production Designer | Oakbrook, IL | 2002 – 2005
Collaborated in the design, photo editing, proofreading, and data entry of Cars Magazine and Job Finder publications
Created designs and illustrations for advertisements and fillers for Cars Magazine publication
Performed additional artistic duties as needed