B.A., Advertising Communication, Minor in Fine Arts Graphic Design, May 2001
Edward R. Murrow School of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

A.A., General Studies/Humanities, June 1999
Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA

InDesign, PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, HTML, Dreamweaver, Quark, FreeHand, Flash, Fireworks, Frontpage, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, WordPerfect, GoLive

Professional
Gigs

Graphic Designer, April 2003-present
Sands Costner & Associates, Tacoma, WA
• Design marketing materials, business stationary, ads, etc. for various companies
• Account Executive for several clients including Medical Imaging Northwest and Village Concepts Retirement Communities
• Production management work for both SC&A and Women's Resource
• Event coordination for Women's Resource events including monthly events called Business Network Tours and a large annual event called JazzyJune

Freelance Designer, August 2001-present
• Create seminar brochures and marketing materials for Nutri-West, a national chain for chiropractic education
• Created a logo for the Western Regional Medical Command, Madigan Army Medical Center
• Designed a tradeshow display for the National Foster Parents Association(NFPA)
• Created a logo, business card and various marketing materials for HB Charter Realty Group

Web Design Consultant, March 2003-December 2003
Pierce County Communications Department, Tacoma, WA
• Worked with various departments within the County to re-establish the content of their web pages into layouts designed to go with the new County site design
• Assist in designing new layouts for the web pages
• Advise departments on color choices and photos to be used on the new pages

Web Coordinator/Designer, June 2001-May 2002
Washington State University, College of Education, Pullman, WA
• Responsible for redesigning the College website within University standards
• Developed a website for the College's National Accreditation review
• Assisted faculty and staff with construction of their department web pages and other graphics-related projects
• Held training classes for faculty and staff on web design and usage
• Created a two-color and a full-color brochure for the Information Systems Unit

Intern, October 2000-April 2001
Living Faith Fellowship Ministry Training Center, Pullman, WA
• Responsible for all graphic design and production of various projects for one month of the internship
• Assisted with graphic design of projects such as t-shirt graphics, advertisements, logos, a newsletter, and various other publications
• Assisted during weekly production of publications with layout, editing, cutting, and folding
• Created PowerPoint presentations for weekly post-meeting announcements

Volunteer & Such

Volunteer Graphic Designer, August 2006-present
Next Church, Tacoma, WA
• Assist with graphic design and production of weekly publications and projects
• Designed a business card

Volunteer Marketing Director, May 2002-October 2004
Discovery Church, Tacoma, WA
• Assisted with graphic design and production of weekly publications and projects
• Designed and maintained the website

Volunteer, September 1999-September 2001
Living Faith Fellowship Ministry Training Center, Pullman, WA
• Assisted with graphic design and production of weekly publications and projects