WORK EXPERIENCE
'06 - present
Senior Graphic Designer (full-time): BISCO, Inc.
Schaumburg, IL
Design marketing and promotional materials for this manufacturer of dental products including:
- Original package designs for the Reflexions and D.T.
LIGHT-POST ILLUSION X-RO product lines.
- Original integrated marketing materials to promote the
company's Adhesion Dentistry Update located in Maui for
January 2009. A brochure, teaser card, postcard and email
blasts were created.
- Original ads for new product lines. Ads were chosen and
printed in major dental publications, i.e. Journal of the
American Dental Association, Inside Dentistry, Dental
Economics, etc.
- Developed logos for new and existing new products.
- Designed package inserts and labeling.
- As the point contact responsible for communications with
production, purchasing and print vendors.
- Maintained website revisions.
'10
Freelance Designer: Victor Construction
Rolling Meadows, IL
Designed a two-sided promo card to be distributed at tradeshows this year.
'05-'09
Graphic designer (part-time): Schamberger Bros. Inc.
Villa Park, IL.
Designed promotional signs for imported and domestic beverages which were displayed for bars restaurants and liquor stores throughout the Chicagoland area.
'09
Freelance designer: Pradip Patel and Company Ltd.
Schaumburg, IL
Designed a company logo that tied in their Indian heritage and have the look of an established accounting firm.
'09
Freelance designer: BHM Golf
Villa Park, IL
Designed banner ads for various well-known golf brands in order to increase sales and generate attraction to the website.
'08
Freelance designer: Harris Pond Lake Association
Harrisville, WI
Submitted the winning entry for the Harris Pond Lake Association logo contest. Logo will be used for the Lake Association's web site as well as shirts, hats and mugs.
'05-'06
Freelance Designer: Phil Sasso Marketing
Franklin Park, IL.
Designed stationary and promotional posters for Jackson Hewitt. Posters advertised tax return services and were displayed in the North Riverside Mall.
'05-'06
Freelance Designer: American Business Graphics
Naperville, IL.
- Designed Naperville's 175th anniversary banners which were displayed on community
light posts.
- Designed brochures for insurance companies.
- Designed business-to-business folders for landscaping company.
'05
Graphic designer: Joed Design
Elmhurst, IL.
Designed identities for Paris Presents new fragrance
line. Designed new labels for Axe deodorant.
Developed package design for Axe Spring Break kit.
Digitally edited photos and art directed product shots.
PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE
Adobe: Acrobat, Illustrator CS4, Dreamweaver CS4,
Flash CS4, InDesign CS4 & Photoshop CS4
Corel: Draw 12 & Paint
Microsoft: Word & Excel
Macromedia: Freehand 9
QuarkXPress 6.1