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Four years of project management for a national non-profit. Projects include print and web efforts with responsibilities such as liaising with creative firms, soliciting bids from printers and sub-contractors, cultivating and maintaining a freelancer pool, design and writing work, timeline management and personnel supervision.
Project leader in launch of webby-award winning loveisrespect.org site.
2006 IABC/Austin Award of Merit winner in the categories for Graphic Design – Annual Report and Graphic Design – Most Improved Periodical.
Managed a $250 thousand a year printing budget for a non-profit agency that encompassed over fifty national and statewide print projects. Coordinated annual print project timeline and supervised design staff as well as provided ongoing training, as needed.
National Council on Family Violence
(March 2005 – Present)
Communications Coordinator/Manager – Responsible for managing a $250,000-per-year budget encompassing more than fifty national and statewide print and design projects, as well as coordinating an annual print project timeline, supervising design staff and providing ongoing training, as needed. Projects include print and web efforts with responsibilities such as liaising with creative firms, soliciting bids from printers and sub-contractors, cultivating and maintaining a pool of freelance contractors, design and writing work for print and web applications, timeline management and personnel supervision.
Freelance Photography
(May 2002 – Present)
Photographer – Situational photo shoots, mostly outdoors, with some architectural photography; primarily digital projects, with occasional film/slide work.
Texas Council on Family Violence/National Domestic Violence Hotline
(Feb. 2004 – Feb. 2005)
Communications Specialist – Coordinating and developing all print and web design projects, and providing ongoing web content management, including design and writing.
Whole Earth Provision Company, Westgate
(May 2002 – Feb. 2004)
Shipping/Receiving Manager – Acting store liaison with customers and vendors, supervising personnel and conducting ongoing, detailed inventory maintenance.
Self motivated, deadline oriented designer and project manager with excellent creative abilities.
Skills
Highly competent and experienced in:
* Adobe Photoshop
* Adobe InDesign
* Adobe Illustrator
* Adobe Dreamweaver
* HTML/CSS coding
* Mac or PC Platforms
* WordPress
Excellent ability to manage multiple projects on different timelines.
Extensive experience with large printing projects, relations with print house reps and pre-press work.
Accomplished writer in various format, samples available upon request.
Education
Bachelors of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University
College of Architecture
Honors
Deans List, 1998-2000
Eagle Scout, 1996
