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Professional Summary
Experienced senior graphic designer, web designer/web manager, and mentor several graphic design interns while working for the U.S. Army.

Presently support Software Engineering Center (SEC) and Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM). Supported Product Manager (PdM) Radars, and the U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC) customers with both hard- and soft-copy products, which included a wide-range of routine-to-complex projects such as: publications, brochures, cover design, posters, PowerPoint briefings, illustrations, logos, exhibits, and web designs/web management.

Designed the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) Centenntial logo and updated the APG logo used throughout the installation. Designed Army Earth Day posters and corresponded Earth Day multimedia campaign involving web pages, exhibits, and print material.

Hold a secret security clearance.

 

Skills
• Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash CS5.5, Acrobat X Pro
• Microsoft: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Publisher
• Web: CSS3, HTML5, Adobe Dreamweaver, 508 Compliant
• FTP: WS_FTP LE, Fetch, SSH, Tortoise SVN
• Special Printers: Perfect Image Autostar II Rimage, HP designjet 5500
• Apple/Mac & PC Environments

 

Experience
Senior Graphic Designer
NextGen Federal Systems     5/2016 – present
• Provide visual support as needed to SEC and CECOM for their mission
• Support includes designing web graphics, brochures, posters, briefs, logos, and inhouse flyers

 

Strategic Communication/Graphic Designer
Sarai Services Group, Inc.     3/2015 – 4/2016
• Develop, implement product-marketing strategies, branding for products and provide visual services to the team

 

Web Designer
ActioNet Inc.     5/2014 – 8/2014
• Designed, coded front-end web pages, and applications using HTML and CSS
• Worked in an Agile environment and was part of the development team, created forms that met project goals, user needs, and followed industry standards

 

Graphic Designer/Web Developer
Zapata Technology Inc.     10/2013 – 5/2014
• Designed, coded front-end websites, and applications for SEC using HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap
• Create logos, branding, and provide comprehensive graphic support as needed for their mission

 

Senior Graphic Designer/Web Developer/Web Manager
Computer Sciences Corp.     9/1997 – 10/2013
• Provided graphic support to SEC from 8/2011-10/2013 and to USAEC from 9/1997-8/2011
• Support to customers included research, print material, logos, banners for applications, posters, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, shot video for Town Hall and Change of Command, photograph events, web design using HTML5, CSS3, and some JavaScript
• Conceptualized, designed, developed, and delivered all manner of visual graphics to effectively communicate the Army’s message, both internally and externally
• Collaborated with clients at all organizational levels to identify and align visual information projects with communication needed
• Searched Army sites for downloadable images and compiled into Cumulus database system for quick access, which increased efficacy of projects
• Coded quarterly online version of the USAEC Environmental Update publication
• Scheduled and coordinated all stages of projects with customers and outside suppliers to meet deadlines and budget
• Review all print and web material for accuracy before final release
• Utilized graphic tools and technology to maximize high-end quality graphics, speed, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of the end product
• Create and retouch digital images as needed

 

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Visual & Performing Arts
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

 

Awards
• Achieved an Award of Excellence in the website category from The Communicator for the USAEC online version of the Environmental Update publication
• Made significant contributions to the team’s win of a prestigious MarCom Award Honoring Excellence in Marketing and Communications for a USAEC “Underground Tactics” animation project
• Magna Cum Laude

CMS - designed the landing page
 

CMS - designed the form requesting access to another applications within CMS
 

SEC - web site design
 

CMH - web site deign
 

Created the center graphic for Aquisitions Lessons Learned Portal
 

Site was designed to inform the public about wind turbines (site is not responsive to mobile devices)
 

Site was designed to inform the public about the Swine Flu (H1N1) (site is not responsive to mobile devices)
 

USAEC - Web appltcation for Army Environmental Data Base-Compliance Cleanup (AEDB-CC)
 

USAEC - Banner for Army Environmental Data Base-Compliance Cleanup (AEDB-CC)
 

USAEC - Banner for Environmental Liabilities
 


Banners used in USAEC's previous Web site
 

USAEC - Web ad announcing USAEC Virtual Help Desk
 
 
 

PdM Radars - branding (poster, staff call slide, and document cover)
 

PdM Radars - newsletter
 

PdM Radars - Thanksgiving Potluck poster and sign up sheets  

PdM Radars - flow charts
 

OPSEC - posters
 

SEC - PM Biometrics User’s Guide booklet and a tri-fold brochure for Financial Disclosure Management
 


SEC ESD - Certificates of Training
 

Borden Institute - Ads were created in InDesign
 

Borden Institute - Layout Editor, created cover the in Photoshop and InDesign for page layout
 

USAEC - display (284" x 66")
 

USAEC - Federal Women's Program (fwP), (poster, certificate, and program)
 


USAEC - IRP/MMRP Workshop (poster, banner, agenda, name tag, and web site)  

USAEC - Earth Day poster and Introduction to the Army book
 

USAEC - IMCOM, web site, cd label, and cd insert
 

USAEC - ITAM, web site, cd label, and cd insert
 

SEC - Keyboard used in poster (created in Adobe Illustrator and imported into Adobe Photoshop to fit the shape of the globe)
 

APG - Centennial Logo and APG Updated logo (both logos were created in Adobe Illustrator)
 

SEC - Information Assurance logo (created in Adobe Illustrator & the business cards created in Adobe Photoshop)
 

SEC - Project Management Support Tool logo (banner and logo were created in Adobe Illustrator)
 

USAEC - Compliance Cleanup logo (logo was created in Adobe Illustrator)
 

DSI logo (created in Adobe Photoshop) and ALTESS logo (created in Adobe Illustrator)
 

Carroll Gymnatics Center logo (pen and ink and digitized in photoshop)
 

USAEC - Earth Day coloring pages for young children Adobe Illustrator)
 

Advertising Agency - Ads for First National Bank (airbrush and wash)  
 

Advertisments - Estee Lauder (Airbrush, wash and paint), Caprisun (pen & ink)  
 



Advertising Agency - Ads for Lexington Market (pen & ink)