Graphic Designer, current — Kansas City Life Insurance Company - Kansas City, MO • (816) 753-7299
Description: Design and/or layout of ads, booklets, brochures, business cards, flyers, holiday cards (including E-cards), in-house publications, logos, posters, programs, sales sheets, etc.

Graphic Designer, summer '06 to summer '07 — Yellow Roadway Corporation - Overland Park, KS • (913) 344-3000
Description: Design and/or layout of ads, booklets, brochures, business cards, flyers, holiday cards, guidelines, lobby display, newsletters, posters, PowerPoint presentations, etc.

Graphic Designer/Print Sales , summer '06 — Intelligent Print Management- Lee's Summit, MO • (816) 554-9993
Description: Assist owner with print sales, redesign brochure, design tear sheets to match, cover for in-house graphics person as needed, and design client invitation.
Results: Achieved participation in a RFP with a major bank, brought on a new client, and provided one source to cover several different needs of the company limiting the expense required otherwise.

Photography Intern, summer '06 — Ben Weddle and Associates Photography - Kansas City, MO • (816) 561-4270
Description: Learn various photography equipment, assist with shoots, and photo retouching.

Art Director, 2004-2006 — Gold Banc/Gold Bank - Overland Park, KS • (913) 307-2400
Description: Create and maintain corporate standards for all bank collateral. Design all print media and assist with the direction/layout of electronic media. Oversee all printing, as well as maintain vendor relations. Assist designers working for companies Gold Bank would sponsor with art direction and design tips/training, as well as local art students.
Results: Gold Banc no longer needed the services of an external ad agency.

Graphic Designer/Senior Production Artist, 1999-2003 — Brozena, Ripley & Partners - Denver, C0 • (303) 294-9944
Description: Delegate projects to Junior Production Artist and/or temp(s). Assist/collaborate with external creative on client projects, revise and finalize files. Maintain client product manual and data sheets. Work directly with clients and vendors.
Results: Significantly reduced the cost of external contract creative by the ability to design new ads and other print media in-house, as well as revise external creative files and create alternate versions.

Graphic Designer, 1998-99 — Belcaro Group, Inc. - Greenwood Village, C0 • (303) 843-0302
Description: Responsible for comps for page layout of product placement for creative team, and page layout of multiple catalogs. As well as press checks in Memphis and Minneapolis.
Results: Lighten the load for the Creative/Production Manager, reduce deadline stress due to speed and efficiency.

Graphic Designer, 1996-97 — DAT Graphics - Denver, CO • (720) 939-4733
Description: Design ads for businesses advertising in Travel Host magazine, magazine layout for The New ReView and masthead design and magazine layout for The Marketing Journal. Design various invitations, programs, newsletters, etc.
Results: Provide owner with more time to establish new business.

Pre-Press CSR, 1996 — CTS Computer Imaging - Denver, CO • (303) 572-3303
Description: In-house graphic design on direct mailers, postcards, mouse pads, etc, and provide customer service for cliental.
Results: Increase CTS's marketing directives.

Graphic Designer/Intern, summer '95 — Victorian Trading Co. - Kansas City, MO • (913) 438-3995
Description: Layout interior text for greeting cards, business cards, and note cards. Greeting card design, as well as flyers, certificates, stickers, envelopes, etc. Sticker press checks.