EDUCATION
North Carolina State University
College of Design
Raleigh, NC
Bachelor of Graphic Design (BGD)
Minor in Business Administration
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Programs: CS 2-5, MS Office, iWork, Mac & Windows OS

EXPERIENCE
Freelance Graphic Design
Raleigh, NC
Working with national and international companies, helping further develop marketing campaigns by designing promtional materials.
Developing identities and promtional campaigns for local companies.
Print, web, and presentation design.

Apple, Inc. Retail
Raleigh, NC
October 2009 - Present
Visuals specialist, responsible for maintaining store consistency and aligning store layout to corporate planograms.
Advising customers on computer solutions & helping users with basic troubleshooting and technical questions.

GlaxoSmithKline
Research Triangle Park, NC
May 2009 - August 2009
In 3 months, worked on over 25 projects including presentation slide decks, hospital panels, promotional brochures, & posters from creative development to pre-production file preparation.
Provided designs for several unbranded projects (posters, slide decks, and pamphlets) for internal use.
Worked with editing to ensure flawless production of 12 projects I sent to press.
Worked on projects over 7 different brands, taking direction from Account
Managers and Promotional Project Leaders who have helped determine project scope, timelines, and resolve project-related issues.

Krispy Kreme Challenge
Raleigh, NC (2007 – 2009)
Design Committee Co-Chair
Led diverse ten person team to create new branding system, website, merchandise, and
press kits, which gained attention of national syndicates, such as the Associated Press,
ABC, & ESPN. • Personally responsible for overseeing press kit creation, from design to fabrication;
developed design management skillset. • Merchandise (stickers and t-shirts) sales raised $5,000 for the NC Children’s Hospital. • Raised attendance from 3,500 in 2008 to 5,500 in 2009.

Misys Healthcare Systems
Raleigh, NC
May 2008 - August 2008
Designed promotional mailers (sent to 3,500 customers).
Edited website code and created web pages & e-mails using content management system.

HONORS

Recipient of the Park Scholarship, a full-ride scholarship with supplemental leadership development and service opportunities for all four years

Elected Scribe of Golden Chain Society, honor society for top 12 rising seniors at North Carolina State University, based on merits of scholarship, leadership, service, & character

Undergraduate Research Program Grant Recipient, funding to cover partial cost of sociology and design research in Florence, Italy in 2007

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