Colored pencil on film
EXPERIENCE
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Coldwell Banker Realty
Freelance Senior Graphic Designer, Photographer and Marketing Manager
Palo Alto, CA
• Senior graphic designer for top real estate agent creating print, social media, email and online marketing materials including both property and general real estate
• Real estate photography
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SF Digital Studio
Production Manager, Graphic Designer, Production / Graphic Artist
Oakland, CA
• Responsible for creation of catalog layouts in collaboration with clients and photographers
• Manage and coordinate team members to ensure project deadlines are met
• Digital asset management, rendering, color correcting, photo editing and prepress production
• Clients include Levi's®, Dockers®, Williams Sonoma and West Elm
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Sunset Publishing Corporation
Freelance Graphic Designer
Menlo Park, CA
• Within Marketing, Custom Publishing and Editorial departments designed magazine layouts, publications, brochures, websites, and other marketing vehicles
• Lead designer for Celebration Weekend encompassing all graphic assets for Sunset's annual premier event
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Williams Sonoma / Pottery Barn
Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Production Artist
San Francisco, CA
• Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Production Artist for visuals in graphics department
• Art direct photoshoots to meet creative team objectives
• Maintain close communication with vendors to ensure quality and satisfaction
Unovo, Inc.
Freelance Graphic Designer
San Francisco, CA
• Creation of packaging, branding, brochures, mailers and websites for a consumer product design company
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Palo Alto, CA
• Creative design of corporate identities, websites, logos, annual reports, mass-marketing vehicles, and industry communications
• Responsible for creating comps, presentation boards, and client pitches
Scientific American Magazine
Art Direction Internship
Manhattan, NY
• Responsible for illustrations and layout for feature articles and special sections
• Creative development including typography, color palette, and page design
• Coordinating with editorial teams from concept to production
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California Academy of Sciences
Freelance Science Illustrator
San Francisco, CA
• Illustrate botanical drawings for science journal publications
• Render in various media: pencil, pen & ink, watercolor, and computer graphics
• Work directly with principal scientists in sketch development
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Marketing Coordinator / Graphic Designer
Oakland, CA
• Responsible for content and design of promotional literature and presentations
• Accomplished in pre-press production including copy generation, image rendering, photo enhancement, and creative layout
• Managed outside vendors and suppliers, including photographers and printers
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Hansen McArdle Landscape Architects
Lafayette, CA
• Drafted site illustrations and construction plans by freehand and AutoCAD as directed by architects
• Color-enhanced black and white drawings and generated plant requirement lists
• Creative design for corporate communications and website
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SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Premiere Pro, Capture One, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Proficient with both Macintosh and PC platforms
EDUCATION
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Graduate Certification in Science Illustration
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University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Studio Art and Biology
(Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution)
Minor: Biological Psychology
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Dunedin, New Zealand
Biological Studies
Winter and Spring Semester
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University of California Davis
Davis, CA
UC Visitors Program
La Selva Reserve
Costa Rica
University of California research in fieldwork and data collection