PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
American Technical Publishers | Orland Park, IL | 2006 - Present
Illustrator | 3+ Years
• Create, manipulate, and acquire elements for illustration
• Design book covers
• Design and lay out textbooks, workbooks, and other related technical training material
• Create art and design for culinary board game cover
• Create art and design t-shirts for partner instructional institution
• Edit and touch up of photos
• Interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and other technical reference material
• Collaborate and communicate with technical editors, copy editors, illustrators, and other publishing professionals
• Research advancement of art standards and software technology
• Conduct research for accuracy of technical diagrams and artwork
Quality Assurance Lead & Digital Media Artist | 5 Years
Quality Assurance Lead Duties
• Delegated all work for quality assurance
• Coordinated quality assurance efforts for all print and digital media
• Communicated with other department leaders to maintain high standards for products
• Implemented new standards for quality assurance procedures Digital Media Artist Duties
Digital Media Artist Duties
• Designed graphics for digital media platforms
• Coded in HTML and CSS
• Created instructional animations
• Created icons, buttons, and logos
• Designed for user interfaces
• Assisted in administrative work for Digital Media Manager
• Researched advancement of design standards and software technology
Other Duties
• Conducted lead technical support and customer care for digital media products
• Continual aid with Illustration department duties such as cover and layout designs
Beyond Words | Graphic Designer | Chicago, IL | 2008 – 2010
• Created band’s new identity and logo
• Designed t-shirt merchandise
Viper Comics | Concept Artist/Illustrator | Dallas,TX | 2009
• Created character concepts
• Created illustrations
Approbation Comics | Illustrator | Louisville, KY | 2008
• Created comic book illustrations
Ape Entertainment | Illustrator | San Diego, CA | 2006
• Created comic book illustrations
The Forest Park Post | Illustrator & Graphic Designer | Forest Park, IL | 2004, 2006
• Created primary logo design
• Created illustrations
Kipling Homes Development | Graphic Artist | Shorewood, IL | 2005
• Created advertisements, promotional pieces, and billboards
• Selected/contacted vendors to facilitate final production of projects
• Maintained relationships with existing and potential vendors as well as sales representatives
• Ordered and maintained supplies, materials, and equipment
• Performed administrative duties for marketing supervisor
• Colorized and created mock up samples of production material
Oddlotsirregulars.com | Illustrator | Aurora, IL | 2003-2005
• Created weekly illustrations for online publication
• Created web site illustrations and designs
• Created package design and illustrations for DVD product
Harisen Attack!! | Illustrator & Graphic Designer | Alhambra, CA | 2004
• Created company identity logo
• Created spot illustrations for merchandise
C & A Publishing Corp | Graphic Designer | Elmhurst, IL | 2003
• Created designs and layouts for merchandise
Chicago Tribune: Chicagoland Publishing Company | Production Designer | Oakbrook, IL | 2002 – 2005
• Collaborated in the design, photo editing, proofreading, and data entry of Cars Magazine and Job Finder publications
• Created designs and illustrations for advertisements and fillers for Cars Magazine publication
• Performed additional artistic duties as needed
