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Skills

• Digital art and design using Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator. Familiarity with additional applications in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign & Dreamweaver.


• Front-end web design & programming: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, & PHP.


• Traditional artwork: portraiture, illustration, sequential storytelling, and character design, using a variety of media.


• Various platforms of social media, including Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter.


• Customer Service: In-person, phone, and email.

Projects

• SHJ Studios // 2007 - Present
  • Visual Art & Design, consisting of commissioned and personal works. Full portfolio available at shjstudios.myportfolio.com


• Meat City // 2017 - Present
  • Head of Art Direction and Visual Development; an ongoing graphic novel/comic book series; contributions include all published artwork and graphic design/typography assets for marketing and apparel. More information available at facebook.com/webuiltmeatcity

Experience

• Rainbow Design Services: CAD Drafter/QC Technician
  Louisville, Kentucky 2021 - Present
  • Review and revision of CAD-drafted workspaces to meet company standards and specifications for use by ISP field technicians
  • Utilization of MS office programs (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook) to relay communications regarding progress of QC corrections, priority of projects based on region and/or contractor, and submission of data
• Half Price Books: Full-Time Bookseller
  Louisville, Kentucky 2005 - 2021
  • Assist with event planning and create flyer designs detailing upcoming events
  • Coordinate with the Store Inventory Merchandiser to set up both location-specific and company-wide marketing materials and product displays on a semi-weekly basis
  • Process, assure quality, and pack/label daily online orders
  • Train new employees in store policies and procedures
  • Developed a process for buying and selling secondhand electronics equipment that consistently increased sales growth for over 12 consecutive months


• EB Games: Sales Associate/Keyholder
  Louisville, Kentucky 2003 - 2004
  • Customer service, store merchandising and maintenance, assisting with store presentation and displays
  • Opening and closing store, processing shipments, managing daily/nightly bank deposits & transactions


• Barnes & Noble Booksellers: Bookseller
  Louisville, Kentucky 2001 - 2002
  • Assisting with the installation of a new store, including applying creativity to store displays and presentations, processing shipments, and building store sections
  • Customer service, operation of computer searches and cash registers, and general store maintenance

Education

• Bellarmine University School of Continuing & Professional Studies // Louisville KY, 2018
  Completion of Code Louisville: Front-end Web Design Program
• Bellarmine University School of Continuing and Professional Studies // Louisville KY, 2017
  Certificate of Completion for Intermediate WordPress Websites
• University of Louisville // Louisville KY, 2001 - 2007
  B.F.A., 2-D Studios, Department of Fine Arts
  • Officer of the Student Art League (SAL) from 2006-2007, creating group events, making and posting SAL flyers on campus, and assisting with the establishment of Rouge Noir, the SAL art gallery.


• Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, 1999 - 2001
  Undeclared Major

References

Available upon request.

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