Name Withheld

Objectives

to attain a position that fulfills my professional and creative goals in graphic design

Skills

• Graphic Designer Computer Programs

  Advanced
  Years of Experience: 7 years
  • Mac & PC platforms QuarkXPress Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Acrobat

• Web Design Programs

  Beginner
  Years of Experience: 1 year
  • Mac & PC platforms HTML CSS PHP Macromedia Flash Dreamweaver Firework

• DESIGN SKILLS

  Intermediate
  Years of Experience: 5 years
  • Print design Web site design Logo design Product branding

• LANGUAGE

  Advanced
  Years of Experience: 27 years
  • Mandarin

Work Experience

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  2003 January - 2005 December
  Freelance Graphic Designer
  New York, New York, United States

  - worked at creative services departments in corporations such as White & Case LLP, Lehman Brothers, KPMG LLP, and Perkins Eastman, etc and develop Flash presentation for privately owned companies.

  - responsibilities include creative direction, production, project management, design and coordinate the delivery of large event signage orders between project managers and vendors within a short time frame.

• Graphic Designer

  2000 August - 2002 December
  Company Name Hidden
  San Francisco, California, United States

  Proposal Strategy & Communications, KPMG LLP San Francisco, CA, August 2000 - December 2002

  - coordinated closely with writers and other designers to help manage and deliver branded material to KPMG's marquee clients. Marquee clients are accounts that have projected revenue of 1 million or above.

  - worked closely with writers to develop and brand the message of each proposal so that it thoroughly responds to the client's requirements.

  - educated the writers and the clients on the potential of using different materials, binding options and print technologies, taking the budget and the time constrains into consideration, to enhance quality and effectiveness of the proposals.

  - managed each project from concept development to final production with the assistance of other designers and the design manager. Worked closely with the writers/project managers to ensure consistent, professional communication with clients.

  - acted as the unifying force on projects where design freelancers are employed by managing and educating the freelancers so they can get up to speed with KPMG's proposal standards.

Professional Memberships

• AIGA

  AIGA
  2004 December - 2005 December

Academic Background

• Master's Degree

  2003 January - 2004 December
  New York University
  New York, New York, United States
  Major: Graphic Communicaton Management and Technology
  Graphic Communication Scholarship
  Dean's List

  Additional Notes

  - relevant courses include graphic communication management seminar, project management, production for print and web media, color reproduction and executive leadership seminar.

  - marketing courses include marketing concepts, consumer behavior and brand planning.

  - acted as art director in group projects in developing marketing campaigns for school newspaper, ING Direct and Starbucks.

• Bachelor of Arts Degree

  1996 September - 1999 December
  University of Illinois at Chicago
  Chicago, Illinois, United States
  Major: Graphic Design
  a member of Golden Key National Honor Society and Phi Eta Sigma

  Additional Notes

  - a traditional print design program emphasizing grid structure, typography and conceptual skills.

  - worked with Professor John Massy on a branding project for Congressional Research Services.

Interests

• Fashion

  Other Training

  Fashion Institute of Technology, February 2004 - December 2005

  - worked on color specialist certificate and other courses taken include fashion figures and garment details drawing through analysis of photographs and figure research and image consulting.

Reference

Available upon request