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Graphic Designer with screen printing experience now seeking part or full-time employment opportunities.  Learn More


Work

Greater Pittsburgh Specialty Advertising
Screen Print Press Operator
FEB 2022 - PRESENT

Set up and operate a multi-color screen print press with speed and accuracy.

Perform routine maintenance, clean, and repair screen print press equipment.

Inspect screens and repair problems.

Mount screens and tools in press.

Adjust print quality and register as necessary.

Diagnose and trouble shoot machine and process problems.

Clean screens, squeegees, and flood bars using hand tools and appropriate chemicals.

Mix inks using established formulas, scale, and calculator.

Validate that proper fabric, screen images, screens, and inks are correct based on production order paperwork.

Complete required production documentation.

COVID-19
Character Development
JAN 2018 - PRESENT

Focused on self care and self awareness to build confidence.

Created workout routines and implemented cardio to boost mental and physical health.

Expanded food palette by experimenting with different foods and recipes.

Planned and prepared meals to build a more nutritional diet.

Crossed bridges while exploring the entire city of Pittsburgh on inline skates.

Improved snowboarding, hockey, and inline skating skills.

Pursued many outdoor adventures with my dog Groovy to bond and create lasting memories.

X-Deco - HDS
Screen Print Press Operator
SEPT 2018 - DEC 2019

Set up and operate a multi-color screen print press with speed and accuracy.

Perform routine maintenance, clean, and repair screen print press equipment.

Inspect screens and repair problems.

Mount screens and tools in press.

Adjust print quality and register as necessary.

Diagnose and trouble shoot machine and process problems.

Clean screens, squeegees, and flood bars using hand tools and appropriate chemicals.

Mix inks using established formulas, scale, and calculator.

Validate that proper fabric, screen images, screens, and inks are correct based on production order paperwork.

Complete required production documentation.

JazzHR - Formerly The Resumator
Graphic Designer
FEB 2012 - JAN 2016

Exposed to every facet of branding with extreme focus on content marketing and funnel deliverables.

Ability to create meaningful pieces that customers engaged with on an everyday basis.

Created deliverables centered around Demand Generation that helped bring in high-value leads for the sales team.

Developed a wide variety of promotional materials for corporate trade shows.

Refined design skills working in various digital mediums and designed digital assets for all major brand touch points.

Learned how various projects I worked on connected to the Demand Gen funnel.

Collaborated with copywriters to optimize projects for different audiences.


Experience & Skills

Experience:
Highly Proficient In:

  • Identity & Branding

    • Color Theory

    • Logo Design

    • Typographic Systems

    • Icon Systems

  • Corporate Communication Design

    • Corporate Event Design

    • Presentation Design

    • Vendor Management

  • Traditional & Digital Illustration

  • Content Marketing Design

    • eBook Layout & Design

    • 1-pager Layout & Design

    • Customer Case Studies

    • Infographic Design

    • Brochure Design

  • Digital Design

    • Email Marketing

    • Responsive Web Design

    • PPC Ad Design

    • Landing Page Design

    • Social Media Graphics

    • In-App Notifications

 

Skills:
Technical Skill Sets:

  • Content Management Systems

    • Wordpress

    • Squarespace

    • Expression Engine

    • Marketo

    • Hubspot

  • Adobe Creative Suite:

    • Illustrator

    • InDesign

    • Photoshop

    • Dreamweaver

    • Flash

    • After Effects

    • Acrobat

  • Web Development:

    • HTML 5

    • CSS

 

 

Education

Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Oakdale, PA
Associate in Science Degree, Graphic Design
October 2012

Areas of Concentration: Digital Illustration, Digital Imaging, Web Design, Corporate Design, Advertising Design, Web Production, Web Coding