GRAPHIC DESIGNER

QUALIFIED BY

• Graphic design experience with print and web
• Template design for websites and publications
• Multi-faceted ad campaigns
• Tradeshow booths and architectural illustration
• Print Brokering
• Ability to precisely design and produce projects from small, intricate die-cut pieces to wall-size displays.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

EXPERIENCE

• Freelance designer/ illustrator for software companies, health-related  manufacturers, retailers and the U.S. Navy.
• Full time graphic designer/ illustrator for retail chains and architectural illustration firms.
• Tutored other graphic designers in Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress and Dreamweaver.
• Broker printing and tradeshow displays units for multiple clients.
• XML automation- Designed the print portion of web-to-catalog work flow. Created and linked all style tags.
• Supervised special events- Strategized marketing, produced creative collateral, purchased mailing lists and ?give-aways?, hired personnel, then calibrated success. In one instance generated a 12% response rate for a direct mail campaign.

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

• Graphic Design- Page layout, typography, illustration and production for brochures, catalogs, ads and direct mail.
• Web design- User interface, HTML, CSS, and some database integration, PHP and flash animations. Understand accessibility.
• Excellent skills in production management, pre-press, image correction and the efficiencies of templates, and styles.

EMPLOYERS

• Tarvin Commercial Art (Owner), La Mesa, CA
• efi/Total Gym (Exercise Equipment), San Diego, CA
• Dixieline, San Diego, CA
• Cuyamaca Community College

CLIENTS (Recent)

• Grossmont Healthcare District
• Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District
• Frazee Paints
• Construction Specification Institute- West Coast
• Display Warehouse (Store fixtures)
• Big Events (Giant inflatables, parade balloons)

EDUCATION

• BA with Distinction in graphic design from SDSU
• Web development classes- San Diego College District, Cuyamaca College, Lynda.com Tutorials
• San Diego Direct Marketing Club seminars

PORTFOLIO

• www.tarvinart.com
• Printed samples furnished upon request.