Print Matters / Co-owner & Graphic Designer

January  2018 - current, Vienna, VA

October  2005 - November 2009 as Graphic Design Assistant

 

Design, layout, and production art. Typesetting of books, conference materials &  brochures, magazines, business & stationery sets, branded merchandise and other printed materials for universities and corporations. Support for marketing and communications, designing email newsletters and promotional material.

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Long Documents: Layout and style complex reference materials  with indexing and cross references

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Conference Materials: Design and layout of conference and trade show, print and digital materials: programs, marketing and advertising assets, and signage for the event

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Magazine: Art direction for International Assocation of Movers' PORTAL Magazine, creation of house ads for Self Storage Association's magazine 

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Kiel Kreatives / Owner & Graphic Designer

January  2018 - current, Aptos, CA

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Web Design: Design from ground up websites with forms, stores and blogs. Redesigned sites by analyzing current site, defining audience and mission, and delivering an updated and more user friendly experience.

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Print Design: Design, layout and broker printing for novels & business cards.

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Social Media & Small Business Consulting: Set up a website, create a social media plans & content for the customer, establishing advertising on Facebook, Google Ads, Amazon, Twitter  and managing those campaigns.

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Neoglyphic Entertainment / Production & Marketing Manager

August 2014 - March 2017,  Campbell, CA

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Worked across engineering, art, operations, and marketing to deliver a consistent and captivating experience to fans.

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Brand Management: Entire Sunborn Rising entertainment franchise (book, game, mobile apps, videos, merchandise, marketing, events, and social/community).

 

Design: Led all graphic and layout design for marketing, print and digital media (including five novels, website, promotional material, etc.).

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Operations: Managed production and global supply of physical inventory.

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Main Street Chiropractic, Inc. / Office Manager

December  2004 - April 2013,  Los Gatos, CA

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Overhauled office operations (billing, scheduling, brochures, forms, website design, and communications), modernizing for customers and complying to regulatory requirements. The overhaul resulted in a significant increase in error reduction, operations efficiency, and patient satisfaction.

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SETI Institute / Assistant to the Membership Coordinator

October  2011 - August 2012,  Mountain View, CA

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Multi-faceted role working across marketing (designing materials and communications), fundraising, database management, accounting, and event planning.

 

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Links to work through Print Matters

 

​Layout and Design

• SSA's Conference & Trade Show Programs (Vegas 2019 & Spring 2020)

• IAM's PORTAL Magazine (began in Sept/Oct 2019)

• SIA Summer Conference Brochure

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Skills & Expertise

 

Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign and Photoshop are strengths and have worked in Illustrator and Premiere.

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Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest - knowledge of acquiring followers, maintaining a brand, and advertising platforms for each.

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Other Skills: Advertising & Marketing, Product Management, Research, Google AdWords, Google Tag Manager, Editing, Newsletters

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Education

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George Mason University / Bachelor of Art in Psychology

1998 - 2001

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UC Berkeley Extension / Professional Sequence in Editing

2008 -  2009

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Interests

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Coastal, nature and animal photography. Active in the Instagram community, personal account (20k followers), and moderator for large feature account and founder of a feature account.

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