Sr. Graphic Designer, Sales & Office Manager

Dollar Signs and Graphics

July 2021 – Present • South Lake Tahoe, CA

Production design for signs, banners, real estate, advertisements, logos, posters, business cards, and various client-requested materials.
Meet with clients and potential customers to discuss design & color management possibilities.
All administrative and project management duties including client correspondence, maintaining design files and physical records, financial organization, maintaining the print and production schedule, etc.
Production work, when needed, including installing various graphics & surveying work sites.

Production Artist, Large-Format Printer & Installer

Cirrus Visual

August 2019 – May 2021 • Tucson, AZ

Production design for various collateral items including business cards, envelopes, brochures, logos, signs, banners, posters and other various items.
Meet with clients to discuss branding and specific projects.
Operate a large-format printer and execute various production duties including preparing completed printed works for customer pick-up/drop-off, sign installation and preparing/installing vehicle graphics.

Graphic Artist

Impact Sign Co.

February 2012 – July 2019 • Hillsboro, Oregon

Production design for signs, banners, real estate, advertisements, logos, posters, business cards, and various client-requested materials.
Meet with clients and potential customers to discuss design & color management possibilities.
Operate and maintain large-format printers, vinyl cutting machines and a CNC router in an efficient manner while creating an organized work environment with concern to time-sensitive projects.
Minor post-production work in applying vinyl to various substrates.
Maintaining the Impact Sign Co. brand in relation to color, type, and layout.

Graphic Designer

Arizona Daily Sun

October 2010 – July 2011 • Flagstaff, Arizona

Create advertisements for newspaper and magazine print.
Work with art director & team of designers to create cohesive layouts for magazine and tabloid format (FlagLive! weekly publication and Mountain Living Magazine monthly publication).
Create new & interesting layouts for repeat customers to better their exposure & overall brand.
Maintain an organized work environment with concern for time-sensitive projects.

Northern Arizona University

BFA in Visual Communications

2006 – 2010 • Flagstaff, Arizona

Dual Emphasis in Graphic Design & Computer Imaging
Minor in Studio Art

Cochise College

AA in General Studies

2004 – 2006 • Willcox, Arizona