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MEGAN ABRAMS EXPERIENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA / OCTOBER 2002 - JULY 2004 Senior Designer - Designed and produced encyclopedias for children. The 12 book set called My Fi rst Britannica was produced for US and European markets. Project required tight coordination with several team members including lead editor, photo editor and p roduction control. Designed and implemented digital art and templates for produc tion. Responsible for the work of freelancers hired to assist with page producti on. ANDY GOODWIN PHOTOGRAPHY / MARCH 2000 - AUGUST 2002 Worked as a freelancer to design and produce a promotional Web site for professi onal photographer. Over 40 images are included in a thumbnail-style navigation b uilt entirely in Flash. PROXICOM / SEPTEMBER 2000 - FEBRUARY 2002 Senior Designer - Led design of corporate Web site for Williams Energy, a multi-million dollar c ompany with global operations. Worked directly with client to ensure a well-bran ded site built for various business units and target audiences. Collaborated wit h internal team to build an intuitive user experience with clear architecture an d friendly design. Worked closely with front-end developers to produce content ( www.williams.com) - Won design merit award from Potlatch Paper Company for a marketing book. - Worked on initial design concepts for Dupont Corian and Zodiac products specia lized Web site. META-4 INCORPORATED / OCTOBER 1996 - AUGUST 2000 Digital Production Specialist - Led development of two annual report Web sites for Fortune 500 companies. Desi gned architecture, navigational structure and user experience. Created compatibl e look and feel of printed books while maintaining a simple and fast interface. Projects were produced under tight deadlines. - Responsible for production of several printed annual reports for corporate cli ents including A.G. Edwards and Whittman-Hart. Projects demanded attention to ty pographic detail, version control and tracking of client changes. KYM ABRAMS DESIGN, INC. / MAY 1993 - JANUARY 1995 Produced layouts for American Girl magazine. Involved in the initial development of magazine, including production of original computer templates and style guid e. FREELANCE HIGHLIGHTS WAKE FOREST OFFICE OF ALUMNI DEVELOPMENT / FALL 2008 Designed and produced print collateral for Festival of Trees. Project included b rochure and poster. CHICAGO MAGAZINE / MARCH - OCTOBER 2002 Worked with art director and editors to design special features and departments for magazine. VSA PARTNERS / JUNE - OCTOBER 1996 Assisted designers on various projects including a large format Harley-Davidson poster recognized internationally as one of the top ten designs of 1996 by Graph is Magazine. EDUCATION BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, 1991 / UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SKILLS PROFICIENT IN SEVERAL WEB SITE AND PRINT-BASED PROGRAMS Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress

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MEGAN ABRAMS

EXPERIENCEENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA / OCTOBER 2002 - JULY 2004Senior Designer- Designed and produced encyclopedias for children. The 12 book set called My First Britannica was produced for US and European markets. Project required tightcoordination with several team members including lead editor, photo editor and production control. Designed and implemented digital art and templates for production. Responsible for the work of freelancers hired to assist with page production.ANDY GOODWIN PHOTOGRAPHY / MARCH 2000 - AUGUST 2002Worked as a freelancer to design and produce a promotional Web site for professional photographer. Over 40 images are included in a thumbnail-style navigation built entirely in Flash.PROXICOM / SEPTEMBER 2000 - FEBRUARY 2002Senior Designer- Led design of corporate Web site for Williams Energy, a multi-million dollar company with global operations. Worked directly with client to ensure a well-branded site built for various business units and target audiences. Collaborated with internal team to build an intuitive user experience with clear architecture and friendly design. Worked closely with front-end developers to produce content (www.williams.com)- Won design merit award from Potlatch Paper Company for a marketing book.

- Worked on initial design concepts for Dupont Corian and Zodiac products specialized Web site.META-4 INCORPORATED / OCTOBER 1996 - AUGUST 2000Digital Production Specialist- Led development of two annual report Web sites for Fortune 500 companies. Designed architecture, navigational structure and user experience. Created compatible look and feel of printed books while maintaining a simple and fast interface.Projects were produced under tight deadlines.- Responsible for production of several printed annual reports for corporate clients including A.G. Edwards and Whittman-Hart. Projects demanded attention to typographic detail, version control and tracking of client changes.KYM ABRAMS DESIGN, INC. / MAY 1993 - JANUARY 1995Produced layouts for American Girl magazine. Involved in the initial development

of magazine, including production of original computer templates and style guide.

FREELANCE HIGHLIGHTSWAKE FOREST OFFICE OF ALUMNI DEVELOPMENT / FALL 2008Designed and produced print collateral for Festival of Trees. Project included brochure and poster.CHICAGO MAGAZINE / MARCH - OCTOBER 2002Worked with art director and editors to design special features and departmentsfor magazine.VSA PARTNERS / JUNE - OCTOBER 1996Assisted designers on various projects including a large format Harley-Davidsonposter recognized internationally as one of the top ten designs of 1996 by Graph

is Magazine.

EDUCATIONBACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, 1991 / UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

SKILLSPROFICIENT IN SEVERAL WEB SITE AND PRINT-BASED PROGRAMSFlash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress