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13 DESIGN PORTFOLIOTHE CREATIVE CIRCUS ATLANTA, GA WhereIlearnedthatfailureisn’ttheendofaproject,justasigntotryharderandmaybetakeitinanotherdirection.Focusoncolortheory,typography,concept,andstrategy.

11 A.A.S. GRAPHIC DESIGNCENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE, NMWhereIlearnedhowtousetheAdobeCreativeSuite.GPA3.93

05 B.A. PSYCHOLOGYWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS, MOWhereIlearnedhowtounderstandpeople.Earneda$150,000sheetofpaper.GPA3.72

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09–11 LEAD LAYOUT DESIGNERTHE CNM CHRONICLE ALBUQUERQUE, NMWhereIhonedmyInDesignskills.Designedaneightto16-pagenewspaperonaweeklybasisusingAdobeInDesign.Alsocreatedbusinesscards,signs,customadvertisements,ratecards,andanemployeehandbook;editedphotographs;andmaintainedtheCNMChroniclewebsite.

10–11 FREELANCE DESIGNERTHE TVNA COMMUNICATOR ALBUQUERQUE, NMDesignedaquarterlynewsletterforaneighborhoodassociation.

05–09 MERCHANDISING SUPERVISORBORDERS GROUP, INC. ALBUQUERQUE, NMWhereIlearnedhowtotalktoanyone.Supervisedateamof30+employees,builtstoredisplays,receivedinventory,handled$10,000daily,relocatedastore,helpedsetupandrunoff-siteevents,andtrainednewemployees.

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CENTER RING STUDENT SHOWMERIT - DESIGNPoolmasterLogoBRONZE - DESIGNMarianKeyesBookCoverSeries

CENTER RING STUDENT SHOWMERIT - DESIGNMoatLogoBRONZE - PHOTOGRAPHYWrathGOLD - DESIGNNationalMusicMuseumLogoBEST DESIGNNationalMusicMuseumLogo

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PROFESSIONALPUBLICATION LAYOUTLOGO DESIGN3-D MODELINGCOLOR THEORYTYPOGRAPHYPACKAGE DESIGNVECTOR ILLUSTRATIONTEAM PLAYERPERSONABLEDEPENDABLE