Résumé

EXPERIENCE

Graphic Designer : Voltage Advertising in Colorado ; Present, Freelance for  EBD (Ellen Bruss Design); January 2011-April 2011

Design and create any prints or web products including: identity, package design, posters, ads, e-mails, and websites. Clients include: Xcel Energy, Wells Fargo, Reebok, Fresh Produce Clothing, Trice Jewelry, Astralux Solar, Fantasy Orchid, Hammonds Candies, and Museum of Contemporary Art of Denver.

Graphic Designer : Studio Case, NY; January 2010 – March 2010

Designed and created logos, prints, and motion design. Also helped in the office duties; answering the phone and organizing files and documents. Gained valuable experience with major companies such as Johnson & Johnson.

Graphic Designer : Graphic Services, BYU-Idaho; April 2009 – December 2009

Designed and created posters, magazines, logos, and web design for the use of the University. Learned to work in a more professional environment, to work within the organized groups of people in different fields, such as; designers, communication managers, photographers, web developers and Customers. Learned to work under strict deadlines.

Graphic Designer : University Store, BYU-Idaho; January 2009 – April 2009

Designed and created: posters and signs for marketing purposes, business cards and logos, packaging design for other needs within the University Store. Dealt with each buyer and learned how build good relationships with those who are not designers. Also established deadlines and made final decisions to help keep the job moving along.

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University Idaho (BYU-Idaho)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

SKILLS & HOBBIES

Fine Art: ceramics, sculpting, drawing, painting, print making.

Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and In Design. Basic HTML and CSS.

Cooking: Enough to survive in the family of ten.

Music: Level 10 for Piano skill test, and enjoy music.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Full scholarship for 4 years of BYU-Idaho

Talent Awards from Art Department in BYU-Idaho

A member of Phi Theta Cappa, National Honor Society

Volunteered as a full time missionary for my church for 18 months

Work

I’d like to consider each project I work on as a peace of art: beautiful to look at, each having a meaningful concept. Whatever the result may be, each project is a learning experience and a stepping stone to the next.

Journey

To be honest, I never liked computers. I felt like it was all fake art…until the time that I took an intro-level graphic design class in University. Ever since, computers have gained my trust. Although my work is mostly Graphic Design, I still love fine art, which I continue to incorporate into my work, as well as enjoy it on its own.

Background

Many people, including my art teachers have told me that I have a strong Japanese influence in my art style. When I think about it, my art education has mostly taken place in Japan.  Starting in my preschool years…Oh, the great memories of crayons, colored papers, and unlimited imagination…

Favorites

I like beautiful things. Visually, of course, but also in many other ways…including music, fashion, good friends, family, and you can’t forget food.