Education
CUNY Baruch College
Major: Graphic Communication, Minor: Sociology
BA Degree - May 2006
Related Course Work: Basic Graphic Communication, Business Communication, Intermediate Graphic Communication, Corporate Design, Introduction to Management, Marketing Foundations, Print Production, Consumer Behavior, Management: A Behavioral Approach

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
Major: Multimedia
AAS Degree - January 2004
Related Course Work: Graphic Design, Advertising Design, Advertising Illustration, Life Drawing, Multimedia Design, Multimedia Project Lab, Computer Applications, Color and Design, Art Survey, Typography, Sculpture, Corporate Media Applications


Experience

J&R Music and Computer World - New York, NY
Graphic Designer
06/06 - Present
- Developing and implementing design ideas for monthly contests, promotional pages, blog components and weekly email advertisements
- Maintaining and editing content for J&R's monthly web magazine, Snap
- Assisting with the design overhaul of J&R's e-commerce site using Blue Martini interface

Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) - New York, NY
Marketing/Graphic Design Intern
09/05 - 05/06
- Revamped and updated website interfaces
- Fashioned banners and graphics for website advertisement
- Assisted with the creation of copy used to gain and maintain customer's attention

NYC Human Resources Administration - New York, NY
Staff Development and Training Intern
06/05 - 08/05
- Designed materials and workbook covers for annual staff development conference
- Developed PowerPoint presentations from plain text for use in employee training
- Graded and assessed student's test scores; generated memos and reports from scores

Counts Media (Yellow Arrow) - New York, NY
Graphic Design Intern
02/05 - 05/05
- Assisted with the set up of museum exhibits including photograph retouching
- Created and updated HTML promotional material in the form of e-mail newsletters

NYC Human Resources Administration - Brooklyn, NY
Technology Based Training Intern
06/04 - 08/04
- Drafted manuals and CUNY course catalogs for use in the delivery of employee training
- Generated Microsoft Excel databases and reports used to assess student's test scores

Greenhill Agency - New York, NY
Intern/Freelance Designer
09/03 - 12/03
- Designed company website and materials used for direct mailing
- Conducted market research for future event venues


Skills

Proficient in HTML, Photoshop, ImageReady, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Quark XPress, Microsoft Office Suite, Windows XP, Mac OS X. Familiar with GoLive, Director, PHP, Illustrator.


Activities
New York Cares
Volunteer, Winter 2007 - Present

Beyond AIDS
Webmaster, Summer 2006 - Spring 2007

Dollars & Sense, Baruch College Review of Business and Society
Design Staff, Spring 2006

Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE) Honor Society
Member, Spring 2002 - Present