I am a dedicated and meticulous designer who works easily in a
team and also works proficiently
on my own. I work well under pressure respecting deadlines; mapping out a project from beginning
to end with logic and dexterity. I have a deep understanding of designing effectively within branding guidelines. With that, I am able to incorporate my individual style to each and every task. I problem
solve for the best possible solution, working efficiently and tediously. I am advantageous and
constantly looking to further my knowledge of design and related fields.
on my own. I work well under pressure respecting deadlines; mapping out a project from beginning
to end with logic and dexterity. I have a deep understanding of designing effectively within branding guidelines. With that, I am able to incorporate my individual style to each and every task. I problem
solve for the best possible solution, working efficiently and tediously. I am advantageous and
constantly looking to further my knowledge of design and related fields.
Work Experience
Amazon.com Visual Designer Nov. 2011-Present
- Half of my job is creating graphics for over 100 categories on Amazon, the other half is working on various high-level projects for internal teams within the company and developing processes for my team. The biggest thing that drives me as a designer for Amazon is the desire to keep our brand consistant, with us being one of the most recognizable internationally. I implemented at an hour session with new designers focusing on typography as it is the most overlooked thing within design, as a whole.I trained 2 designers in India on how to create our smaller graphics (site stripes and right column), successfully implementing a 3 day (Rush) SLA request to a 24 hour SLA. This not only saves Amazon a sizable amount of money, but improves relationships between designers and category merchandisers.
Responsys Visual Designer
Sept. 2010-Nov.2011
-I started at Responsys not knowing anything about email design and quickly adapted to the fast paced world of digital marketing. On a typical day I am juggling 3 or 4 email projects at a time. This requires diligent time management and a thorough understanding of the clients brand. Being a designer at Responsys has brought great opportunities to work with other groups of people from the copy writing, coding and project managing disciplines on a daily basis. I primarily design for HTML, but every once in a while a special request comes in to do a print project and a variety of other web graphics.
-My primary clients are Yahoo!.com and Verizon Wireless.
Amazon Payments Contract Designer May 2009-March 2010
-I was brought onto the Payments team to ensure a cohesive look and feel between Amazon.com and Amazon Payments. Having thorough knowledge of the Amazon brand, I was able to successfully integrate their design standards and bring it to the Payments platform. I was responsible for creating a number of graphics including: most of the design elements on the new Amazon Payments website, a variety of email graphics, and print projects among many other daily design needs.
Amazon.com Contract Designer Feb. 2009-May 2009
-I did work as needed for the Sexual Wellness store on Amazon.com.
-I started at Responsys not knowing anything about email design and quickly adapted to the fast paced world of digital marketing. On a typical day I am juggling 3 or 4 email projects at a time. This requires diligent time management and a thorough understanding of the clients brand. Being a designer at Responsys has brought great opportunities to work with other groups of people from the copy writing, coding and project managing disciplines on a daily basis. I primarily design for HTML, but every once in a while a special request comes in to do a print project and a variety of other web graphics.
-My primary clients are Yahoo!.com and Verizon Wireless.
Amazon Payments Contract Designer May 2009-March 2010
-I was brought onto the Payments team to ensure a cohesive look and feel between Amazon.com and Amazon Payments. Having thorough knowledge of the Amazon brand, I was able to successfully integrate their design standards and bring it to the Payments platform. I was responsible for creating a number of graphics including: most of the design elements on the new Amazon Payments website, a variety of email graphics, and print projects among many other daily design needs.
Amazon.com Contract Designer Feb. 2009-May 2009
-I did work as needed for the Sexual Wellness store on Amazon.com.
Amazon.com Contract
Designer Sept. 2008-Dec. 2008
-I was a contract designer at Amazon.com for the holiday season. It was a three month contract
in the fourth quarter and I was able to pick up the brand guidelines quickly and was successful at
producing many graphics a day.
-I was a contract designer at Amazon.com for the holiday season. It was a three month contract
in the fourth quarter and I was able to pick up the brand guidelines quickly and was successful at
producing many graphics a day.
Education
Received
an AAS in graphic design and illustration at Seattle Central Community College
-It's a 2 year program that emphasizes on classic and contemporary methods of design. Here is where I fostered my love of typography, color theory, and mastery of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
References are available upon request
-It's a 2 year program that emphasizes on classic and contemporary methods of design. Here is where I fostered my love of typography, color theory, and mastery of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
References are available upon request
