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2003- present Graphic Designer :: USKH, Inc.

  • Provide design and art direction for all business to business marketing needs for the marketing departments of 8 USKH offices in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
  • Developed company's identity elements and propagated them across all media
  • Designed and administer company website
  • Author extensive intranet website through Microsoft Portal software component
  • Design and develop graphics for use within the company
  • Teach InDesign, PhotoShop, Adobe Acrobat and PowerPoint skills to collegues in various disciplines and departments to elevate general graphics knowledge throughout the company

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Creative Director :: Gonzalez Marketing

  • Provide creative strategy, art direction for in-house design team
  • Represent the web and interactive branch of the company
  • Design identities, and a full range of graphics materials for a variety of Gonzalez Marketing clients
  • Design and maintain websites for clients in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
  • Designed the Gonzalez Marketing website, including Flash components and 360 photography applications
  • Responsible for start-to-finish concepting, design, and production of all web and graphics materials for "IT Expo Alaska" Information Technology Trade Show.

Clients include:

City of Valdez
Better Health Pain and Wellness Centers

Alaska Open Imaging Center
IT Expo Alaska

Coastal Villages Regional Corporation

 

Artist/Graphics & Web Designer :: Own Business
  • Provide a variety of graphic, CAD and web services, dba She-Wolf Works
  • Enjoy fully equipped graphics and web design studio - Adobe Creative Suite CS2, Macromedia 8 Suite
  • Give back to the community by donating design services to non-profit, military and occasionally to for-profit organizations and businesses

Clients include:

Northern Geotechnical Engineering / Terra Firma of Anchorage
Petersen Group Building & Development
Les Vogt & Linda Boggs - Cowhorse U - Performance Horse trainers

Donations include:

Website design and maintenance for Wolf Song of Alaska & Wolf Song News, Horse Drawn Carriage Company, UPC Palmer, Kairos of Alaska logo for US Army

 

Graphics Technician :: AeroMap U.S.

  • Authored and created marketing materials and presentations for AeroMap U.S. and 5 affiliated offices of AeroMetric Inc.
  • Edited aerial photography and satellite photography in Photoshop
  • Created marketing and trade show posters, calendars
  • Designed 8x10, and 20x10 exhibit booth backdrop display collages for AeroMap U.S. and Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska
  • Represented AeroMap U.S. on various conferences and marketing events
  • Designed and administered the corporate web site
  • Designed websites for two sister companies: DAT/EM of Alaska and AirSurvey of Virginia

 

Painter / Sculptor / Graphic Designer :: Owner She-Wolf Works

  • (Based in Netherlands) Developed unique 3D multi layered wooden paintings and poseable animal sculptures
  • Provided a vast range of 3D artworks to private clients on a custom order basis
  • Traveled between the USA and Netherlands to exhibit, receive and deliver custom orders
  • Designed house styles, created design renderings and 3D architectural models
  • Provided interior design & color consults