CM Designs
Professional Resume
Education
BFA in Graphic Design from the California College of the Arts
Major • Graphic Design
Minor • Photography
• Adobe Creative Cloud - Illustrator CC | Photoshop CC | InDesign CC
• Design and application for apparel, vinyl and print
• Pre-press & production management skills
• Fork lift, scissor lift, and genie boom lift certified in California
• Detailed vinyl wrap design and installation experience
• Large format printing experience - OCE Arizona GT 350 | HP Flatbed | HP Latex | Roland Print & Cut
• Laser engraving - materials and set-up
• Large format lamination experience
• Microsoft Office expertise
• 3M certified DINOC vinyl installer
Employment
History
International Name Plate Supplies
Decal and Vinyl Installer • (02.2021 - 08.2021)
I was in charge of vinyl decal installs on amtrak train cars. I was later brought on as a project manager and eventually moved up to doing vinyl wraps and decal install on locomotives and light rail vehicles. I was responsible for doing workspace maintenance and managing our existing inventory of decals and product qualitiy tests.
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Meridian Media Group
Graphic Designer & Production Specialist • (02.2020 - 06.2020)
I started working here doing printing and production design for a small upscale printing firm. I was working on learning and maintaining a FlatBed HP Latex Printer. I would prepare materials for install, cut materials, package up prints for delivery. There was customer service interaction and general shop upkeep and order processing as well.
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Sierra Office Supplies Printing Supplies
Graphic Designer & Print Specialist • (08.2018 - 02.2019)
I was in charge of running and maintaining an Oce Arizona GT 350 Flatbed Printer, HP Latex Printer, a Roland Cutter-Printer and many other machines.
I also specialized in design and sign fabrication. I was a field installer for our vinyl & decal division and I ran all the ONYX software and RIP cutting software.
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Black Dog Graphix
Print Shop Manager & Lead Graphic Designer • (05.2018 - 08.2018)
I managed a print department at a full scale print shop. They specialized in large format printing, screen printing, embroidery, vehicle wraps, vinyl installation and full graphic design support. We also did full wrap designs
and installations for businesses around the Sacramento region.
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Stage Nine Exhibition Design
Senior Graphic Designer & Project Manager • (03.2014 - 10.2017)
I was in charge of designing exhibit graphics for each exhibit that
was shipped. I did all the in-house vinyl installation and coordinated
with an off-site printer to manage production schedules. I traveled for
work and I was a lead in charge of setting up & breaking down
exhibits on site.
Monster, Inc.
Brand Manager & Graphic Designer • (02.2013 - 03.2014)
I was a lead for the headphone packaging department for one of
the nations largest consumer electronics companies. I designed,
press-checked, proofed packaging and released printed media
before it was shipped into domestic & international markets.
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Bam! Software
Senior Media Specialist • (11.2012 - 12.2013)
I was a manager for the visual media department which involved
on location video shoots, video editing, website maintenance, web
campaigns, marketing materials for web and print, email blasts
and full-page website takeovers, etc.
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Bleacher Report
Senior Visual U.I. Designer • (08.2011 - 07.2012)
I worked as a senior designer for the in-house design team.
I would oversee conception and final production for marketing
campaigns and content generation for web pages. I also had a
hand in developing the companies promotional materials.
Skills & Programs
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
3-D Printing
Adobe After Effects
Book Binding & Illustration
Screen Printing
Large Format Printing
Photography & Studio Staging
3 Industrial Fork Lift Certifications
Package Design
FTP & File Sharing
Large Scale Exhibit Design
Trade show Design
Wood shop Fabrication
Metal shop Fabrication
Laser Engraving
Large Scale Lamination
Vinyl Vehicle Wraps
Arizona OCE GT 350
HP LATEX & Flatbed Printers
Vinyl Installation
Freelance Clients
Specialized Bicycles
Keen Footwear
San Francisco Aids Foundation
Dwell Magazine
National Geographic
Incase
Center for Art and Public Life
IQ magazine
Cisco Systems
Jimmy-Jane
Icon Estates
Astro Gaming
Kabam! Games
Forty Forty
EA Games
SEIU Local 1000 Union
Square Peg Design Group
Tiny Prints
Minted
Creative Labs
The Sacramento History Museum
The Sign Center