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Graphic Design Intern @ Ocean Shore Printing Designing logos, brochures, business cards, product labels, flyers, and more. From June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) Owner/Designer/Art Director @ Moonlit Studio SF • Specializing in Photography, Videography, and design needs for businesses.• Responsible for the concept, look, feel, imagery and messaging for creative projects ranging from promotional, web, video, photography, and print. • Communicating each project and the clients needs to my internal team and external partners.• Visualizing goals and setting parameters. • Translating complex ideas into elegant communications with a clarity of vision and flexibility of the process. San Francisco Bay AreaProduction Designer @ Kendo Brands, Inc. • Delivering print-ready mechanicals, retouching pixel-perfect photos, and color-correcting images for final cosmetic packaging deliverables. • Collaborate with design director, designers, copywriters, producers, and others across brands to execute first-class work in packaging and marketing materials. • Creation and maintenance of brand guidelines and specifications to manage a brand identity system.• Strong Illustrator, Indesign, and photoshop skills for the development of print and digital, mechanical production.• Creating presentation, mock-up and marketing deliverables using large format printers.• Working with printers and other vendors to ensure production quality and deadlines. From April 2018 to June 2019 (1 year 3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaSenior Prepress Technician @ G3 Enterprises • Evaluate, prepare and adjust wine and spirit label artwork to flexo, offset, and digital format printers.• Make necessary graphic, photo, and color corrections to files to produce the best possible product.• Communicate with internal customer service and external customers.• Perform all quality control procedures throughout the proofing and printing process.• Ensure artwork, submissions, and printed products abide by brand specifications• Maintain an accurate database of artwork and brand requirements for all brands.As a prepress technician, my role is to ensure that customer-supplied artwork for labels is translated correctly into proofs and print ready files for our presses. The prepress operator is a key part of the production team and works cooperatively with others to ensure that our customers’ design specifications are met. Operating on a Mac OSX platform and other computer-controlled systemsas well as Adobe Suite and Esko printing software, I perform color-separation, retouching or updating customer supplied files, platemaking and proofing files to ensure proper format,appearance, layout, and text is set prior to label production. From August 2016 to April 2018 (1 year 9 months) Livermore, CAGraphic Designer @ MEPCO Labeling Systems Designing and Proofing packaging for various food and beverage companies. Proofing of provided artwork, recreation of existing artwork, and creation of new artwork.Creating press-ready files using Flexo printing methods. Color correction/matching, image adjustment, separations/creating plates, creating die-lines/ foil stamps/ emboss ect., and manual trapping techniques used daily. Maintaining open and strong communication between sales reps., marketing, artists, and clients for optimal results in a timely manner. From November 2012 to February 2014 (1 year 4 months) Lodi, CAWork Study @ International Academy of Design & Technology Work StudyResponsibilities include:Designing ads and flyers for school events and announcements.Assisting students with locating admissions, computer problems, and tutoring. In charge of data entry and filing for student records. From November 2007 to October 2008 (1 year) Production Designer - Global Assets @ HH Global at Google • Produce, edit, and manage a range of visual assets for Google devices, including UI/UX elements, photo retouching/resampling, marketing material, etc. across mobile, web and print platforms using Adobe CC, Figma, Sketch, and GSuite.• Localize and set up Google hardware screens for multiple languages across all products.• Collaborate with internal and external partners while tracking multiple projects with tight deadlines.• Build pixel perfect assets in addition to helping extend existing design languages or develop new metaphors, specifically with smart home/Nest products. Mountain ViewPrepress Technician @ Multi-Color Corporation Wine and spirit label/packaging production including proofing and typesetting for press-ready artwork, color-correction/image adjustments, creating 3-D renderings of products, and plate making, along with designing signage and promotional materials that follow company guidelines, developing add-on software for Adobe CC using JavaScript, HTML5, & CSS. From February 2014 to July 2016 (2 years 6 months) Napa Valley, CA