Freelance Graphic Designer, January 2000 - Present, Grafton, MA
Owner, Graphic Design Company
• Successfully running a full-time freelance graphic design business
• Responsible for new client procurement, determine their needs & how best to meet their goals within budget
• Create logos and company images from concept to design, a custom "Look and Feel"
• Magazines, trade and newspaper ads, brochures, booklets, newsletters, and trade show graphics
• Files for offset printing, digital printing, web site design, vinyl graphics and silk screens
• Company Plan of Action Guides, Annual Reports and inside communication print material
• Served clients in multiple markets: medical, technology, industrial, restaurants, retail and fitness

UltraNet/RCN, Fall 1997 - Spring 2000, Marlboro, MA
Graphic Artist/Marcom
• Designed: brochures, press releases, ad layouts, mailers, and web graphics from concept to design
• Created marketing material for new commercial division

Consolidated Beverages - Budweiser, Spring 1997 - Fall 1997, Auburn, MA
Graphic Designer
• Setup brand new graphics department; hardware and software
• Responsible for printed material and signs for local Budweiser distributor
• Created original vinyl designs, cut, weeded, and applied

Hanover Insurance, September 1993 - December 1995, Worcester, MA
Technical Analyst
• Provided telephone support for PC, telecommunications and mainframe applications for agents
• Programmed in FoxPro, Report Writer, Monarch and EPS/ERD
• Responsibilities included developing a departmental database for all agency information
• Conducted training classes on Windows, Novell, network data flow, and telecommunication software

Inmac, August 1991 - August 1993, Santa Clara, CA
System Support
•Performed daily operations on 7 HP 3000 systems and a Sequent machine
• Network installation and maintenance, running daily jobs, scheduling, error detection and correction
• End user support and training on hardware, software, and network operation

Kindle Photography, September 1990 - January 1991, Waltham, MA
Database Programmer
• Created, installed, updated and maintained databases for telemarketing and mailing

College Pro Painters, February 1989 - September 1989, Shrewsbury, MA
Franchise Owner
• Owned and operated independent painting franchise for College Pro Painters, Shrewsbury/Northboro area
• Organized & managed advertising, recruiting, production, estimation, financing, new jobs, & accounting

SKILLS

• Excellent writing and grammar (English)
• Attention to detail
• Quick turn around

EDUCATION

• Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA - 1997
Computer Graphic and Illustration, Associate in Science

• Bentley University, Waltham, MA - 1991
Computer Information Systems, Bachelor of Science