OBJECTIVE:
To apply my unique skills and experience as a graphic designer, illustrator, and fine artist
toward creative projects that merit a collaborative team effort.

DESIGN SKILLS:
Excellent time-management, multi-tasking, and project management skills.
An extensive working knowledge of design theory, layout, illustration, typography,
watercolors, technical inking, paste-up, mechanical print preparation, and color separation.
A very strong understanding of CMYK, RGB, and web-safe color management.
Experience with various printing, reproduction, and manufacturing processes/techniques
as well as trapping, offset pre-press, and print production.

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, and Acrobat; Quark Express; Macromedia
Dreamweaver, Flash and Director; Microsoft Word and Powerpoint; HTML; Flatbed and
Slide Scanner; Professional Photo Quality Printer.

EXPERIENCE:
PEKING HANDICRAFT, INC. So. San Francisco, CA (8/05 to present)
Senior Graphic Designer. Responsible for packaging design. Working
with all aspects of pre-press production. Creating fabric and pattern design.

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco, CA (8/00 to 1/05)
Senior Graphic Designer. Lead designer for the visual brand identity of all Blue Shield
monthly publications, marketing materials, and the Intranet site. Implemented new
brand architecture. Responsible for the designing and production of 12 monthly and
one special edition newsletter each calendar year. Supervised and oversaw the
workload of temporary graphic designers.Worked with vendors to solve both production
and implementation challenges. Collaborated with other departments within Blue Shield
to ensure on-time, on-budget, and high-quality deliverables. Attended to press checks.
Worked closely with project managers, brand implementation consultants, and writers
to establish quality controls, ensure accuracy, and develop time and cost accounting
systems. Exceeded job duties through concepting then producing a systematically
organized Blue Shield Publications Guide. Numerous awards won including the
APEX Award 2002 (for the most improved newsletter for Shield Advantage), the
American Graphic Design Award 2002 (for a Practices Provider newsletter) and the
American Graphic Design Award 2003 (for Mylifepath Programs and Services Brochure).

UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH San Francisco, CA (10/99 to 8/00)
Graphic Artist for Program Development and Marketing. Responsible for web-based design
and development of UBHís corporate identity. Lead person for design, production, scheduling,
and quality control of corporate marketing materials, web sites, posters, newsletters, brochures,
mailers, and trade show literature. Designed company logo that is currently in use. Directed and
managed freelance production artists. Worked closely with vendors to identify issues, challenges
and solutions. Provided support for strategic corporate branding and positioning initiatives.

ZONIC DESIGN San Francisco, CA (1/99 to 7/99)
Graphic Designer. Designed logos, newsletters, brochures, mailers, billboards, signs
and business cards.

KEECO South San Francisco, CA (5/98 to 1/99)
Graphic Designer. Created packaging design. Worked with all aspects of pre-press production.
Key participant in the design of the company logo.

CLASSIFIED Newspaper San Francisco, CA (9/97 to 3/98)
Designer. Design and production of advertisements for this monthly magazine.

S.F. OBSERVER Newspaper San Francisco, CA (8/96 to 8/97)
Production Director. Designed and produced flyers, logos, and advertisement layouts for
this newspaper. Designed company logo, column logos, format, and page layout.

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER
ACTEVA San Francisco, CA (5/04-present)
Design web and print projects, responsible for implementing client requests from concept
to full production. Collaborate with specification writers, project managers and engineers.

EDUCATION:
Platt College, San Francisco, CA
Studied HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, and web design. (6/99-9/99)
Diploma in Computer Graphics. Diploma in Graphic Design. (7/96-5/97)
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA (9/94-5/95) Bachelor of Fine Art