Resume

Profile

Visual Designer with deep expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, surface print design, and brand storytelling. Known for crafting compelling visuals that elevate apparel and product brands across digital and print. Strategic thinker with a hands-on design approach and a strong eye for color, pattern, and composition.

Skills

CREATIVE TOOLS 

• Adobe Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign • Lightroom • Premire Pro

DESIGN EXPERTISE

• Surface Print Design • Apparel Graphics • Branding • Typography • Color Theory

VISUAL PRODUCTION 

• Photography • Image Editing • Marketing Collateral

Experience

Print Specialist - Kate Quinn Organics
2022-2025

Kate Quinn Organics, a leading provider of organic apparel, where I specialized in creating and managing print designs for their product lines.

• Designed repeat prints using original artwork, licensed, and public domain assets, ensuring brand consistency.

• Developed color palettes, print layouts, and repeats, enhancing brand consistency and visual appeal.

• Processed strike-offs and lab dips, communicating approvals and rejections with factories to maintain quality standards.

• Archived and maintained a library of print swatches, ensuring easy access to designs and efficient workflow.

• Tracked, audited, and maintained licensed assets, ensuring compliance and organization.

• Prepared and sent print-ready artwork to factories, ensuring high-quality production and timely delivery.

• Photographed live models in studio and on location, capturing brand essence and enhancing marketing materials.

Marketing Graphics Specialist - Romac Industries
2017-2022

Romac Industries, a manufacturer of innovative waterworks products, where I led the design of marketing materials and brand assets.

• Designed marketing collateral for sales, recruiting, and in-house needs, including infographics for web, social media, and email marketing.

• Revamped brand aesthetic by modernizing and redesigning a 250+ page product catalog and building a new responsive website.

• Developed brand guidelines, templates, and centralized assets to unify departmental brand appearance.

• Collaborated with stakeholders to design assets, including billboards, multimedia, and technical documentation.

• Conducted product photography for catalog, website, and trade show graphics, enhancing visual storytelling.

• Spearheaded design and execution of annual trade show booth, including layout, graphics, and logistics.

Freelance Graphic Designer
2008-present

• Created logos and brand identities.

• Lifestyle photography for clients, focusing on family and portrait

• Delivered custom collateral for diverse clients.

Additional Experience
2008-2016

Ketti Handbags

• Designed and marketed women’s handbag line through self-run business.

The Signal Newspaper

• Created award-winning print ads and daily newspaper layouts.

Education

California State University, Northridge
B.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences, option in Apparel Design and Merchandising

California Institute of the Arts
Completed 80 units toward B.F.A. in Graphic Design

Skills

Hobbies

• Gardening

• Martial arts - coaching & certified judge

• Paddle boarding

• Estate sale treasure hunting

• Cooking & pizza making