Profile
About Me
Graphic Designer from Middletown, CT, with a passion for creating visually captivating designs. I believe in the power of design to communicate and connect with the audience.
Expertise
Logo Design, Branding, Web Design, Illustration
Experience
2007 - Present
Graphic Designer in the Senate Republican Office
Working as the graphic designer in the Senate Republican Office at the State Capitol in Hartford, CT. Responsibilities include the design & production of all the printed material for the office including: Senator newsletters & weekly mailers, large format printing of signs & materials for press conferences, presentations, event flyers, invitations, stationary, logos, web graphics & Social Media Posts, e-blasts using Mailchimp, photography, & photo retouching using Adobe Creative Suite CS.
2002 - 2007
Graphic Designer at A.W. Hasting & Company
Worked as a graphic designer for the Marvin Windows & Doors northeast distributor in Enfield, CT. I created and produced a variety of projects including: ads, banners, brochures, direct mail, flyers, POP materials, truck graphics, posters, presentations, and signs. Designed the company web site.
1997 - 2002
Art Director at Percival Communications
As the graphic designer/art director with a public relations/advertising agency in Avon, CT, I handled all design work for the firm and its clients from concept development through printing. Projects ranged from annual reports and brochures to ads, direct mail and Web site design. Clients included the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Connecticut Natural Gas, Loctite, The Hartford, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and many others. Designed the agency Web site.
1996 - 1997
Graphic Designer at Resolution Mapping Incorporated (now Maptech)
Employed as a design and pre-press specialist for the firm that published 4 color recreational boating guides.
1995 - 1996
Graphics Developer at McGeary and Associates
Worked as a graphics programmer for an electronic publishing firm that produced cross-platform compact disks. Designed the company logo for McGeary.
1994 - 1995
Graphic Designer at New Ideas of America
As a graphic designer in an advertising agency that specialized in working with small businesses and inventors
1990 - Present
Freelance Graphic Designer
Clients Included: AECF, Client First Advertising & PR, City Steam, Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC), Duke Energy, LIG, Loctite, Logic Telephone, The Ivory Restaurant, Vecchitto’s Italian Ice, New England Public Works Association (NEPWA), PMR, & Yale-New Haven Hospital. Design & produced materials for State Senate & House candidates.
Tools
Adobe Creative Suite
Dreamweaver
PowerPoint
Canva
Mailchimp
Wordpress