Skills & Expertise

• Computer Software Proficiency (including but not limited to):

Mac OS X Software

Adobe Creative Suite Software: Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom

Microsoft Office: Word, Powerpoint, Excel

Heidelberg Prinect Software: Cockpit, Signa Station, Pitstop

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• Traditional Printmaking Processes & Techniques (including but not limited to):

Lithography (limestone, aluminum ball grain, photographic)

Intaglio (etching, engraving, drypoint, photogravure)

Relief (wood, linoleum)

Letterpress, Serigraphy, Monotype, Monoprint, Collagraphy, Papermaking, and Book Arts

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• Contemporary Art-Making & Commercial Printing Experience (including but not limited to):

Digital illustration

Desktop publishing

Spot & four-color process (Pantone/CMYK) printing

Ink mixing & color theory

Handmade & commercial paper making

Digital photography & image retouching

 

Education

2013-2016

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD); Atlanta, Georgia 

BFA, cum laude, Printmaking with Graphic Design minor 

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2011-2013

Tulsa Technology Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma 

Certificate of Vocational Training in Visual Communication

 

Employment

2018-2019

Studio Operations Manager

Native Bear, LLC; Atlanta, Georgia

• Assisting owner & artist Leela Hoehn-Robinson in studio & business operations (including but not limited to):

Managing e-commerce transactions, customer service correspondence, monitoring merchandise inventory, preparing & packaging orders, overseeing quality control, facilitating & overseeing wholesale account relationships, assembling & curating items for promotional photoshoots, maintaining studio space

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2016-2018

Graphic Designer & Pre Press Technician (full-time)

Sunbelt Printing & Graphics; Marietta, Georgia

• Preflight & file preparation solutions (including but not limited to):

Color conversions, layout creation & imposition, hard & soft proof production & assembly, data preparation & merging, incoming file & artwork reconfiguration, large-format calibration, file modification in accordance to client specifications, file modification in accordance to offset & digital printing logistics

• Design & implementation of artwork (including but not limited to):

Business cards, brochures, books, banners, indoor & outdoor signage, custom marketing collateral, and the creation of new marketing materials that adhere to pre-established branding guidelines

• Post production & finishing (including but not limited to):

Handwork & bindery assistance, final mockup construction, die cutting, output preparation & assembly, quality control, direct mailing assistance, preparing projects for shipment

 

2016

Production Assistant (part-time, seasonal)

Native Bear Paper, Gifts, and Vibes; Atlanta, Georgia

• Assisted owner & artist Leela Hoehn-Robinson in studio & business operations (including but not limited to):

Reviewing purchase orders, gathering merchandise, preparing goods to ship, studio organization & upkeep

 

2016

Undergraduate Intern (part-time, summer)

Atlanta Contemporary; Atlanta, Georgia

• Performed various tasks as needed (including but not limited to):

Staff member assistance, guest services accommodation, shop inventory organization, artist & exhibition research, small-time graphic design projects, event hosting

 

2015-2016

Printmaking Studio Monitor (part-time, work study)

SCAD Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia

• Performed various tasks as needed (including but not limited to):

Student monitoring & assistance, supply & solvent restocking, equipment maintenance, studio upkeep

 

2011-2015

General Employee

Purple Glaze Studio; Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Performed various tasks as needed (including but not limited to):

Painting & glazing assistance, instructing & advising customers, event scheduling & supervision, inventory

management, restocking materials & supplies, glazing & firing finished pottery, studio upkeep

 

Miscellaneous Experience & Achievements

2017

• Original artwork selected for the presidential suite at the Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco

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2016

• Original artwork selected as part of ACA Library’s permanent artist book collection, Atlanta

 

2016

• Gallery Liaison, Exhibition Coordinator, & Exhibitor for “Hard Pressed,” a BFA printmaking exhibition, Atlanta

 

2015

• Design Collaborator & Graphics Team Manager for Hotel Indigo project “A Radiant Awakening,” Savannah

Collaborated with Noble Investment Group to create a public art piece for the Hotel Indigo in Savannah, Georgia

Assisted in conceptualization & creation of the art piece and designed, managed, & printed the project’s official process book

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2015

• Printing Assistant for various artists & institutions (including but not limited to):

Deb Chaney with artist Fahamu Pecou for the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia

Robert Brown with artist Sam Nhlengethwa for SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia

Robert Brown with artist Ingrid Calame for the artist’s personal archives

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2011

• Concept Creator & Design Collaborator for the “Boulder Avenue Bridge” project, Tulsa

Created & conceptualized the design theme selected for a public art piece in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oversaw & assisted with the design process from conceptualization to fabrication

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2013-2016

Vice President, Spokesperson, and Event Coordinator of SCAD Atlanta Print Club

Gene Arthur Alcott Scholarship recipient

SCAD Academic Honors Scholarship recipient

SCAD Artistic Honors Scholarship recipient

SCAD Dean’s Honor Roll