Resume

Education

B.F.A. Visual Communication,

Concentration In Graphic Design

Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 2010 – 2015


Certificate In Digital Design

York Technical College, Rock Hill, SC 2007 – 2010

Work Experience

  • Nash Imaging Events

    Graphics Manager 
    Somerset, Ohio 2023-2025

    Managed our print production team, maintained our fleet of wide format printers, integrated our printers to one central RIP software. Oversaw installation, training staff, and RIP integration with both our Colex CNC cutter and Digital Heat DTF 24H2 Printer. Worked with Fortune 500 clients IP and maintained graphics standards across multiple printing methods, materials, and digital implementations. Designed, printed and fabricated environmental graphics for experience-integrated marketing campaigns, brand activations, exhibitions, and digital interactive installations.

  • RR Donnelley
    Prelim/Prepress Operator
    Newark Ohio 2022-2023

    Worked with CSRs, print production teams, and directly with our Fortune 500 client’s design teams to maintain the brand’s graphics standards, while ensuring print production standards over multi-million impression print campaigns. Designed client facing informational documents involving prepress file requirements and print design best practices. Maintained fleet of Epson calibrated printers used for press proofs. I lead the Newark prepress team on integration with our new 25 million dollar HP PageWide T485 HD Web Press. I led our Newark prepress team on rewriting internal QA checklists, development of automated preflight systems, and worked directly with HP training teams to ensure all our prepress workflows were transferable to future HP PageWide presses at RRD facilities.

  • Action Graphics
    Prepress Operator - Graphic Designer -  Wide format Graphics
    Charlotte, North Carolina 2016 – 2022

    Responsible for all offset printing imposition and prepress work using the Heidelberg Prinect workflow. Design, production, and installation of wide format graphics, signage, and promotional items.

  • Fort Mill, South Carolina  2014 – Present

    Designed identities and various promotional items for RED Tactical Supply, Perimeter Outdoor, and more.

  • Studio 351
    Graphic Design Internship
    Rock Hill, South Carolina Fall 2014

    Semester long internship primarily working with clients on Winthrop campus. Projects include: Posters for the Winthrop Department of Theatre and Dance, Brochure for the Department of Design, and advertisements for the Charlotte Pride Band.

  • Fresh Expression Graphics
    Graphic Design Internship
    Fort Mill, South Carolina 2010 – 2011

    Paid internship working with a small web design studio. Various projects including photo editing, brochure design, website mockup.

  • Oasis College Ministry
    Visual Media Specialist 
    Charlotte, North Carolina 2007 – 2012

    In charge of mixing soundboard, audio recording, audio visual setup and breakdown and presentation design.

Additional skills and knowledge

    • Photoshop

    • Illustrator

    • InDesign

    • Acrobat

    • SketchUp

    • FontForge

    • FineCut Pro

    • Colex Optiscout

    • Colex Cut Center 8

    • EngView Boxmaker

    • Pacdora Packaging Designer 

    • Onyx Thrive

    • Heidelberg Prinect

    • Enfocus PitStop Pro

    • Kodak Prinergy 

    • Kodak Insite

    • Word

    • Powerpoint

    • Excel

    • Figma

    • Shapr3D

    • Premiere Pro

    • After Effects

    • Final Cut Pro

    • Prelude

    • Xrite i1 Profiler Suite

    • CSS/HTML

    • Heidelberg Suprasetter A74

    • Ricoh Pro C9210

    • Mimaki JFX200 UV Flatbed Printer

    • Mimaki CG-160 Cutting Plotter

    • Ricoh L4160 Latex Roll Printer

    • HP 365 Latex Roll Printer

    • Graphtec FC9000-140

    • Epson SureColor P6000 Photo Proofer

    • Epson SureColor P7000 Photo Proofer

    • Epson SureColor P8000 Photo Proofer

    • Epson V7000 Flatbed UV Printer

    • Epson SureColor SC60600 Solvent Printer

    • Colex Sharpcut SX Flatbed Cutter

    • Roland VersaCAMM VS-540i

    • Xrite i1Pro 3 Spectrophotometer

    • Mailcrafters 9800L Inserte

    • MIG + Arc Welding

    • Metal Fabricating

    • Woodworking

    • Prop Making

    • Screen Printing

    • Sculpture

    • Electronics

    • Craft Beer Brewing

    • Semi-Professional Cat Wrangling

I am a …

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER

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PRINT AFICIONADO

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VISUAL COMMUNICATOR

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FABRICATOR

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER

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CRAFTSMAN

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TYPOGRAPHER

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SCULPTOR

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CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER 〰️ PRINT AFICIONADO 〰️ VISUAL COMMUNICATOR 〰️ FABRICATOR 〰️ GRAPHIC DESIGNER 〰️ CRAFTSMAN 〰️ TYPOGRAPHER 〰️ SCULPTOR 〰️

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