Payne Studios Graphic Design, Huntington, NY

Objective

To work with clients to effectively fufill their Graphic Design needs; to enthusiastically take my creative design concepts from sketches to press and the web using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver

2010: Completed a successful 100 hour internship at Curran and Conners, a full-service advertising agency in Hauppauge, NY
2009 - present: Opened Payne Studios and designed and implemented clean and memorable solutions for print and web
2008: Designed logo for Dartmouth Chamber Group, and poster for their winter concert
2008: Designed business card and flyer for Huntington Chamber Group, a classical quartet

1983-1989: Interior Designer at Mojo Stumer Architects in Great Neck, NY, Planned Expansion Group Architects, White Plains, NY and Rose Beaton and Rose Architects in White Plains, NY
Worked in teams with architects to design innovative interiors for a variety of clients
Developed detailed proposals within clients’ budgets
Designed custom furniture

Developed proficiency in Autocad, a program used for drawing up floor plans, lighting plans and finish plans
Clearly presented designs to clients

1989-2008: Stay-at-home mom, school volunteer, coordinator of HIHI (Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative) volunteers for Kehillath Shalom Synogogue. Once a month we provided beds, three meals and company for homeless people during the winter months, DIYer

2006-2009: Studied Visual Communication at SUNY Farmingdale, 51 credits GPA: 3.84, (Dean’s list Fall 2008)
Classes included: Advanced Drawing, Digital Media, Desktop I and II, Typography I and II, Campaign Production, Graphic Design I and II, Pre-Press I and II, Digital Imaging I and II, Web I and Advanced Web
Projects included workiing web sites, logos, catalogs, ad campaigns, posters, book jackets, illustrations and package design
1978-1982: Cornell University, BS Interior Design

Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, CSS, and Dreamweaver.
Knowledge of Flash