Resume

Salt Lake City, Utah

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in the graphic arts industry which will utilize my design skills, graphic creativity and office experience.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, May 1996
Bethel College, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Major: Studio Art & Design
Minor: Art History, Stage Design

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

OFFICE MANAGER/LAYOUT ASSISTANT - 7/99 to Present
Richard D. Chong & Associates, Architects - Salt Lake City, Utah

Created graphics and layout for proposals and architectural submittals

Rendered scale drawings for graphic presentations

Distributed paperwork, payroll, architectural specifications and participated in project planning and design

Managed heavy workload in a fast-paced office

Helped create current web page design for the firm

LAYOUT ARTIST AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION - 12/97 to 7/99
First Security Leasing Company - Salt Lake City, Utah

Designed layout and publication for internal leasing newsletters

Organized billing for corporate accounts and correspondence for accounting department

Arranged and managed vault procedures dealing with sensitive confidential documents

Prepared contracts and lease agreements for final processing

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION - 3/97 to 9/97
Cohen, Makoff & Kinnear LLP - San Francisco, California

Assisted in all aspects of legal office work (Intellectual Properties)

Dealt with clients calmly and confidentially on a daily basis

Updated and organized client records

ADVERTISING DESIGN AND LAYOUT - 10/96 to 2/97
Noah's Bagels, Laurel Heights - San Francisco, California

Designed and produced internal and external advertising

Created a "home-bakery" atmosphere through specific design styles

STONECRAFT LAYOUT AND DRAFTING - 6/96 to 11/96
Minneapolis Granite Company - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Created layout design and set fonts for gravestones and stone signs

Hand-cut lettering and designs, including seraphs on fonts and specialty lettering

Worked closely with clients to satisfy their needs for specific designs

DESIGN PROJECTS/EXHIBITIONS

1999 - Richard D. Chong & Associates, Salt Lake City, Utah - Web page design

1999 - Richard D. Chong & Associates, Salt Lake City, Utah - Logo design for Volleyball Re-Designed team tee-shirt

1999 - Eklectique fanzine, Salt Lake City, Utah - Illustration

1998 - First Security Leasing Company, Salt Lake City, Utah - Designed layout and publication for internal leasing newsletters

1997 - City Ballet School, San Francisco, California - Logo and costume design

1996 - Galilee Baptist Church, Circle Pines, Minnesota - Volunteer design and rendering of Isa. 50:6, a mural for the church youth center

1996 - Sojourn - A Senior Thesis Exhibition, Eugene Johnson Art Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota - Oil paintings

1995 - Stations of Desire, a traveling collaborative art exhibition by Claudia Esslinger, St. Paul, Minnesota - Milagro sculpture contribution

1995 - The House of Bernarda Alba, Bethel College Theatre, St. Paul, Minnesota - Costume and stage design/construction

1994 - The Coeval, Bethel College annual, St. Paul, Minnesota - Pen and Ink drawing

1994 - Raspberry Monday, juried exhibition, Eugene Johnson Art Gallery, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota - Oil painting

REFERENCES

Available upon request

If you would like to contact me, send email to eegadler@hotmail.com