Laurie Ragaini - United States of America
About the artist
Member since 2006-07-19
[title]Laurie Ragaini[/title]
Charlotte, NC 28262
704.719.1116
[email protected]
[title]SUMMARY[/title]
Skilled, creative artist seeking a new position with a company that rewards hard work and dedication, where I could use my experience in the graphic design and event coordination industries to explore and generate fresh and imaginative solutions to my client's and employer's needs.
[title]EMPLOYMENT HISTORY[/title]
[bold]Exhibit Manager/Designer[/bold]
Cal Ostlund, Incorporated, Kenilworth, NJ
Promoted December 2005 - Present
[bullet][/bullet]In addition to maintaining all duties as a designer, was promoted to a newly-created position as Exhibit Manager responsible overseeing three other designers.
[bullet][/bullet]Serve as point person on all inquiries from sales force and outside clients regarding floorplan and convention schedule development as well as graphic production.
[bullet][/bullet]Key accomplishments include the implementation of a standard computerized inventory tracking system, helping to increase productivity of the design and shipping departments.
[bold]Designer[/bold]
Cal Ostlund, Incorporated, Kenilworth, NJ
September 2002 - December 2005
[bullet][/bullet]Work closely with sales force and clients to engineer set-up plans and design large format graphics for trade show exhibits for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies.
[bullet][/bullet]Interact with graphic production labs; design and maintain web-based graphic libraries.
[bullet][/bullet]Manage exhibit inventory and shipping to accommodate demanding show schedules of over 175 trade show booths per year.
[bullet][/bullet]Key accomplishments include revamping the corporate portfolio and letterhead; creating promotional booklets to introduce the company's services and philosophies to prospective clients; and designing various presentation materials used to successfully gain new clientele.
[bold]Freelance Event Designer[/bold]
September 2003 - Present
[bullet][/bullet]Responsible for the design and production of complete event packages, including invitations, favors, programs and other items used at weddings, showers and parties.
[bold]Graphic Designer[/bold]
Bellevie Company Inc., Randolph, NJ
February 2002 - May 2002
[bullet][/bullet]Completely designed, revised and produced an 18-page, full-color catalog.
[bullet][/bullet]Created flyers, inserts and magazine ads to promote high-end tableware products.
[bullet][/bullet]Responsible for all scanning, archiving, and optimizing images for print and web.
[bold]Layout Artist[/bold]
The Literary Review
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
October 2000 - May 2002
[bullet][/bullet]Designed logos, interior pages, covers, ads and flyers for 200+ page publications.
[bullet][/bullet]Trained and supervised employees in the use of PageMaker, Access, and FTP programs.
[bold]Graphic Design Intern [/bold]
Advantage Marketing Communications, Hackettstown, NJ
[title]SKILLS[/title]
Extensive experience with:
[bullet][/bullet]Photoshop
[bullet][/bullet]Illustrator
[bullet][/bullet]QuarkXpress
[bullet][/bullet]3ds Max/Viz
[bullet][/bullet]Vectorworks (CAD)
[bullet][/bullet]PageMaker
[bullet][/bullet]Acrobat
[bullet][/bullet]Microsoft Office Suite
Working knowledge of:
[bullet][/bullet]DreamWeaver
[bullet][/bullet]Director
[bullet][/bullet]Flash
[bullet][/bullet]HTML
[bullet][/bullet]InDesign
[bullet][/bullet]Front Page
[title]EDUCATION & HONORS[/title]
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Date of Graduation: May 2002
Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, Computer Graphic Design
Magna cum Laude, GPA: 3.79
[bullet][/bullet]Academic Honors List (GPA 3.5+): Eight consecutive semesters, 1998-2002
[bullet][/bullet]Inducted into Phi Omega Epsilon, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ's Senior Honor Society
[bullet][/bullet]Honored at FDU's Senior Achievement Program for Academic Excellence in Fine Arts
[bullet][/bullet]Images 2000 Film/Arts Festival Award Recipient: Designed poster to advertise festival
[bullet][/bullet]Featured at Fairleigh Dickinson University's 2002 Student Invitational Show[bullet][/bullet]Images 2002 Film/Arts Festival featured artist
