Meri Stewart - United States of America
About the artist
Member since the very beginning
Meri J. Stewart
E-mail: [email protected]
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain part time employment in a friendly, respectable, environment where I can best utilize my graphic design skills.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Quark Xpress, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Page Maker, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, BBEdit, Macromedia Flash, Apple works, Flexisign, Casmate.
CREATIVE SKILLS
Absolute Vodka Ad, toy box design, brochures, gatefolds, business cards, club/bar flyer, movie posters, billboard design, magazine ads, magazine cover, 5 page spread for magazine, table of contents for magazine, stationary design, photo retouching, greeting card design, collages, visual montage using different faces, personal web page, animation of photos, various signs for professional businesses such as Coldwell Banker, South Nassau Communities Hospital, & Pfizer.
EDUCATION
Briarcliffe College, Bethpage, New York - B.F.A. Graphic Design -December 2005
Briarcliffe College, Bethpage, New York - A.A.S Graphic Design –August 2003
BOCES Nassau Tech, Westbury, New York – Diploma in Fashion Design – June 1999
EMPLOYMENT
Sign A Rama, Oceanside NY, October 2003 to Present
Sign Maker, Graphic Designer
∑ Design and produce signage on different substrates - paper, aluminum, acrylic, pasteboard, alumilite, banner material, coroplast, plastic formed letters, and neon.
∑ Used Digital machines for printing large-scale graphics.
∑ Used plotting machine for cutting vinyl graphics.
∑ Retouched, edited, added and removed images from photographs.
∑ Laid out various layouts for professional signage.
∑ Took in orders from customers.
∑ Designed logos for businesses.
∑ Perform general office duties, faxing, copying, and paperwork.
Crawford Animal Hospital, Lynbrook, NY, July 2002 to October 2003
Office Manager/Receptionist
∑ Customer relations; Greet clients upon arrival, set up appointments.
∑ Perform general office duties, faxing, copying, handle heavy phone volume, and paperwork.
∑ Keep records of client's visits.
∑ Assist doctors, fill prescriptions for animals, follow-ups.
∑ Process billing and payment, mail invoices.
∑ Design signage for reception room.
Galaxy Hallmark, Valley Stream, NY, September 2001 to June 2002
Cashier/stock person
∑ Worked with everyday cash flow, registers, deposits, and change.
∑ Worked sales floor, dealt with customer service and stocking shelves.
∑ Designed displays for store items with an appealing visual look.
∑ Handled and dealt with many customer relations problems/situations.
Mineola Flags, Rockville Center, NY May 2001 to August 2001
Stock/Artist
∑ Designed eye catching signage for merchandise.
∑ Drew logos that were to be used on flags/merchandise.
∑ Stocked shelves with new and old merchandise.
∑ Helped customers find what they needed.
∑ Maintained cash register.
∑ Light cleaning.
