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Work Experience
03/03-Present
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA.
Senior Graphic Designer
Work on a variety of projects, including magazines, brochures, posters, direct mail pieces, web sites among others. Develop and maintain overall hospital brand, including logos, color palette, fonts, etc. Concepting, designing and producing projects making sure they are within the branding standards; photography and art direction; deal with printers, photographers.

05/01-Present
Freelance Designer
Work independently with clients on a variety of projects from concept to final product such as corporate identity, brochures, stationary, web sites and calendars among others.

11/99-05/01
PreVision Marketing, Lincoln, MA.
Graphic Designer
Worked independently and with creative team to develop effective direct mail, marketing programs and print advertisements. Involved in the conception, research, design and photo research for each project. Responsible for the execution of assigned projects and for adhering to project budgets and estimates.

9/96-11/99
nSight, Cambridge, MA
Designer/Production Specialist
Designed and revised a variety of projects, including covers and interiors for college textbooks and trade books, supplements, journals and newsletters. Wrote specifications for the designs and worked with existing ones. Executed layout of projects using QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Ventura, Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand and others. Created artwork and covers using color, graphics, photos or line art. PostScripting and file conversions on Mac and PC. PDF file generation, manipulation and management.

2/95-8/96
Adams Media Corporation, Holbrook, MA
Design/Production
Designed four-color covers for hardcover and paperback trade books, including cooking, self-help and humor. Designed and formatted two- and four-color books. Worked on highly illustrated projects. Daily activities included generating templates, inputting corrections, photo research, scanning, placing and sizing art, organizing work to meet deadlines and working with outside vendors for photos and printing.

5/92-2/95
Freelancer Design/Production
Designed and produced college-level textbooks, brochures, flyers and posters for various organizations, corporate logos and stationery. Created both manual and electronic illustrations for most of these projects.

1/91-4/92
MNS Consultants Inc. Boston, MA
Architectural Staff
Worked on renovation projects, requiring both rendering and animation. Using AutoCAD, developed a layering system for architectural/engineering projects oriented toward construction phase. Prepared both scale and full-size drawings and contract documents for building contractors. Furnished sample recommendations and shop drawings.

Education
New England School of Art & Design. Boston, MA
Diploma, Interior/Environmental Design. June 1991

Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia
Bachelor of Art in Architecture. June 1984

Skills

• Professional knowledge and expertise in a variety of art forms
• Strong conceptual skills; able to translate ideas into reality
• Web design and HTML experience
• Vast knowledge in use of color
• InDesign, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat
• Experience working on multilingual projects
• Expert in both Mac and PC platforms
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Fluent in both English and Spanish