Jerome M. Griffith
Baltimore, MD USA
pinevergreenstudio@gmail.com
"theEye" photo by Brandon Severn 2002
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SUMMARY
OF QUALIFICATIONS
Highly motivated Graphic/Web Designer with over 16 years experience in
desktop publishing/pre-production industry and 12 year as a web designer.
Seeking position as Senior Web Designer or Junior Web Developer.
Proficient on both Macintosh and IBM systems with expert working knowledge
in the following software applications: InDesign, Quark Xpress, PhotoShop,
Illustrator, Fireworks, DreamWeaver, HTML and MS Word. Certified Java Application Developer and Oracle 9i Developer.
Seeking further education and experience in Web Development/ Information Systems.
Background includes over 16 years of extensive experience in the following graphic media:
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Desktop Publishing
- Web Design & Publishing
- Corporate Design Packages
- Packaging and Label Designs
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- Pre-press and Printing
- Posters Designs
- Photography
- Illustrating and Color Techniques
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- Aesthetic eye
for details and ability to visualize ideas and concepts into completed
graphic resolutions for final presentation on screen, websites, mobile devices and for camera ready output.
- Complete projects
and meet company, client or marketing goals. In a team environment or
independently.
- Able to prioritize and manage
multiple projects and meet deadlines while organizing electronic files
/ hard copy storage.
- Interested in
the exciting field of animation, comic books, multimedia and story boards.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
T.
ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, Owings
Mills, MD, ---04/2006 - Present
Production Specialist
As Graphic/Web Specialist in the production department I update, edit and prepare
corporate documents for print production; Create web pages and deliver HTML and
JavaScript codes to clients; Manager videos in players; Create Power Point Slides and Presentations.
- Prepare various Corporate documents for Pre-press and Print production.
- Create Web pages / User Interfaces with Dreamweaver, HTML, JavaScript, CSS and TechDiscovery Macros then electronically deliver codes to business units for internal web articles and pages.
- Video Encoding and Video Asset Management in Brightcove and TechDiscovery featuring portfolio managers' interviews and economic reports displayed in multiple and single players.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) of various projects: Print On Demand(POD) Enrollment Kits, Daily PowerPoint Plasma Screens, Article Reprints, Loan By Phone paperwork, IMB Bar Code Scanning and CD Encryptions. As SME I’m responsible for completing and distributing jobs to my teams, train team members on processes, manage and update instructions; communicate with business unit managers, associates,
supervisors and workflow coordinators with suggestions and problem solving.
- Update and implement Logos, Bitmap images, Charts, Data tables,
Graphs and Bar codes into electronic documents before output.
- Create and update Fund Pages, Fund Reports, Plan pages, Performance Pages,
Decision Letters, Power Point presentations, Interactive PDFs. Brochures, Booklets, Posters, Mailers.
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Software Skills: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Media Encoder, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader. Adobe Distiller, Quark Xpress, MS Word, Word Perfect 10,
Word Perfect Macros, Power Point, Outlook.
- Web/Coding Skills: HTML, XHTML, CSS3, JavaScript, Macros, Optimized Web Images, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Filemaker, Web Content Manager (WCM)
SOLO CUP COMPANY, Owings Mills MD,--- 05/2005 - 04/2006
Graphic Designer
- Design and prepare
electronic artwork for plate making and printing on cups and other packages
in Corparate Graphics Department.
- Build vector
art on templates, print color separations, composites and job forms.
- Extensive use
of tools and commands in Adobe Illustrator CS, Freehand, Photoshop,
Adobe Acrobat Reader and Presstouch on Mac OS X system.
GRAPHIC
DESIGNER / PHOTOGRAPHER (Contractor)
Social
Security Administration (Contracted by Apex Systems) Woodlawn,
Maryland
05/2004 - 05/2005
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Produced Corporate
Design Packages, Posters, Signs, Flyers, Brochures, Booklets, Name
tags, bookmarks, Logos and Identity marks. Used Quark Xpress, Illustrator,
Photoshop, Acrobat, Indesign, MS Word and MS Powerpoint for these
projects.
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Used Nikon D-100
digital Camera to shoot in-house events and various subjects for stock
photography. Print digital photos and burn images to CDs for clients
and archives.
GENERAL
PACKAGING LTD. Arima, Trinidad W.I. 1996- 1998
Computer Graphic Artist
- Commended for
exceptional work by management, colleagues and clients.
- Contributed to
the establishment of Graphic Arts Department in initial stages which
saved the company thousands of dollars in pre-production cost monthly.
- Used CorelDraw,
Corel Photopaint, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
- Demonstrated an
eye for minute detail in rendering Package designs, Label designs, Photo-
Retouching, Original Artwork and Newspaper ads. Proof read and ensured
designs were free of errors and ready for color separations and plate
making.
- Developed Corporate
Designs including Logos, Letterheads, Business cards, Envelopes, Signs,
Flyers & Brochures.
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Cultivated productive working relationships with various clients and companies
in Trinidad, Baltimore, Maryland and New York City, USA. Used graphic software,
design and technical skills to complete a diversity of projects on IBM and
Mac platforms.
Freelance Graphic Designer:
- Purusha Jackson-Cox, Authur. , Baltimore, MD USA .-- 2009
- Graham
Communications, Inc., Baltimore, MD USA .-- 2002 - 2004
- JP Enterprises
Inc.: Baltimore, MD. -- 2001 -2002
- Thomas
Larry Productions. Trinidad, W.I. 1996- 2000
Web
Designer/Publisher:
EDUCATION
ROCKWELL UNIVERSITY (Bought by American Public University Systems) Calverton, MD USA. -- April 2004
- March 2005
- Certificate in Oracle
9i Developer
- Certificate in
E-Commerce (JAVA) Application Developer
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE of BALTIMORE COUNTY (CCBC) Catonsville, MD. USA.
2001
AAS degree in Visual Communications - Interactive Design. (Deans List)
DUNROSS ADVERTISING COMPANY LIMITED Port of Spain,
Trinidad, West Indies. 1996
Certificate of Achievement..
JOHN
S. DONALDSON'S TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Port of Spain, Trinidad,
(W.I.). 1995
Typography • Photography • Visualizing for Graphic Communication
• Portfolio.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- SSA “The
Key” Award for Outstanding Individual Effort and Contribution
(2005)
- Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society (2001)
- Award for Cultural
Affairs (2000)
PORTFOLIO
You are looking at it;
Portfolio and Web site online:
www.pinevergreen.com
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