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Jerome M. Griffith

Baltimore, MD USA

Tel: 443-414-7491

pinevergreenstudio@gmail.com


"theEye" photo by Brandon Severn 2002

 

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Highly motivated and detail-oriented Graphic/Web Designer with strong creative, conceptual and technical skills to complete projects with positive results. Proficient with both Macintosh and IBM systems with expert working knowledge in the following software applications: Quark Xpress, InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Freehand, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, HTML, Flash, CorelDraw, MS Word, PageMaker and Power Point. Skilled in Oracle 9i (SQL, PL/SQL, Forms, Reports) and Web application development (Java, JavaScript, CSS, XML, HTML, JSP, Java Beans).
Background includes 8 years of extensive experience in the following graphic media:

  • Desktop Publishing
  • Packaging and Label Designs
  • Corporate Design Packages
  • Color Separations
  • Printing
  • Advertisements
  • Brochures
  • Posters
  • Web Creation
  • Web Publishing
  • Web Maintenance
  • Photography
  • Aesthetic eye for details and ability to visualize ideas and concepts into completed graphic resolutions for final presentation and camera ready output.
  • Complete projects and meet company, client or marketing goals. In a team environment or independently.
  • Prioritize / manage multiple projects and meet deadlines while organizing electronic files / hard copy storage.
  • Would like to integrate graphic design with new E-Commerce application developer skills.
  • Interested in the growing field of animation, multimedia and story boards.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES Owings Mills, MD, ---04/2006 - Present
Production Specialist

  • Update and prepare corporate documents for pre-press and printing production in
    Electronic Publishing department.
  • Create and update Fund pages, Fund reports, Plan pages, Performance Pages, Decision Letters, Power Point presentations, Interactive PDFs. Brochures, Booklets, Posters, Mailers.
  • Software: Quark Xpress, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Reader, MS Word, Word Perfect 10, Word Perfect Macros, Power Point, Outlook, XHTML, Internet Explorer, Safari, Filemaker, Flightcheck, Pit Stop, 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

  • 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.
  • 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:

  • The Art of Jerry Prettyman - www.prettymangallery.com: Baltimore, MD, 2008 to present
  • Interpretation of Love, Inc. - www.interpretationoflove.com: Baltimore, MD, 2008
  • Family Vision Entertainment Group - www.familyvisionent.com Baltimore, MD, 2009 to present
  • Click here for more web design projects


EDUCATION

ROCKWELL UNIVERSITY Calverton, MD USA. -- April 2004 - March 2005
  • Certificate Oracle 9i Developer
  • Certificate in E-Commerce (JAVA) Application Developer

COMMUNITY COLLEGE of BALTIMORE COUNTY (CCBC) Catonsville, MD. USA. 2001
AAS degree in 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
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Portfolio and Web site online: www.pinevergreen.com

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