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Tan Grimes
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SUMMARY
Designer and instructor with more than 10 years of experience in print and web production, designing marketing and branding materials for various companies. A constant learner, eager to expand skills and knowledge of digital design. An independent and analytical thinker who knows how and when to both support the team and work alone.


SOFTWARE SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Flash
Adobe InDesign
QuarkXPress
HTML
CSS
Microsoft Office
Macintosh and Windows




PORTFOLIO
http://www.darkeninghorizon.com/portfolio


EXPERIENCE

2003-2008
Visual Coordinator, Alpha Retail Technology, Inc., Calabasas, CA
  • Solely responsible for creating corporate website, corporate marketing materials, and graphic user interfaces for retail software company. Reported directly to senior leadership on marketing and branding projects and managed an assistant.
    • Designed web site and trade show booths, improving corporate image and increasing client base
    • Designed all printed and digital marketing materials normally generated by a large external marketing firm, saving the company thousands of dollars
    • Updated look and feel of software interfaces and e-commerce tools to improve functionality, usability, and aesthetic appeal, contributing to turning prospects into clients
    • Introduced SEO and web page tracking elements to web site, increasing traffic and providing visitor tracking data to senior leadership

2003-2007
Instructor/Trainer, ITT Technical Institute, Digital Design LA, et al, Greater Los Angeles, CA
  • Taught post-secondary graphic and web design courses using many graphic software programs
    • Provided full-day and half-day training sessions to faculty on specific programs and platforms, expanding general knowledge base
    • Advised students on careers, projects, and practical business experience outside of class, better preparing them for the design field

1998-2003
Web and Graphic Designer, freelance, Boulder, CO and Greater Los Angeles, CA
  • Created and updated client websites and collateral
    • Sin Kwang Thé — Created biographical promotional material for martial arts grandmaster as part of press kit for film script
    • Jakks Pacific, Inc. — Produced catalogues, sell sheets, and marketing materials for sales team, improving sales and increasing customer base
    • Science Adventures — Updated website, creating more than a hundred maps to summer camp sites across the nation

1996-2001
Professional Research Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • Developed and taught several new courses involving various graphic applications integrated with non-graphic disciplines such as English and Film
    • Spoke before hundreds of new students and parents annually about design courses
    • Started Bits and Bytes newsletter discussing technological trends in education


EDUCATION
Bachelor of Environmental Design (Design)
University of Colorado at Boulder, CO


CERTIFICATES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Certified Trainer — Bureau for Private Postsecondary & Vocational Education
Assistant Instructor — Chinese Shao-Lin Kung Fu Center, 3rd degree black belt


(323) 514-4637        ·       Calabasas, CA 91302        ·        spyrel@yahoo.com