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I've been creating graphics since 1996 without realizing it had a name. When I ran a business center I created flyers and greeting cards for clients all of the time because it was fun. When I ran our communications company with my husband I began creating full-color advertisements for trade publications and magazines around the world, little did I know but that world-wide marketing campaign was the beginning of my Graphic Design career. After we shut down the communications company I went to work as a graphic designer for a printing company where I learned new programs, new techniques and all about the printing business which has helped me with this business completely. From there I began doing odd jobs for friends and finding new clients.

My first job as a self-titled graphic designer was for a local company in my area who needed a website to sell their product, a logo, corporate stationary, brochures, newspaper advertisements, postcards for mail outs and signage.  I was an all-in-one in-house graphics team, taking care of everything they needed to set forth upon their sales venture.

From there, I redesigned a veterinarians website, created flyers for local businesses, had a client purchase the Flash program for me to learn so I could add animation to the website they wanted me to redesign. I have been blessed with wonderful clients!

The next company to hire me was for a vehicle display system. They too needed a website, corporate profile, flyers, advertisements and something very specific: a 30 foot mesh banner graphics package for each of their systems designed specifically for the clients and companies they sold to. My work was on display at SEMA in Las Vegas with the actual Bigfoot Monster Truck displayed on it!

One client threw me into the world of video creation.  I can splice, shorten, speedup and edit videos and music files and have found this knowledge quite useful for various client requests.

Since then I have been on the go constantly. Websites for clients, greeting cards for friends, pretty much a new project every day and it has been a blast. I thank everyone of my clients who got me here and the ones who are keeping me here, for without them, none of this is possible.

My Motto:  If I don't know how to do it... I WILL LEARN - at no additional cost to you!

PC System Knowledge:    

Adobe Photoshop 6.0 & CS2 ● Adobe Illustrator CS2 ● Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional ● Adobe In-Design ● Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 ● Macromedia Flash 8 ● CorelDraw X5 ● Microsoft Word ● Microsoft Excel ● Microsoft Power Point ● Microsoft Publisher ● Microsoft FrontPage ● Dreamweaver CS3 ● Wav Pad Sound Editor ● Windows Movie Maker ● Adobe Premiere Elements Video Editing ● Microsoft Outlook ●  ●  TYPE: 55 wpm