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Matt A. Johnson's Resume

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Education

2002: B.S. in Fine Arts, Graphic Design concentration
Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
- Graduated Magna cum Laude (GPA 3.89)
1997: Associate's Degree in Desktop Publishing
Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE
- Graduated with distinction (GPA 3.8)

Experience

2008-present: Graphic Design Specialist, Mosaic
- Created graphics and artwork for a non-profit organization, including newsletter layouts, logos for internal organizations, and miscellaneous graphics for promotional materials.
2004-2008: Marketing Director, Land and Sky Manufacturing / theNaturalBedStore.com, Lincoln, NE
- Responsible for all the company's marketing needs, including designing point-of-purchase and promotional materials, organizing tradeshows, managing the company's different brands, working with vendors, and writing copy for press releases.
- Responsible for developing the company's first business-to-consumer website, which earned the company $1 million in its first year.
2002-present: Freelance Graphic Designer, www.mattaj.com, Lincoln, NE
- Designed web sites for clients on a freelance basis.
- Helped set up shopping cart and blog software with custom graphic templates to create unified layout designs.
- Created software icons and toolbar buttons for a number of software programs
2002-2004: Graphic Designer, Capitol Graphics, Lincoln, NE
- Responsible for the design and layout of various printed materials for clients, performed pre-press operations and saw projects through from thumbnails to the printing plate.
1999-2002: Graphic Design Peer Tutor, Wayne State College Learning Center, Wayne, NE
- Taught students to use popular graphic design software, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and QuarkXPress.
- Gave class demonstrations and created instructional handouts
2001: Summer Internship, Spectra Grafx Studios, Sioux City, IA
- Used Photoshop and GoLive to design, create, and update commercial web sites

Skills

Education: Taught college students the fundamentals of graphic design and web design software through instructional handouts, classroom presentations, and working with them one-on-one.
Software: Experience with the Macintosh platform and popular design software including Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and InDesign.
Programming: Experience in hand-coding HTML and CSS. Also able to "play with" JavaScript, ASP, and PHP to install fun gadgets on web pages, including installing software using PHPMySQL and FTP.
Pre-press: Worked with designs from conception to publication with involvement in every step along the way, including photography, color correction, trapping, and producing film and printing plates.

Awards

2002: First Place Golden Leaf Award for editorial cartoons, Lincoln, NE
2001: Addy Award in student publications, Sioux City, IA

References

Available upon request.