Matt Bruns

Matt Bruns

Summary:

Years of Exp.: 8
Location: Peoria Heights, IL, USA

Specialties:

Photography, Online Banners, Illustration, Traditional Art, Website Design, Digital Art
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ABOUT ME

RESUME

OBJECTIVE

Print + Web Design I have over 7 years of professional design experience in the Peoria, Illinois area, and most of my expertise lies within print design. I have been trained in and frequently use Macintosh OSX 10.5, Quark 6.5, Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, and Adobe Acrobat 8. I enjoy being creative and working in a deadline-oriented atmosphere. Please contact me if my skills and talents meet your needs.

SPECIALTIES

  • Photography
  • Online Banners
  • Illustration
  • Traditional Art
  • Website Design
  • Digital Art

EDUCATION

Bradley University - Peoria, Illinois Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design Minor in Multimedia; American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Member Coursework included: Graphic Design Studios, Multimedia Authoring Studios, Color Fundamentals, Environmental Design, Drawing, and Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Design Continuing Education Illinois Central College - East Peoria, Illinois Image and Web Page Course Coursework included: HTML Coding, Dreamweaver MX and Fireworks MX


WORK EXPERIENCE:

Template Designer
MultiAd - Peoria, Illinois - December 2007 to Current

  • Build product advertising templates in various sizes for print or web placement
  • Code elements within each template to correlate with the content of the product website
  • Clients can then visit the product website and create a custom ad with their logo and contact information

Software Tester I
MultiAd - Peoria, Illinois - April 2007 to December 2007

  • Test MultiAd Creator 8 on an Intel iMac running 10.5 and a PowerPC G4 running 10.4
  • Troubleshoot discovered bugs and those reported by clients

Layout Artist
Marquette Group - Peoria, Illinois - August 2005 to May 2007

  • Collaborate with Client Service Representatives on data and specifications
  • Construct Yellow Page ads for clients using Quark 6.5 and Adobe Illustrator CS
  • Modify current designs into multiple sizes and formats
  • Transmit finished files to phone book directory publishers for publication

Photography Retoucher
Vote Photography - Metamora, Illinois - July 2005 to March 2006

  • Digitally enhance and color-correct stock photography using Photoshop CS2 and Dreamsuite filters
  • Export files for uploading to the online database

Pre-Press Operator
Feldman Printing Company - Peoria, Illinois - June 2005 to August 2005

  • Printed proofs and prepared electronic files for customer proofing
  • Sent files to the print shop in a direct-to-plate workflow, executed by Apogee software

Graphic Design Specialist
Royal Publishing Company - Peoria, Illinois - July 2002 to December 2004

  • Designed graphic content and layout



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