ANGELA M.

MALDONADO
8424 Botany Lane Houston, TX 77075 Email: angelamaldonado@mail.com Home: 281-974-4747 Cell: 832-858-0783

SUMMARY Flexible and versatile employee who is able to maintain professionalism under pressure. Poised and competent, with excellent team-building and communication skills. Excellent problem-solver, with the ability to communicate and coordinate a solution. Specific areas of expertise include: Graphic Design Information Design Digital Photo Editing Brand Development Technical/Creative Writing Direct Mail Marketing Package Design Market Research Print Advertising

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CLEARPOINT: 2011 2012 PowerPoint Presentation Specialist Multiple contracts Prepares high-level presentations by concepting/creating or editing existing materials. Well-versed in aligning presentations with strict brand standards for PC & Mac. Clients have included: Noble Energy, Halliburton and FMC Technologies CHEVRON: 2007 2011 Communications Specialist: Design Team Prepare high-level, confidential presentations for internal and external clients while maintaining corporate branding standards. Create various print collateral for internal clients. Designed instructor-led training classes Researched, created and combined content and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages to be delivered to various audiences. Developed creative solutions to technical problems. Used technical expertise to streamline job production. Designed large format posters used for conferences and forums. I also worked on internal brochures, newsletters, tradeshow booths and any other graphics that needed producing. FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER: 20062007 Senior Designer Independent advertising contractor for numerous industries including oil and gas, medical, real estate and promotional marketing. Designed projects using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and Microsoft Office PowerPoint software. Developed creative ideas that met the business objectives of corporate organizations. Maintained knowledge of updated technology, resulting in increased production. ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS: 20052006 Direct Marketing Manager Reported to the Vice President of Marketing. Managed direct mail marketing campaigns for 85 retail stores in 10 states. Made PowerPoint presentations showing success of campaigns. Initiated, executed and evaluated direct mail campaigns for selected markets that maintained a response rate of 10% and above. Reduced production cost of direct mail campaigns by 20%. FOLEYS CORPORATE OFFICE: 20042005 Ad Designer Reported to the Creative Director. Designed newspaper, magazine and direct mail advertisements for entire Foleys retail chain. Designed ads using Quark, Inc. QuarkXPress and Adobe PhotoShop software. Educated other designers on new operating system, resulting in the improvement of production time. Created advertising templates for the photography team, ensuring print deadlines were met.

ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS: 20032004 Marketing Graphic Designer Designed all promotional advertisement for 85 retail stores using Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign software. Interpreted Marketing Managers graphic needs and developed designs to suit their purpose, resulting in successful promotions. Managed multiple design projects at a time for four Regional Marketing Managers. ASHFORD.COM: 20002002 Image Editor Edited digital photography for Web publication using Adobe PhotoShop and ImageReady software. Edited and managed over 100 images daily, that resulted in prompt Web publication. Worked well in a team with copywriters, photographers, other designers and marketing specialists, ensuring prompt response to projects. GULF COAST GRAFIX: 19982000 Graphic Arts Manager Managed and designed monthly and quarterly newsletters for numerous Houston-area credit unions using QuarkXPress and PhotoShop software. Communicated clearly with credit union marketing managers, ensuring accurate printed material. Produced new ideas and concepts that ensured success of clients projects. QUICK TICK INTERNATIONAL: 19921998 Graphic Artist Designed concert tickets for venues worldwide using Corel Corp. CorelDRAW and Adobe PhotoShop software. Developed creative ideas that met the business objectives of the sales managers. Processed over 50 concert ticket designs on a daily basis, maintaining sales figures.

SOFTWARE Adobe PhotoShop CS5, Illustrator CS5, Acrobat 9.0, InDesign CS5 and PageMaker 6.0 Corel Corp. CorelDRAW 12.0 Quark, Inc. QuarkXPress 6.0 Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

EDUCATION AND TRAINING Microsoft Office Specialist Certification 2011 Tomball College, Real Estate and Marketing, Houston, TX 2006 Microsoft PowerPoint Certificate, Houston, TX 2006 POP Design Seminar, Chicago, IL 2005 HOW Design Conference, San Diego, CA 2004 Macintosh OS10 Certificate 2003 University of Houston, Design and Offset Printing Certificate 1999 Milby High School Graduate 1988