Jimmy Palacios

Experience

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  Matthews Metal Products

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1993

  Jr Brake Operator
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  Kaiser Permanente

  Mar 1993 - Nov 2000

  Patient Transport

  Under immediate supervision, transports patients, medical equipment, laboratory specimens & supplies within all areas of the medical center.Essential Functions:- Upholds KP's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.- Transports patients (pre-operative, post-operative, Hemodialysis, etc) by wheel chair or gurney within the medical center.- Picks up routine and STAT requests for laboratory specimens, blood, equipment, supplies, and other appropriate materials (medical or other) including data reports on regular routes or as required and delivers to appropriate location in hospital facility.- With an escort by a security officer, transports expired patients to the morgue.- Picks up soiled patient equipment and supplies from nursing units and transports to central processing.- Transports equipment from NICU to central processing as requested.- Performs CPR and responds to code blue pages as necessary.- Performs other related duties as required. Show less

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  Circuit Spectrum, Inc.

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Junior Mechanical Designer

  Worked with schematics and formulas to plot and design various circuit boards for different companies. Hand routed signal connections according to design requirements and route signal connections in CAD accordingly.

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  Gilroy Dispatch

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Graphic Designer

  Created high-quality visual solutions for online, print, and video. Worked closely with the sales team and clients to gather requirements and align the vision on small and large-scale projects. Designed custom promotions, page layouts, emails, display banners, social media images, logos, icons, infographics, case studies, templates, and creative assets. ⫸ Worked directly with sales management and external clients on custom ads that resulted in incremental advertising revenue.

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  California Living

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Graphics/Web Design Specialist

  Designed and maintained the California Living website, www.californialiving.biz . Responsible for creating monthly ads for various magazines and newspapers. Photographed and edited all photos. Reconfigured and set up emails.

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  Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Graphic Designer/Customer Service

  Responsible for creating/designing a variety of weekly ads and graphics for various clients. Print & proof before processing jobs. Work directly with external clients on custom spec ads. Filed different documents, answered phones, helped customers understand the company's philosophy and goals.

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  Cathedral of Faith

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Graphic Designer

  Responsible for creating/designing and maintaining a variety of weekly ads, flyers and graphics. Designed and maintained a weekly bulletin. Printed & proof read before processing jobs. Worked directly with the Youth Pastor.

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  CALIFORNIA LIVING, LLC

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Graphic Web Designer

  Oversaw projects from concept to design and production, including print and digital ads. Managed the rebuild and maintenance of the company's website. Delivered exceptional creative, organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills.

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  Cisco

  Feb 2008 - Jul 2008

  Data Analyst

  6 month contractProvide support in for Cisco’s Sales Credit Engine.⫸ Collect data from Excel spreadsheets and Oracle for commission payment analysis.⫸ Calculate payments based on commission plan structure to sales personnel.⫸ Create and audit goal sheets in Goaling Process System through Sales Hierarchy Advanced Repository Environment (SHARE).⫸ Verify commission payment reports for accuracy and completeness.⫸ Work under tight time constraints with a high level of accuracy and ensured timeliness of commission payments as outlined in the commission payment plan.⫸ Resolved reconciliation issues rapidly. Show less

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  Telenav

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Graphic Designer

  Consulted with Fortune 500 clients (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint) to understand scope, vision, and priorities. Initiated, explored, and designed digital solutions for weekly ads seen by millions of customers. Created scalable and branded visual templates with a strong sense of typography, color, and layout.  Facilitated the analysis and transformation of complex concepts into easily understood visuals.

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  United Way Silicon Valley

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Web Specialist

  Created diverse media (visuals, graphics, animations, and videos) to enrich the organization’s brand. Delivered expert storytelling to establish and articulate a clear and consistent design vision. Maintained healthy work relationships with internal stakeholders and partners. Developed and maintained templates used by marketing. Worked well under pressure and consistently met deadlines.

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  CBRE

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2020

  Led the mapping, project management, layout, content, and design of corporate presentations on Liquid Galaxy. Served as a trusted consultant to business and technical teams in the design and production of 3D geospatial tours for the company’s San Francisco and San Jose offices. Set pre-programmed flight paths to create a dynamic presentation and best-in-class client experience. Effectively tackled ambitious timelines and evolving priorities. Owned the layout, design, and production for quality graphic design artwork. Leveraged design and visual principles to create impactful and engaging sales and marketing materials used across the website, emails, social media, and digital channels. Acted as the design lead and interface between external agencies and vendors. Trained, mentored, and developed junior staff.

  • Marketing Specialist

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Graphic Designer

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2019
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  Palacios Designs

  Nov 2020 - now

  Freelance Graphic Designer

  Design custom websites, brochures, PDFs, print ads, logos, t-shirt designs, posters and more using Adobe Creative SuiteDeveloping email marketing campaigns, setting up custom emails for a variety of clients. Creating and designing Facebook Pages, Timeline Cover Photos and web banners. Social NetworkingGo to www.facebook.com/palaciosdesigns for samples

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  Newmark

  Feb 2022 - now

  Senior Graphic Designer