Aaron Osborne

Experience

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  Freelance Designer

  Jun 2005 - Apr 2009

  Freelance Designer

  • Website updates (HTML/CSS/Images/Text)• Created postcards/mass mailers for several industries and sales catalog template for mass mailer company• Posters, t-shirts, brochures, and other collateral materials

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  Action Publishing, Inc.

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2010

  Assistant Art Director

  • Process handbooks and logos to be published in bound agendas.• Create logos, supplements, and other projects to be used by clients and in-house.• Direct work flow of a small group of Art Assistants.• Implemented initial physical Kanban system for lean manufacturing

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  JG Management Systems, Inc.

  Nov 2010 - Apr 2017

  Designer & Business Development Assistant

  While there, the company grew from annual average gross receipts of $4.5 million to over $11 million. The number of employees also increased by nearly 100% between 2010 and 2015. This growth opened a lot of opportunities for me to increase the value of the business development department to internal stakeholders who needed a better way to communicate with each other and with existing and potential clients.Web Design & Development• Developed and managed WordPress websites using the WooCommerce Canvas framework• Developed and managed Microsoft SharePoint and Dynamics CRM systems used to track and organize leads which reduced required weekly meetings while increasing efficiency of communication, improved version control, and networked business silos with required security• General support for business software and systemsGraphic Design and Proposal Design/Production/Management• Designed and managed graphic and text elements for 4 technical firms and all related joint-ventures• Produced and submitted multi-volume proposals with strict adherence to key internal/external proposal development milestones several times a monthProject Management• Lead business and proposal development team doing business development/marketing, as well as graphic/web design and development with clients and teaming partnersBusiness Development• Change agent and innovative contributor to business development and proposal development initiatives• Marketing, quality/process improvement initiatives (ISO 9001: 2008), administration and coordination• Marketing strategies and opportunity lead creation/discovery/capture management• Developed knowledge in Government RFP processes and websites that advertise them, General Services Administration (GSA), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and others Show less

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  Over the Mountain Creative Web Development

  Jan 2017 - now

  Freelancer

  An LLC I created while I was finishing my master's and graduate certificate programs under which I do freelance design, development, and consulting work.

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  Colorado Mesa University

  Oct 2019 - May 2023

  Adjunct Faculty in Art & Design departmentTeaching in-person courses and using D2L as a course shell to introduce each week's material, link slideshows, videos, articles, and assessment materials like discussion boards and quizzes.Courses • ARTG 220 - UX Design I• ARTG 290 - UX Design II• ARTG 405 - UX Design III • ARTG 406 - UX Design IV • Tracked and managed workflow of curriculum proposals for modifications, additions, and deletions for both courses and programs using CourseLeaf curriculum inventory management (CIM) system• Managed university catalog website using CourseLeaf catalog management (CAT) software• Created and managed online tenure and promotion voting system that complied with COVID restrictions

  • Adjunct Lecturer

    Aug 2019 - May 2023

  • Special Projects Coordinator

    Oct 2019 - Mar 2023
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  J.G. Management Systems (JGMS)

  Mar 2023 - now

  Proposal Manager