Daniel Nelson

Experience

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  McGaw Graphics

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2003

  Production Artist

  Production work for the annual ART catalog. Applying style sheet guidelines to the content within the catalog. I designed advertising for featured artists in the catalog in trade publications magazines. Executed client changes through rounds, mock-ups for client presentations and releases final art/mechanicals or digital files to vendors.Quarkxpress PhotoshopFlightcheck

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  Fun-4-All

  Jan 2003 - May 2005

  Packaging Designer

  I created packaging with many licensed products. Building physical comps of packaging, taking photgraphy of products and packaging.

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  Creative Graphic Staffing Agencies

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2011

  Graphic Designer

  I would be placed with companies that had a design or production need to be filled. Designing brochures, press kits, advertisements, presentation boards, logo's, image retouching, catalogue production, as well as creating packaging for a collection of the clients.

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  Conde Nast

  Jul 2005 - Jan 2007

  Macintosh Technical Specialist

  Company wide upgrade of hardware/software for all art departments. Imaging new computers with a OS X build. Installing all programs end user needed. transfer of all data, connecting departments via IP configurations to all available printers, setting up workstations with dual boot systems for the transition of Quark Xpress to InDesign company wide.

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  Miracle Ride

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Graphic Designer, Project Manager

  A charity motorcycle ride• Illustrator/Photoshop• contacted all sponsors for logos• priced out materials and printing costs

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  Graphic Design Services

  Jan 2010 - now

  Art Director

  • Packaging• Logo Development• Catalog Production and Design• Product Design• T-Shirt Graphics• Brochures• Promotional Marketing• Building Mechanicals• Photography of products

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  ENK International

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Production Artist

  ENK is the premium fashion industry's trade show organizer. I was responsible for laying out show floor-plans for upcoming shows with coordinators utilizing VectorWorks. Catalogue Production. Checking all exhibitors advertising to match specifications for our trade show catalogs.

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  I-Star Entertainment

  Mar 2013 - May 2015

  Packaging Designer

  Die line creations, logo's, building mechanicals, point of purchase displays, hang tags, photography of products and packaging. Creating taglines, image research, editing audio, presentation boards, Trade Show Banners. Additionally, I made software/hardware requests for the art department. I kept inventory of art supplies to always have what we needed for projects.