Holley Bakich design resume

Skills

  • Great with color, detail, idea-generation, and flexibility

  • Design and art direct a variety of printed pieces, including, but not limited to: brochures, posters, signage, magazines, newsletters, and catalogs.

  • Conversant in many software programs, including the Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Microsoft Office Suite

  • Work closely with vendors, such as print and signage shops, to produce the best possible quality.

  • Work with a variety of clients from corporate presidents to museum personnel, to produce desired results.

  • Supervise photo shoots.

  • Illustration abilities in a variety of media, such as Wacom tablet, scratchboard, wood, collage, mixed media, paint, and oil pastel.

  • Writing and editing.

  • Strong working knowledge of a variety of tools, such as table saw, router, drill press, and band saw.


Experience

Desktop Publisher/Designer    ImagePlus Printing    July 2003 — 2011
Prepare digital files for print, checking all graphics, fonts, etc. for quality-control standards on press. Output digital match print proofs for client review. Output and check film for printing. Also produce original graphic designed pieces for customers when needed. Have designed logos and a wide variety of printed pieces, including most of the design work for the Charles Allis Art Museum and Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum.

Freelance Designer    Holley Bakich Design    Sept. 1998 — Present
Using my 20+ years of experience in graphic design, produce work for a variety of clients from my home. Have designed brochures, posters, postcards, websites, logos, illustrations, PowerPoint presentations, television commercial storyboards and many other projects. Can work on a tight deadline.

Graphics/Webmistress    Lore Corporation    May 1999 — Sept. 2002
Designed, created and produced a catalog on CD-ROM of companies providing goods and services to the maquiladora industry. Also designed, created and produced two editions of the catalog as a 100+ page book/magazine before going digital. Produced graphic design work for a variety of projects. Maintained www.focusmexico.com and www.msgcd.com for the company. Worked with the ad agency, Advertising Ink to produce a variety of pieces.

Art Director    Kansas City Museum    Aug. 1993 — July 1998
Created a cohesive overall Museum design for name recognition through my work in the marketing department. Produced promotional pieces, exhibit signage, and banners. Also provided brainstorming and origination of thematic ideas for printed pieces and exhibits. Wrote some press releases and attended press events. Worked on exhibit installation and painting of signage and murals. Worked with vendors to produce high quality work within budget constraints. Produced artwork and layout design for the Museum’s very first web site.

Graphic Designer    Russell Stover Candies    Feb. 1992 — Aug. 1993
Designed packaging for a variety of boxed chocolates and candy bars. Produced nutritional labels. Pitched design ideas to the corporate president. Worked in a variety of printing processes including gravure, lithographic, flexographic and screen printing.

References available on request.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture
University of Missouri, Columbia    3.95 grade average, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design
Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI  4.0 grade average, Summa Cum Laude

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