ThirdCultureStudios

Who I am

I am a TCK born in Nairobi, Kenya to Filipino parents serving as missionaries and grew up in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, USA, Liberia, The Philippines and Thailand. Traveling the world most of my life, I've grown to love being a global nomad but enjoy calling USA my home...for now.

As a graphic designer for the past 10 years, I've had the opportunity to work in-house, for design agencies and as a freelancer. I have designed for print, web and interactive CD projects of all sizes and have extensive experience in multi-piece marketing campaigns. I am equally capable in photography and some videography. I have worked for higher education, retail, health care, small businesses, religious and non-profit organizations.

All these experiences combined have made me a designer with the following qualities:

•   Strategic thinker
•   Excellent leadership and planning skills
•   Adaptable and efficient
•   Exceptional attention to detail
•   Team player and team builder
•   Dedicated to growth and learning
•   Ability to relate across cultures

Skills and capabilities

Software

I am an advanced user of the following creative applications:
Adobe CS3 and 4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign), QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office, Stitcher, Cubeconverter on Mac and PC.

I have a working knowledge of the following applications/languages:
Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Director, TextWrangler, XHTML and CSS.

Photography

• Nikon D70, D80, D90 & D100
• Canon 7D
• Kaidan VR equipment

Achievements

Below is a short list of contributions I've made to the teams I've worked for:

•   Developed award winning recruitment campaigns specifically targeted to address higher education recruitment and retention objectives for nationally recognized colleges and universities.
•   Successfully art directed and re-designed Walmart's bilingual magazine cutting pagination to half saving time and cost in production and providing a seamless and integrated Spanish-English reader experience.
•   Taught myself 360 degree panoramic photography skills to enhance the company's interactive capabilities and provide high end work in a segment suffering from mediocre work; developed training materials and trained staff to acquire the same skills.
•   Successfully art directed and designed targeted programs that included magazines, books, newsletters, POS, web sites, branding and packaging that strengthened consumer loyalty mutually benefiting retail clients and national brands.
•   Brought brand consistency to a chain of stores for a nationally recognized paint company by developing, managing and executing an identity style guide for store signage, advertising and POS.
•   Created, executed and refined a collaborative and documented process of higher education photography that resulted in maximum efficiency for photographers on-site visits while providing a highly creative suite of photos for agency and client use.

Client list

As an employee:

• Nebraska Wesleyan University
• Summa Cum Laude Communications
  • Cleveland Chiropractic College
  • Kettering College of Medical Arts
  • Quincy University
  • Sterling College
  • Union College
  • Woodbury University
• ColorWheel Paints and Coatings
• Try-Foods International
  • Advantage Sales and Marketing
  • Bashas
  • Dial
  • Hyvee
  • Identigen
  • INtegrated Marketing Services
  • Kroger
  • Meijer
  • Safeway
  • Shopper Events
  • ShopRite
  • Stater Brothers
  • Tylenol
  • Unilever
  • Walmart

As a freelancer:

• Advent Hope
• Altamonte Springs SDA Church
• Antillean Adventist Hospital
• Creation Works
• Digital Greenhaus
• Dining by Design
• Doane College
• Escobar Interpreting
• Forest Lake Church
• Higher Horizon Communications
• Kilimanjaro Technology
• Laudation Music
• Luke 6 Ministries
• Pulchry
• Rehoboth International Ministries
• St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
• Tom Morris