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Mike Garrett

Hire a well-rounded, red-headed web design specialist.
Graphic Design | Washington D.C. Metro Area, US

Summary

Experience
CSS2+3, xHTML 4. HTML 5, Actionscript 2, jQuery, XML
Web community design, birth and nurturing.
Team building, leadership, project planning and execution

Goals
To work at a small graphic design firm as a web designer & front-end developer
Specialties: web design, graphic design, UI design, front-end development, social media, branding/identity design, seeing the whole picture and thinking big ideas.

Experience

  • Aug 2005 - Present

    Freelance Graphic & Web Design / Mike Garrett Design

    Freelance web and identity design as well as front-end development, pursuing interests in usability and accessibility while looking into integrating social media to improve an end-user’s experience.
  • May 2009 - Mar 2010

    Graphic Designer / Mplayit

    Graphic and web design, front-end development and content management.
  • Jun 2008 - May 2009

    Web Design Intern / VCU Dean of the Arts

    Responsible for maintaining and building the Art History Department’s Web presence. Researched and built Web applications for the promotion of VCU Arts.
  • Apr 2008 - May 2009

    General Manager / WVCW

    Managed operations on a day-to-day basis. Accomplished more in two years than what was completed in the last ten.
  • Oct 2006 - Nov 2008

    Apple Campus Rep. / Volt

    Being the face of Apple on Campus at VCU and promoting sales. Apple is better and here's why.
  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

    Graphics Intern / WAVY TV 10

    Daily News Graphics, including over the shoulder and full screen graphics
    Poster, flyer, and logo design
    Web design
  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

    Associate / Panera

    Dishwasher, dining room, bakery, line... sandwich 1,2, soups, salads, expeditor, prep.

Education

  • 2005 - 2009

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    BFA in Graphic Design
    Activities: Graphic Design Student Advisor, VCU Arts Student Advisor for Graphic Design, Graphic Design Juried Student Show participant and curator, Tasmeem Charette participant in Doha, Qatar, WVCW DJ, Loud Rock Music Director, Head Music Director and General Manager.
  • 2004 - 2005

    University of Maryland Baltimore County

    none in Engineering
    Activities: WMBC indie co-music director
  • 2000 - 2004

    Norfolk Academy

    Activities: Sci-Fi Club President, Theater Light God, Sound God and backstage monkey.

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Honors:
Graduated Cum Laude 2009 Da Vinci Center Operation Simple 2009 Graphic Design Student Advisor 2008-2009 Graphic Design Mentor 2008-2009 Selected for VCU Artist Grant 2008 Finalist in the Juried Student Design Exhibition at VCU – March 2007 Co-Designed and erected the Juried Student Design Exhibition at VCU – March 2007 VCU arts grant for the development of froshart.com – January 2007 Picked to represent VCU GDES at Tasmeem in VCU:Qatar – March 2008 Graphic Design Student Advisor to VCU Arts - January 2006 to present
Interests:
Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Identity Design, Print Design, Team Building, Idea Development, College Radio, Social Networking and the Long Tail
Assoc.:
WVCW, VCU's Student Radio Apple Student Group

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