http://www.dennispjordan.com

DENNIS P JORDAN

ARTIST / GRAPHIC DESIGNER

I have over 16 years experience in the design and printing field, along with being

well versed in the areas of design and production.

Design and graphics for Gig Harbor Football program using InDesign CS3

I have experience with digital files, creating promotional material, in addition to shooting and preparing digital photos for publication.

Skilled at pre-press for printing to copy machines or offset and file correction.

Twelve page Booklet for Friends of Pierce County created using InDesign CS3

Freehand drawing Original Logo adjusted in Illustrator

CS3

Mouse pad design for aftermarket auto accessory store in Tacoma

Created in Photoshop CS3

Calendar for Gig Harbor Lions Club was created using Lion member photos.

Created using InDesign Cs3 printed by J and D Printing of

Tacoma

Inside section of Gig Harbor Lions Calendar

Business Card design and Layout using Photoshop and

Illustrator

Original Logo, business card and large postcard for Heartstring Construction. Offset printing.

Current Job duties:

• Coordinate, direct, and perform the daily functions of the production /

graphic department

• Design and print jobs as directed by customers

• Supervise, recruit, and train employees for 5 locations

• Write and implement HR policies for store

• Facilitated and participated in marketing brainstorming sessions

• Troubleshoot storewide computer systems and software

• General knowledge of the processes and procedures of the corporate

environment

http://www.dennispjordan.com

Prior Job with Peninsula School District :

• Instructed 500 students in art K- 5

• Wrote / edited daily lessons plans

• Utilized my interpersonal and communication skills while

interacting successfully with administrators, students, and

parents

Discovery Elementary project

Before

After

Modify customers original for new project. Image reworked in Illustrator, hand drawn image, and prepared for silkscreen

• Taught color, line and form in both two and

three-dimensional art to local schools

• Created promotional material- newsletters, brochures, display ads

and design layout

• Designed marketing material for local artists

Design and layout of Minter Creek Yearbook 2005-2006.

Cover image collaged in Photoshop CS3

1991 – 1994 Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA

• B.A.E. Bachelors of Art In Education – Major In

Printmaking

• Undergraduate Fellow in School of Education

and Jimmy Knudsen Memorial Scholarship

Professional knowledge of Adobe Suite CS3, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign ,Acrobat

Professional, Microsoft Word, and Publisher. Familiar with. PowerPoint.

Working knowledge on most printers, scanners copy machines and oversized printers.

Menu for Trackside Pizza, original train logo hand drawn, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop