D. Murphy Graphic Designer

D’wayne Murphy
238 Felicio Common
Fremont, CA 94536
(Cell) 650.464.0515 / (Home) 510.796.4740
Email: dwayne.murphy@gmail.com

Objective:

To acquire a full time position where I can utilize both my skills and experience as a highly
effective creative member of an innovative, energetic team or company.

Profile:

Creative professional with years of experience that demonstrates strong design, production and layout ability. Comfortable handling multiple projects from concept to completion while meeting tight deadlines.
A problem solver who works well as a team member or independent contributor.

Key Skills:

- Responsible for design implementation and development of projects in both web and print mediums.

- Web/interactive design including: business, educational and artistic websites, animated banners, banner ads, GUI design, sales demos, development of web based graphics, website updates and redesigns.

- Print design and production projects including: newspaper and magazine ads, branding, brochures, corporate identity, posters, t-shirts, business cards, letterheads, coupons, CD & DVD inserts and jackets
and book covers.

- Digital illustration projects including: Iconography, photo manipulation and enhancement, storyline based illustration, photo montage, character creation.

Software Skills:

- Proficient with both Apple Macintosh and PC platform design programs: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Image Ready, Quark X Press, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Quite Imposing Plus.

- Experienced with print specific software: EFI Command Workstation and Fiery Software.

Education:The Cleveland Institute of Art / Cleveland, OH
BFA, Illustration & Graphic Design / Minor: Drawing

Employment History:

Production Assistant / Graphic Designer
Walnut Creek, CA - [08/07 to Present]
Marcus and Millichap
Real Estate Investment Service - Communications Department
- Assistant to the Client Services Manager. Job duties include: manage the production facilities, daily color calibration of  both Cannon 3900 printers, trouble shoot and work with Canon Techs. to keep printers running at top performance, maintain paper stock and print supply needs which includes communicating and working with outside vendors to meet the companies required supply needs. Other responsibilities include: assisting designers with print and graphics projects, binding and packaging corporate collateral such as: sales aids, OM books, training manuals and listing sheets. Design and layout of magazine and newspaper adverts, corporate event book covers, posters, logos, postcards, company e-blast and special event material.
- Instrumental in cutting down amount of time, graphics personnel and resources normally used to complete large in-house production runs.

Center Sr. Production Operator
Palo Alto, CA – [08/04 to 08/07]
FedEx Kinko’s at the  Hewlett-Packard Campus.
Hewlett – Packard Onsite FedexKinko’s Copy center
- Responsible for meeting the printing and design needs of the Palo Alto HP campus and its other nationwide
campus locations. Job duties include: design, pre-flight and printing of various HP collateral such as:
PowerPoint presentations, promotional posters, flyers, event posters, training books and other educational
material, financial briefs and investor relations materials, stock reports, lab and developmental material,
press releases, etc... Other duties include: customer consultation, support and document archiving.

Graphic Designer - Document Creation Specialist
Redwood City, CA – [04/03 to 08/04]
Kinko’s
Nation Wide Document Solutions Company
- Responsibilities include: Assisting branch manager in acquiring new corporate accounts, managed multiple print and design projects including: business cards, postcards, large format poster prints, signs and banners, brochures, booklets, flyers, labels, menus, coupons and in-store collateral etc. Placed out sourced print orders and managed them from job inception to print completion. Instrumental in generating a 20% increase in store revenue from custom designed customer jobs
versus Kinko’s In store template orders

Graphic Designer - Web Designer
Redwood City, CA – [03/01 to 04/03]
Jobs & Careers Newspaper
Leading Bay Area Career Source Newspaper
- Worked closely with sales managers, salesmen and various hiring agents to deliver print and interactive
ad design specific to their needs in order to increase the number of resumes and inquires from professionals seeking employment opportunities. Responsibilities include: Multiple print and interactive ad design for a
variety of hiring organizations, layout of final newspaper spreads, preflight and conversion of newspaper
spreads for digital transfer to printer, updated, maintained and redesigned the Jobs and Careers website,
managed font database, created custom illustrations and graphics.

Lead Web Designer / Graphic Designer
Santa Clara, CA – [11/99 to 01/01]
Stario, Inc.
E-Marketing Solution Provider
- Responsibilities included: design and development of corporate identity, logo, website, business cards,
letterhead, envelopes, T-shirts, interactive demo screens, interactive customer integration schemes,
sales material and presentations, designed HTML based client pages, Drove GUI design concepts through
to finished interface. Worked closely with the engineering team to insure smooth integration of their JSP
and Java bean line codes into my HTML based client pages.

Web Designer
Cleveland, OH - [03/98 to 06/99]
American Greetings
Nationally Recognized Special Occasion Products Manufacturer
- Designed and implemented AG braded satellite storefronts for placement on AOL, worked closely with the
engineering team to assure the smooth transition of my HTML based satellite screens onto the AOL website,
developed, maintained and managed in house web accounts including Canadian based sister company
Carlton Cards. Other duties included: creation of web based graphics, development of presentation material,
attendance of regular meetings for website updates and development for existing and newly established
clients, met with in-house artist and photographers to acquire and develop artwork

Lead Production Artist
Cleveland, OH - [01/96 to 12/97]
Point To Point
Full Service Advertising Agency
- Hired to work as production artist and graphic designer on two of the companies main ROP accounts
Sherwin-Williams and Sealy Posturepedic. Duties include: ad concept design for presentations, design
and layout of national newspaper and magazine ads, digital preparation and PDF conversion of ad files for
transference to printer, photo re-touching and enhancement of clients product based photos, attended
product photo shoots, worked closely with in house print for quality assurance, assisted in company wide
computer updates, assisted other in house staff where ever the need occurred.

Extended Employment History:

- Veterans Administration – IT Dept. ; Palo Alto, CA –Logo Design (2007) – Freelance
- Picaboo.com ; Palo Alto, CA –Graphics & Production (2007) – Freelance
- One In A Million ; Oakland, CA –Graphic Designer / Illustrator (2006) – Contractor
- Gala-Net ; San Jose, CA –Graphics & Production Design (2006) – Freelance
- Stan Lee ; Redwood City, CA –Book Cover Design (2004) – Freelance
- Zenyaku U.S.A Cosmetics ; S. San Francisco, CA – Web Design (2004) – Freelance
- Achievemate ; Santa Clara, CA – Web Design (2004) – Freelance
- OttoCreate.com ; Santa Clara, CA – Web Design (2004) – Freelance
- Zaplet, Inc.; Redwood Shores, CA – Web Design / Illustration (1999) – Contractor
- Flatline Illustrations; Cleveland, OH – Art Director / Web Designer / Illustrator (1999) – Freelance
- Officemax Corp. Hdq.; Cleveland, OH – Graphic Designer / Production Artist (1998 - 99) – Employed
- Cleveland Museum of Art ; Cleveland, OH – Teacher/Teachers assistant (1987 - 91) – Employed

home Portfolios Resume About Me Contact Me				D’wayne Murphy 238 Felicio Common Fremont, CA 94536 (Cell) 650.464.0515 / (Home) 510.796.4740 Email: dwayne.murphy@gmail.com Objective: To acquire a full time position where I can utilize both my skills and experience as a highly effective creative member of an innovative, energetic team or company. Profile: Creative professional with years of experience that demonstrates strong design, production and layout ability. Comfortable handling multiple projects from concept to completion while meeting tight deadlines. A problem solver who works well as a team member or independent contributor. Key Skills: - Responsible for design implementation and development of projects in both web and print mediums. - Web/interactive design including: business, educational and artistic websites, animated banners, banner ads, GUI design, sales demos, development of web based graphics, website updates and redesigns. - Print design and production projects including: newspaper and magazine ads, branding, brochures, corporate identity, posters, t-shirts, business cards, letterheads, coupons, CD & DVD inserts and jackets and book covers. - Digital illustration projects including: Iconography, photo manipulation and enhancement, storyline based illustration, photo montage, character creation. Software Skills: - Proficient with both Apple Macintosh and PC platform design programs: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Image Ready, Quark X Press, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Quite Imposing Plus. - Experienced with print specific software: EFI Command Workstation and Fiery Software. Education:The Cleveland Institute of Art / Cleveland, OH BFA, Illustration & Graphic Design / Minor: Drawing Employment History: Production Assistant / Graphic Designer Walnut Creek, CA - [08/07 to Present] Marcus and Millichap Real Estate Investment Service - Communications Department - Assistant to the Client Services Manager. Job duties include: manage the production facilities, daily color calibration of both Cannon 3900 printers, trouble shoot and work with Canon Techs. to keep printers running at top performance, maintain paper stock and print supply needs which includes communicating and working with outside vendors to meet the companies required supply needs. Other responsibilities include: assisting designers with print and graphics projects, binding and packaging corporate collateral such as: sales aids, OM books, training manuals and listing sheets. Design and layout of magazine and newspaper adverts, corporate event book covers, posters, logos, postcards, company e-blast and special event material. - Instrumental in cutting down amount of time, graphics personnel and resources normally used to complete large in-house production runs. Center Sr. Production Operator Palo Alto, CA – [08/04 to 08/07] FedEx Kinko’s at the Hewlett-Packard Campus. Hewlett – Packard Onsite FedexKinko’s Copy center - Responsible for meeting the printing and design needs of the Palo Alto HP campus and its other nationwide campus locations. Job duties include: design, pre-flight and printing of various HP collateral such as: PowerPoint presentations, promotional posters, flyers, event posters, training books and other educational material, financial briefs and investor relations materials, stock reports, lab and developmental material, press releases, etc... Other duties include: customer consultation, support and document archiving. Graphic Designer - Document Creation Specialist Redwood City, CA – [04/03 to 08/04] Kinko’s Nation Wide Document Solutions Company - Responsibilities include: Assisting branch manager in acquiring new corporate accounts, managed multiple print and design projects including: business cards, postcards, large format poster prints, signs and banners, brochures, booklets, flyers, labels, menus, coupons and in-store collateral etc. Placed out sourced print orders and managed them from job inception to print completion. Instrumental in generating a 20% increase in store revenue from custom designed customer jobs versus Kinko’s In store template orders Graphic Designer - Web Designer Redwood City, CA – [03/01 to 04/03] Jobs & Careers Newspaper Leading Bay Area Career Source Newspaper - Worked closely with sales managers, salesmen and various hiring agents to deliver print and interactive ad design specific to their needs in order to increase the number of resumes and inquires from professionals seeking employment opportunities. Responsibilities include: Multiple print and interactive ad design for a variety of hiring organizations, layout of final newspaper spreads, preflight and conversion of newspaper spreads for digital transfer to printer, updated, maintained and redesigned the Jobs and Careers website, managed font database, created custom illustrations and graphics. Lead Web Designer / Graphic Designer Santa Clara, CA – [11/99 to 01/01] Stario, Inc. E-Marketing Solution Provider - Responsibilities included: design and development of corporate identity, logo, website, business cards, letterhead, envelopes, T-shirts, interactive demo screens, interactive customer integration schemes, sales material and presentations, designed HTML based client pages, Drove GUI design concepts through to finished interface. Worked closely with the engineering team to insure smooth integration of their JSP and Java bean line codes into my HTML based client pages. Web Designer Cleveland, OH - [03/98 to 06/99] American Greetings Nationally Recognized Special Occasion Products Manufacturer - Designed and implemented AG braded satellite storefronts for placement on AOL, worked closely with the engineering team to assure the smooth transition of my HTML based satellite screens onto the AOL website, developed, maintained and managed in house web accounts including Canadian based sister company Carlton Cards. Other duties included: creation of web based graphics, development of presentation material, attendance of regular meetings for website updates and development for existing and newly established clients, met with in-house artist and photographers to acquire and develop artwork Lead Production Artist Cleveland, OH - [01/96 to 12/97] Point To Point Full Service Advertising Agency - Hired to work as production artist and graphic designer on two of the companies main ROP accounts Sherwin-Williams and Sealy Posturepedic. Duties include: ad concept design for presentations, design and layout of national newspaper and magazine ads, digital preparation and PDF conversion of ad files for transference to printer, photo re-touching and enhancement of clients product based photos, attended product photo shoots, worked closely with in house print for quality assurance, assisted in company wide computer updates, assisted other in house staff where ever the need occurred. Extended Employment History: - Veterans Administration – IT Dept. ; Palo Alto, CA –Logo Design (2007) – Freelance - Picaboo.com ; Palo Alto, CA –Graphics & Production (2007) – Freelance - One In A Million ; Oakland, CA –Graphic Designer / Illustrator (2006) – Contractor - Gala-Net ; San Jose, CA –Graphics & Production Design (2006) – Freelance - Stan Lee ; Redwood City, CA –Book Cover Design (2004) – Freelance - Zenyaku U.S.A Cosmetics ; S. San Francisco, CA – Web Design (2004) – Freelance - Achievemate ; Santa Clara, CA – Web Design (2004) – Freelance - OttoCreate.com ; Santa Clara, CA – Web Design (2004) – Freelance - Zaplet, Inc.; Redwood Shores, CA – Web Design / Illustration (1999) – Contractor - Flatline Illustrations; Cleveland, OH – Art Director / Web Designer / Illustrator (1999) – Freelance - Officemax Corp. Hdq.; Cleveland, OH – Graphic Designer / Production Artist (1998 - 99) – Employed - Cleveland Museum of Art ; Cleveland, OH – Teacher/Teachers assistant (1987 - 91) – Employed


D. Murphy Graphic Designer