graphic designer
Professional info
I have 10 years of Graphic Design experience working as a Freelancer for clients in different industries like restaurants, retail, real estate, healthcare, etc. I have a Bachelor's degree in Visual Communications and create designs for print and web. I also worked 11 years for an Insurance company, specifically as a Business Consultant in Underwriting/Financial reporting.
Languages
ENGLISH
GERMAN
Computer Skills
Work experience
Graphic Designer (Freelance)
2011 - present
My work consists of a lot of print designs including brochures, business cards, booklets, posters, books, flyers but also includes some logo designs as well as designs for web like banners, images, advertisement, etc.
Business Consultant (The Hartford)
2003 - 2014
I started working for The Hartford as a Census Coordinator where my primary responsibility was to obtain census data from group policy holders and to prepare/input/format the data for New Business/Renewal rating purposes. I quickly moved to a rating analyst position, where I calculated group insurance rates for new clients and existing group policy holders. I followed the rating career path from analyst to specialist and finally rating consultant and then moved to a new role as business analyst in the underwriting reporting department at The Hartford. I followed this career path from being analyst to specialist and finally as a Business Consultant. My responsibilities consisted of gathering large amounts of insurance data using MS Access and Business Objects, summarizing, comparing and analyzing the data in MS Excel and creating presentations and other management reports in PowerPoint. I also created various Underwriting tools using MS Excel and MS Access and managed different Underwriting Strategies.
Education
American Intercontinental University
2010 - 2011
Obtained Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communications
Houston Community College
2008 - 2009
Studied Graphic Design
Central Connecticut State University
2000 - 2002
Studied Graphic Design
City of Berlin
1996 - 1999
Apprenticeship at the City of Berlin
Obtained Associates Degree in Office Administration
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR (CC)
ADOBE INDESIGN (CC)
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP (CC)
ADOBE ACROBAT
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
MICROSOFT WORD
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Design Skills
FLYERS
BROCHURES
WORKBOOKS
FORMS
NEWSLETTERS
POSTCARDS
LABELS
ADVERTISEMENTS
PROMOTIONAL MAILERS
PRESENTATIONS
SIGNS
BANNERS
SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS
INFOGRAPHICS
WEB BANNERS
Strengths
CREATIVITY
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
LAYOUT
WEB
ADVERTISEMENT
CUSTOMER FOCUS
RESPONSIVENESS
COLOR SENSE
ANALYTICAL THINKING
FLEXIBILITY
TIME MANAGEMENT
MULTITASKING
PRIORITIZING
LISTENING
2010 - present
2010 - present
