Animal Care Technician
Grade 13 OAC Galt Collegiate (GCI)
Grade 12 Central Public (Saskatchewan)
Special Gymnastics Volunteer (YMCA)
Certified CPR - St John's Ambulance

Humane Society Volunteering
CHIRA - (Children's Handicapped Integrated Riding Assn.)
Advanced Babysitting Courses
Outdoor Environmental Enrichment
Communications Director Karate

LOOKING AND AVAILABLE FOR FULL TIME WORK!!

WORK EXPERIENCE

 
W'inc Online Design - Self Employment

Independent freelance design. I have a large client base, and perform the following tasks for them:

• Freelance Design
• Magazine Ads
• Brochures
• Pamphlets
• Online Display Advertising
• Photo Corrections
• Specialty Items
• Logos
• Specialty and National Specialty Trophies
• Websites
• Stationary
• Embroidery Files
• Banners
• Freelance Photography
• Business Cards
• Portraits / Sketches

I thoroughly enjoy the challenges of graphic design, and getting to work with numerous individuals, helping them explore their creative side. I work with clients worldwide, with the majority being in the United States and Europe. I offer an affordable rate, and a class of customer service to which they appreciate.

As much as I love what I do, I require the stability that comes with being employed on a full or part time basis. Being self employed has been a very memorable part of my life, and I will continue to design as a hobby.

I also maintain a large line of show dog brush artwork for the Manufacturers of greyhound combs and brushes. This job requires that I be approachable and accepting of constructive criticism at all times. I design numerous specialty and promotional items for a broad client base. They all vary in opinions of what makes the ideal breed example, and sometimes it can take a week of redesigning to come up with the end result.

I am currently maintaining several personal websites for Dog Fanciers of all types. I am also producing ads for many popular magazines, papers and corporate identities. I also specialize in digital manipulation and corrections of photos. I draw portraits, and create logos, stationary, business cards and other company necessities. I create personal portraits for individual dog owners as well.

I have designed for companies, breeders and magazines worldwide. There are too many to mention, but are available upon request.

I am proficient in the following Design programs: 

• Corel Draw
• Adobe Photoshop CS5
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• FrontPage/Expression Web
• Page Maker
• Working Knowledge Macromedia / Flash
• Some Drafting platforms and plotter programs
• Various FTP Programs
  

Canine Review Magazine

Contact: Tina Gaudet
(Former Employee)
gtgaudet@shaw.ca
www.caninereview.ca

Canine Review Portfolio
http://winconline.com/WINCONLINE_MAGAZINES-CR.htm
Graphic Designer.

In March of 2009, I started working for Canine Review. My goal was to give the magazine cover, and content a new look and bring it up to date. This was managed quickly and with great results. I was responsible for advertising content, as well as other jobs including logo work, features which involved creating articles and imagery to support up to three breed specific features per month.

The magazine is currently trying to move itself into a digital format rather than mailing individual issues, unfortunately this, as well as the declining dog show entry level has slowed down substantially. Dog showing is a very expensive sport, and advertising those wins doubly so.

Canuck Dogs

Contact: Sue Coghlan
sue@canuckdogs.com
www.canuckdogs.com

Canuck Dog Portfolio
http://winconline.com/WINCONLINE_MAGAZINES-CD.htm
Ad Designer.

Ashley Craig / Greyhound Combs

Contact: Ruthi Stern
ruthi@ashleycraig.net
www.greyhoundcomb.com

Greyhound Combs Portfolio
http://winconline.com/WINCONLINE_LINEART.htm
Graphic Designer.

Greyhound Combs is the original manufacturer of all greyhound combs and brushes. Situated in California, I was chosen to be their graphic designer, bringing to their company a whole new line of drawings, web design, and product marketing!

I am responsible for updating, and creating a current and popular selection of dog breed designs for all their products. I was also responsible for creating a laser possible drawing/design/logo from customer provided ideas and artwork. I was very flexible and open to suggestion and criticism, it makes for a very successful employer/employee relationship as we adapt to each other's styles!

Since taking me on as their sole designer, sales had jumped drastically with a fresh, current and realistic approach to dog design and all their brushes and products. This company manufactures all of their combs and brushes and offers the client, a small town business feel with the capabilities of a large corporation. 

Gemini Jetpack

For 7 years I ran my own company in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, with my partner. The store was called Gemini Jetpack, and catered to a client base of collectors, movie goers, card players, and book readers. We carried the largest selection of rental anime in Canada. We supported many local Anime clubs in the areas, as well we sponsored many events, tournaments and shows province wide. We were a social store, involving the cities in our local events and fundraisers. We just finished a recent artist's competition requiring local artists to delve into the characters which are our store's mascots.

Owning the store gave me a lot of time to concentrate at my leisure, on my design clients. We had a large client base which is very supportive of our goals, both public and private.

Gray Communications

Gray Communications is a web designing company, which designs websites and prepares marketing material for a vast number of Plastic Surgery sites across Canada and the United States. They specialize in Cosmetic Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Associations and are widely accredited across North America.

Wide varieties of duties from Gray Communications include:

• Data entry
• Proof reading
• Surgical sketches
• Before and after Flash morphs
• Creating closed vector graphics from original artwork for AI exportation into Flash
• Flash menus for Gray Communications website
• Patient sketches
• Procedure sketches
• Digital photo manipulation
• Map design

CLASS

Published Quarterly Magazine from Start to finish. Designed Company Brochure, data entry, preparation of digital images and files for printing.

Designed Ads For:

• Canadian Society for Aesthetic (Cosmetic) Plastic Surgery
• Canderm
• Coherent AMT
• Collagen Canada
• Medicard
• Q-Med
• The Sigmacon Group
• Canadian Laser Aesthetic Surgery Society.

HOBBIES

Some of the companies/Individuals I have done work for personally, through a design firm, or contract work as an overflow designer for several firms over the past 20 years. I also am well known in the dog community for donating work to numerous clubs, events and rescues also listed below!

Client portfolio (CHRONOLOGICAL)