ANGELA SPEED
2582 Callender Road
Mansfield, TX 76063
Home: (817)453-9997
Cell: (817)307-3638

Thank you for your interest in my skills and my potential to assist you in meeting your design and marketing needs.

The following resume will briefly describe my qualifications but by no means reflect my total capabilities. I am a creative team player who can take possession of projects and see them through to completion. I am diverse, flexible, work well under pressure, and I would be a valuable and creative addition to your company either on a freelance or contract basis.

Sincerely,

Angela Speed

OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Web/Graphic Designer-1992-Present

• Graphic design
• Fine art commissions
• Novel compilation
• Resume creation
• Logo design
• Print advertisements
• Catalogue design and layout
• Software technical support
• Database development
• Personal web site design

Web/Graphic Artist-Fairfield Properties, Grand Prarie, Texas; 6/99-11/00

• Designed and updated web site, www.free-rent.com
• Created brochures, marketing packets, drew floorplans, direct mail pieces and National rent magazine ads
• Managed material design for the corporate office and National Apartment communities
• Coordinated numerous print jobs between printers checking color match proofs, bluelines and press proofs

Marketing Specialist/Graphic Artist-US Brick, Fort Worth, Texas; 8/98-5/99

• Created brochures, direct mail pieces, National magazine ads, and specialty marketing pieces
• Managed material design for the corporate office, plants, regional sales offices and showrooms
• Designed and updated web site, www.usbrick.com
• Coordinated numerous print jobs between printers checking color match proofs, bluelines and press proofs

Marketing Specialist/Graphic Artist-Pacific Southwest Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas; 5/96-6/97

• Designed brochures, statement inserts, in-branch merchandising, and specialty marketing pieces
• Managed material output for the corporate office and branches in all regions
• Developed regulatory marketing pieces for purchase and sale of branches
• Coordinated numerous print jobs between printers checking bluelines and press proofs

National Marketing Coordinator-Telux-Pioneer/Utopia Marketing, Houston, Texas; 1/95-5/96

• Supervised and assisted in design of brochures, flyers, and new products
• Represented the marketing department in sales presentations
• Developed marketing plans for domestic and international clients
• Coordinated between the sales and art departments
• Managed and edited work from an outside creative agency
• Attended foreign and domestic trade shows
• Created and maintained custom-designed databases to track goals, projects, and tasks

Technical Writer/Graphic Artist-UTMB, Galveston, Texas; Department of Ob Gyn; 11/94-1/95

• Designed and edited newsletters, brochures, poster sessions, and slide presentations
• Obtained approval for copyrighted illustration usage
• Edited and wrote manuscripts
• Created graphs, charts, and original artworks

Graphic Artist/Marketing Specialist-Moody Insurance Group, Galveston, Texas; 11/93-11/94

• Designed and edited brochures, newsletters, bulletins, and marketing packets
• Managed material output from three departments
• Created original artworks for use in printed documents
• Developed complete marketing packet for annuity project

Ad Compositor-Houston Creative Connection/Houston Chronicle (Contract), Houston, Texas; 5/93-11/93

• Built ads for all sections
• Proofed, double-proofed, and edited ads
• Created and manipulated graphics, scanned images, and photos

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Platforms: Macintosh OS, MS Windows, and Camex Mainframe.
Software: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Macromedia Freehand, Aldus PageMaker, Adobe PageMill, Claris Organizer, Claris Works, Corel Draw, FileMaker Pro, InControl for Work Groups, MS Excel, MS Word, MS FrontPage, Ace and Breeze.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Art Degree-Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas; Graduated May 1993Distinguished Student, 1991 to 1993
Lewellen Fine Arts Scholarship Recipient, 1992 to 1993

MEMBERSHIPS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Catalogue Design Committee, Houston Grand Opera Boutique, October 1997; Chairman of the Board, Second Annual FACS Golf Tournament benefiting Senior Community Services (Volunteer Committee), January 1997 to September 1997; Member, Corpus Christi Advertising Federation, 1996 to 1997; Volunteer, KEDT Auction, 1997; Member, Spouses of Students (spouse support group) 1993 to 1996; Member, Mixed Media (Art Club), 1991 to 1993; Alumni Member, Gamma Sigma Sigma (National service sorority), 1991

REFERENCES

Patte Comstock, Vice President
Houston Grand Opera Boutique
7315 Muirfield Valley Drive
Houston, TX 77095
(281)859-3578

Gary Enna, Southwest Commercial Group Sales Representative
Blanks Color Imaging
2343 N. Beckley
Dallas, TX 75208
(214)747-7505, extension 107
genna@blanks.com

Butch Harris, Advisory Board Member
Pacific Southwest Bank
4926 Creekbend
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
(512)888-2490

Letitia Johnson, Marketing Coordinator
American Airlines (AMR)
857 Joanna Drive
Hurst, TX 76053
(817) 274-9010

Mark Rand, Owner/CEO
Golden Banner Press
1248 South Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78416
(512)854-1933