| Experience 1999 – Present Caton Designs, Stittsville. With clients in high tech business and in government departments, my goal is to provide timely and cost-effective solutions for visual communications needs. My work employs professional design principles and contemporary techniques. 2011 – 2012 McMillan, Ottawa. Working with McMillan's Interactive Services group, I conceptualized and implemenedt visuals for Canada Post's online channel. 1997 – 1999 Publishing Plus Limited, Gloucester. My responsibilities included design direction and layout, work prioritization, client and agency liaison. Typically I was involved in design for brochures and collaterals (4 colour), trade show graphics, web pages, presentations, signs and banners. In addition I made recommendations for hardware and software purchases in order to stay competitive. 1993 – 1997 Mitel Corporation, Kanata. Working for Mitel as a well known and respected member of the team, I progressed from Junior Designer to Intermediate Designer. I took part in all aspects of Mitel’s promotion and advertising campaigns developing materials for internal and external use. 1988 – 1989 National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa. I performed design related tasks such as layout, stat camera operation and silk-screening. |
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Education 1989 – 1992 St. Lawrence College, Cornwall. I graduated from a three year Graphic Design program created to refine the skills needed to obtain employment in the field of visual messaging. Courses included computer graphics, photography, illustration, marketing, and printmaking. I was awarded a diploma for graphic design and a certificate for photography. Skills With over twenty years experience in the field of graphic design, I am a compotent and accomplished designer. I use the computer to apply layout/design principles and am proficient on both Mac and PC platforms. Typically I use the Adobe Creative Suite software package [Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop, Dreamweaver]; I use other software as the needs arise such as QuarkXPress, MS Word, Powerpoint, as well as countless others. I also employ my skills in photography to support my design projects. I am comfortable dealing with suppliers and seeing a project right through to its delivery. Interests I use the web to stay on top of current design trends, and to participate in social networking. I use my knowledge of photography to capture aesthetically interesting images. I stay physically active through walking, soccer and swimming. Portfolio See Caton Designs |
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