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1 Hello, Good morning. I am writing to express my interested in the Sr Graphic Designer position. I am self-motivated and capable of managing multiple project timelines. I enjoy working directly and collaboratively with team members to produce high-quality products. I have lead teams and been part of design teams in both corporate and agency environments. I bring 18 years experience as a Graphic/UX/UI Designer and Art Director in both corporate and agency environments to the table. I have expert-level skills in all Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Distiller, Dreamweaver, & Flash). I write well-formed HTML 4/5, XHTML, CSS 2/3 that conforms to W3C standards. While I do not consider myself a programmer, I do have experience with Axure, PHP and JavaScript code as it pertains to front-end UI/UX design. Please take a look at my online portfolio available at the following link: Additional samples of my work can be downloaded in a PDF booklet using this link: Please feel free to contact me at I will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Michael Holt

2 EXPERIENCE Art Director/UX Designer Art Angel Studio, LLC Plano, Texas 2015 Completed the concepts, mockups and design for the 2015 John Tyler High School Football program in Tyler, Texas. Utilizing expertise with Adobe Creative Suite, designed and developed the UX/UI for The U.S. Road Trip website. Designed logo and sales banners for Done Butter Cakes in Frisco, Texas. UX/Interactive Media Designer Samsung Telecom America Richardson, Texas Lead design and coding for front-end layout and usability standards on Samsung Academy...Samsung Mobile s national sales training web portal. Used HTML/CSS expertise to deliver a cross-browser/tablet/mobile experience consistent with corporate branding requirements. Worked with Management, System Administrators & External Vendors to determine and implement best practices while simplifying web-based usability standards. Provided graphic design support for Channel Sales Marketing. UX Designer/Developer, Indotronix International Verizon Irving, Texas 2012 Tasked with the design, layout and usability of Verizon Corporate and Wireless next generation Intranet and Internet web sites. Using Photoshop and Illustrator to create high-end graphics, icons, flow diagrams, wireframes, and mockups. Setup wireframes using Axure. Worked closely with Information Architects, Focus/Testing Groups and offshore Programmers to determine and finalize best practices to simplify usability standards. Used hand-coding skills to assist with fixing and updating offshore development to comply with cross-browser needs. Tasked with Quality Assurance testing. Senior Art Director, Propaganda Zoot Interactive, Frisco, Texas 2011 Served as primary creative and lead designer for multiple clients. Designed direct mail, marketing collateral items, magazine ads, trade show graphics, corporate identity, print collateral, web site GUI design and annual reports. Produced high-end, die-cut marketing and promotional items for City of Frisco EDC and Chamber of Commerce. Lead a team of 4 to produce web development, trade show and video projects. Art Director for several client video and photo shoots. Utilized pre-press experience for to ensure cost savings for agency. Webmaster/Graphic Designer Verizon Business, Richardson, Texas The Lead Web &Graphic Designer for the Network Security group. Included planning, wireframing, information architecture, UX/UI design, and development/production through final release. Created and maintained standardization for 16 departmental web sites. (including CISO, VP and 2 International sites). Was liaison between back-end Programmers and Incident Response team, improving workflow and increasing productivity. In 2001 and 2005, created innovative, informative videos used at VP and International sales presentations. Writing the script, creating storyboards, creating animations, directing and editing video for DVD production. SKILLS Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Highly organized. Results and workflow oriented. Superb creative ability. Analytical thinking Excellent hand skills Illustration techniques Web-based HTML 5 / CSS 3 Storyboarding / User Work Flows Dreamweaver / Axure / BBEdit Photoshop / Illustrator / Flash some javascript and PHP 5 Design-based Adobe Creative Suite 6 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) Macintosh Tech Support Level II Media 100 and Final Cut Pro EDUCATION Art Institute of Dallas 1992 Associates of Applied Science in Visual Communications Tyler Junior College Major: Computer Science AWARDS American Society for Industrial Security, Poster Design - Private Sector - 1st Place, 1998 Dallas Society of Visual Communications, CD Design - Honorable Mention, 1992 Art Institute of Dalllas Presidential Scholarship (6 times)

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4 Samsung Mobile Samsung Academy Training course template for use with 2014 Unpack Event. This was used for all of the product lines: Gear S, Gear Fit, Galaxy S5 and Note 4. 4

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6 BLOX Website and App Design. The client asked for a user interface design that would be used to woo potential investors for their social media project. 6

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9 DNA Consultants Website GUI Design 9

10 Freeman Leonard Website GUI Design 10

11 Freeman Leonard Promotional Information Packet Direct Mail Piece 11

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13 Frisco Chamber of Commerce Magazine Ad and 3 ft. x 8 ft. Banner 13

14 Frisco Chamber of Commerce Invitation and City Map Cover 14

15 Frisco Chamber of Commerce Membership Brochure 15

16 Frisco Economic Development Corp. Gift Postcards: When Assembled Make City Hall 16

17 Frisco Economic Development Corp. Pop-Up Invitation 17

18 Frisco Economic Development Corp. Magazine Ad Campaign 4-Page Spread 18

19 Frisco Economic Development Corp. Magazine Ad Campaign 1-Page Ad & ½ Page Ad 19

20 Inside Imagers Corporate Identity 20

21 Inside Imagers Website GUI Design 21

22 LeClear Fashion Corporate Identity & Product Tag 22

23 LeClear Fashion Website GUI Design Creative Director Art Direction Principal Photography Photo Editing 23

24 Premier Grilling Die-Cut Leave Behind Brochure 24

25 Premier Grilling Website GUI Design 25

26 Pride Pharmacy Corporate Identity & Product Package 26

27 Pride Pharmacy Presentation Folder 27

28 Pride Pharmacy Website GUI Design 28

29 ZOOT Interactive Corporate Identity 29

30 ZOOT Interactive Magazine Ad & Truck Wrap 30

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