Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Matthew Reedy
Design Experience


Freelance Graphic Designer
Matthew Reedy Design
Chicago, IL

Work with the client to develop concepts and designs for company brands, projects, and marketing strategies.

Client list includes:
Oliver Wyman, Community GroundWorks, and Community Shares of Wisconsin.

Photoshop Specialist
Archer Geographic
Madison, WI

Enhanced aerial & satellite imagery that is mapped on to geo-referencing software
The software is used by commercial planes & nautical vessels for navigation purposes

Design Lab Manager
Donald P. Anderson Design & Research Laboratory
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

- Maintained various hardware including Apple OSX Server and networked computers.
- Maintained & upgraded software via Remote Imaging
- Maintained laser printers, large format inkjet printers, scanners, & projectors
- Managed faculty & student accounts remotely through Apple Remote Desktop


Graphic Designer
H2O Plus Skincare
Chicago, IL

Web Development
- Designed banners, buttons, & category images for website
- Assisted with art direction of website navigation & layout
- Maintained web content using Microsoft Commerce Server integrated e-commerce software

Package Development
- Designed & revised keyline art for product decoration & packaging.
- Approved product & giftset keyline art from vendors
- Designed & created product & gift set comps for presentations & conceptual purposes

In-House Photographer
- Proposed, built, & grew a versatile & efficient photo studio within the home office
- Photographed products & gift sets for website & print.


industry skills
InDesign
Illustrator
Acrobat Pro
Photoshop
Light Room
Final Cut Pro
Bridge
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Outlook
Digital photography
Digital printing
Digital file management
Web content maintenance

education
MA Graphic Design University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
BA Visual Communications St. Norbert College De Pere, WI