Kevin Dawson
Graphic Designer
813 Audubon Blvd
Severance, CO 80550
701-212-7858
thekwd@gmail.com
kdawsondesign.com
Profile
An experienced graphic designer with a strong attention to detail, who has managed domestic and international clients successfully.
Experience
Graphic Designer – e3Signs, Loveland, CO – Current
Graphic Design, sign design, vehicle wrap design, large format printing, sign production, Graphtec vinyl plotter, Roland large format printer, vinyl production, spot graphic vehicle vinyl installation, customer service, Cyrious pricing software, JobTred project management software, Versa Works software.
Graphic Designer – CopyCo Quality Printing., Fort Collins, CO
Graphic design, prepress, bindery, production. Xerox and Minolta printers, Firery workstation.
Graphic Designer / UI Designer – Lovibond., Fort Collins, CO
Graphic design for product manuals, icon design, UI design.
Senior Graphic Designer – Kiefers.com Inc., Fergus Falls, MN
Graphic design for catalogs, publications, logos, product design, marketing and more for Kiefers.com Inc. and sub companies. Ensuring the vision of the art director translates in the outcome of the final product.
Graphic Designer – Fargo Rubber Stamp Works, Inc. – Moorhead, MN
(Sub company of Kiefers.com Inc.)
Graphic design for catalogs, publications, logos, product design and more for Kiefers.com Inc. and sub companies.
Graphic Designer / Sign Production – Office Sign Company, Fargo, ND
Layout and design of office signs, door signs, conference room signs and ADA signage. Custom designs as well as photo and logo editing using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Production of plastic and metal signage using laser cutting, engraving and heat sublimation processes.
Graphic Designer – How 2 Creative Services, Fargo, ND
Client-based custom design meeting the needs of established and new clients with print and web based multimedia. Creation of business identity from rough drafts to final output. Examples of serving clients needs include print ads, web site, newspaper inserts, door hangers, business cards, billboard, magazine ads, flyers, photo corrections, photo knock outs, phone book ads and logos.
Freelance Graphic Designer, Moorhead, MN
Freelance graphic design working with a variety of customers to meet their design needs. Services provided include: birthday, wedding and graduation invitations, logo creation, brochures, business cards, websites.
Graphic Designer / Desktop Publisher – Copy Max, Fargo, ND
Walk-in customer based graphic design and desktop publishing services. Excelled at creating original work and production of graphics in a time-sensitive retail environment. Worked individually with business and personal customers to create graphics solutions to fit into their time and financial budget. Photo Copying.
Graphic Designer / Pre-Press – Swanson Communications, Inc., Fargo, ND
Created page content for Swanson Health Products tabloids, publications and advertisements using a combination of design, pre-press, page layout, photo correction and page production skills.
Education
Northwest Technical College, Moorhead, MN
Associate of Art Degree in Commercial Art
Westwood College of Technology, Denver, CO
Attended
Software Proficiency
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Microsoft Office
• Proto.io
• Adobe XD
References available upon request.
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