Alex Garey

Freelance Visual Designer

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Location:

425 west Surf St, Chicago, IL 60657

Industry:

Graphic Design

Work:

Freelance - Sarasota, Florida Area since May 2011
Freelance Designer
Think Kaleidoscope - Chicago, IL Aug 2012 - Jun 2013
Designer
Ringling College of Art and Design Jun 2009 - May 2012
Resident Assistant
Think Kaleidoscope - Chicago, IL Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
Design Intern
Ringling College of Art and Design Jun 2009 - May 2011
Facebook Web Marketing Liaison

Education:

Skills:

Illustrator
Graphic Design
Indesign
Photoshop
Typography
Photography
Packaging
After Effects
Illustration
Web Design
Copywriting
Project Management
Creative Strategy
User Interface
Marketing Communications
User Experience Design
Wordpress
Editorial
Branding Development
Ideation
Adobe Bridge
Application Design
Cinematography
Information Graphics
Multimedia
Video Editing
Graphic Arts
Sculpture
Digital Art
Sketchup
Idea Generation
Wire Framing
3D Visualization
Email Marketing
Iwork
Social Media
Lighting
Interactive Advertising
Information Architecture
Magazine Design
Industrial Design
Social Media Marketing
Typesetting
Screen Printing
Business Cards
Logo Design
Layout
Mac
Storyboarding

Interests:

Print Design
Traveling
Culinary Arts
Photography
Packaging Design
Ui/Ux
Graphic Design

Languages:

English
Japanese

Project And Sales Coordinator At Weber Furniture Service

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Location:

Chicago, IL

Industry:

Design

Work:

Weber Furniture Service
Project and Sales Coordinator at Weber Furniture Service
American Signature Inc. Mar 2010 - Jul 2011
Home Furnishings Consultant
The Robert Allen Group Sep 2008 - Feb 2009
Inventory Coordinator
Macy's Jul 2003 - Sep 2008
Sales Floor Designer and Associate Designer
Buchanan Designs Oct 2001 - Jul 2003
Design Assistant

Education:

Purdue University 1998 - 2002
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Design Purdue University Fort Wayne 1990 - 1993
Associates, Associate of Arts, Design

Skills:

Furniture
Interior Design
Space Planning
Customer Service
Merchandising
Visual Merchandising
Microsoft Office
Floor Plans
Autocad
Retail
Space Planning
Ff&E
Project Coordination
Submittals
Sales
Microsoft Word
Management
Photoshop
Pricing
Word
Powerpoint
Excel
Outlook
Sketching
Windows
Account Management
Hospitality
Microsoft Excel
Strategic Planning
Marketing

Languages:

German

Designer At Kaleidoscope Chicago

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Position:

Designer at Think Kaleidoscope, Freelance Designer at Freelance

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Industry:

Graphic Design

Work:

Think Kaleidoscope - Chicago, IL since Aug 2012
Designer
Freelance - Sarasota, Florida Area since May 2011
Freelance Designer
Ringling College of Art and Design Jun 2009 - May 2012
Resident Assistant
Think Kaleidoscope - Chicago, IL Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
Design Intern
Ringling College of Art and Design Jun 2009 - May 2011
Facebook Web Marketing Liaison

Education:

Skills:

Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Adobe Bridge
After Effects
Branding Development
Packaging
Copywriting
Ideation
Web Design
Application Design
Editorial
Photography
Cinematography
Information Graphics
Multimedia
Video Editing
Graphic Arts
Sculpture
Graphic Design
3D
Digital Art
SketchUp
Idea Generation
Wordpress
Wire Framing
3D visualization
Email Marketing
iWork
Creative Strategy
Social Media
Lighting
User Interface
Interactive Advertising
Information Architecture
Magazine Design
Industrial Design
Social Media Marketing
Typesetting
Marketing Communications
Screen Printing
User Experience Design
Business Cards
Logo Design
Illustration
Typography
Project Management
Layout
Mac
Storyboarding

Interests:

Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Print Design, UI/UX, Photography, Culinary Arts, Traveling.

Honor & Awards:

IOPP 48-Hour Re-Packaging Competition 2010 - 2nd Place IOPP 48-Hour Re-Packaging Competition 2011 - Top 10

Home Furnishings Consultant At Value City Furniture/ American Signature Furniture

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Position:

Project and Sales Coordinator at Weber Furniture Service, Inc.

Location:

Greater Chicago Area

Industry:

Design

Work:

Weber Furniture Service, Inc. - Chicago, Illinois since Feb 2012
Project and Sales Coordinator
Value City Furniture/ American Signature Furniture Mar 2010 - Jul 2011
Home Furnishings Consultant
The Robert Allen Group Sep 2008 - Feb 2009
Inventory Coordinator
Macy's Jul 2003 - Sep 2008
Sales Floor Designer / Associate Designer
Buchanan Designs Oct 2001 - Jul 2003
Design Assistant

Education:

Purdue University 1998 - 2002
B.A., Interior Design Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne 1990 - 1993
A.A.S., Interior Design

Skills:

Customer Service
Interior Design
Merchandising
Furniture
Visual Merchandising
Space Planning
AutoCAD
Photoshop
Retail
Pricing
Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Outlook
Microsoft Office
Sketching
Windows
Space-planning
Space planning

Languages:

German