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Related History Kid Banty Design Jan ‘10 – current Los Angeles, CA Freelance Designer • Conceive branding and collateral for various businesses and 501c3 concerns. • Wrote, designed, and published an 8-page ‘zine for Seattle Area Feline Rescue’s “Adopt-Less-Adoptable-Cats” campaign.• Served on Seattle Area Feline Rescue’s Marketing Board, fulfilling needs for signage, brochures, invitations and annual reports.• Illustration “Le Beagle” featured in Robynne Raye’s 1000 Dog Portraits, Rockport Publishers, 2014• Designed gauge faces for world-class motorcycle builders Walt Seigl, Shinya Kimura, and Hazan Motorworks of LA.• Featured in the 2013 New York Design Expo, New York Motorcycle Film Festival, Bike Exif, Iron & Air, E-Garage, and other blogs. Nico, Inc. Apr ‘14 – Oct ‘15 Seattle, WA Production Artist • Process and edit up to 300 digital images per day in After Effects and Photoshop. • Achieve isolation of image from background for transparency.• Retouch images, applying and manipulating artificial shadows generated through After Effects “FX” panel.• Perform color corrections, change details on prototype items, and composite images when necessary. • QC finished images and upload to server via Filezilla for client download. State Rep. Wallace Collins Sep ‘08–Jan ‘11 Norman, OK Constituent Relations • Established and maintained Social Media presence, engaging with constituents via Facebook and Twitter in proper manner.• Reworked website and managed content using Wordpress platform with linked accounts for ease of information dissemination.• Created newspaper ads and mailers under tight campaign deadlines over the course of 1½ terms and two campaigns.

Education School of Visual Concepts Seattle, WA Introduction to UX Summer Bootcamp Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA AAAF Graphic Design/Production Art University of Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, MO Undergraduate

Skills Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, After Effects Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access Personal Skills: Logos, Branding, Packaging, Layout, Typography, Signage, Posters, Photo Editing, Copywriting, Photography, Sketching, Collaboration, Prototyping, Communication, Intellectual Curiosity, Empathy

A. Michael Collins Graphic Designer | Production Artist (206) 890-2615 andrewmichaelcollins@yahoo.com

portfolio: www.andrewmichaelcollins.com

Summary Moved from Seattle to Los Angeles in October of 2015, looking for new horizons and a junior-level design or production opportunity. I earned a degree in Graphic Design in 2013 after 15 years in the motorcycle industry. I am currently working daily as a motorcycle technician.