billgrass Years of Experience: 17 Education: B.S., Management, Louisiana State University, 1997 Technical Skills: Adobe Creative Suite Microsoft Office Pinnacle Studio Professional Affiliations: American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) Graphic Design USA (GD USA) National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 12500 Old Hammond Highway #D5 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816 • 225.284.8679 • [email protected] Key Qualifications Formerly of Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering firm, I was most recently a senior graphic designer and a communications specialist serving on many projects nationwide, including the $300 million Geaux Wider Interstate Widening Program. Geaux Wider involves the widening of nearly 20 miles of Interstates 10 and 12 throughout metro Baton Rouge. I also served on the Louisiana TIMED Program. TIMED was the largest transportation initiative in Louisiana history, a $4.6 billion program dedicated to improving 16 highways, bridges, and facilities around the state. I have over 17 years of graphic design experience, and I developed visual communications for the Parsons Brinckerhoff Communications and Public Involvement group and its clients. Deliverables included infographics, brochures, fact sheets, newsletters, invitations, posters, and large-scale displays, as well as promotional items such as T-shirts, logos, and coloring/activity books. I was also the lead point of contact for the development and maintenance of several websites, such as “TIMED to Learn,” “TIMED 2 Explore Engineering,” “The I-12 Widening Project,” and “Geaux Wider.” I was the spokesperson for the John James Audubon (JJA) Bridge, the longest cable- stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere, which was completed in 2012. I have also been a team member on various projects for the departments of transportation in Louisiana, Kansas, Utah, Florida, Michigan, Vermont, and Oklahoma. I have over seven years of public relations experience that encompasses communicating effectively with the public, clients, project officials, elected officials, and the media via public presentations, press releases, social media, communications campaigns, website updates, and television and radio interviews. I was asked by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to be a judge in the 2013 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) TransComm Skills Contest. My colleagues and I judged graphic design and social media entries from various state departments of transportation across the United States. I was part of a team of social media professionals for Parsons Brinckerhoff that has earned a national reputation for project outreach. I also combine a communications skillset with a graphic design expertise that is rarely seen and benefits not only the public, but clients as well. Recent Projects • Louisiana DOTD Geaux Wider Program • Louisiana TIMED Program • Tulsa-Oklahoma City Corridor Investment Plan • Michigan DOT I-96 Reconstruction Project • Vermont Agency of Transportation Rochester-Middlebury-Warren Bridge Construction • Vermont Agency of Transportation Waterbury Area Transportation Projects
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billgrassYears of Experience: 17
Education: B.S., Management, Louisiana State University, 1997
Technical Skills: Adobe Creative Suite MicrosoftOffice Pinnacle Studio
Professional Affiliations: American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)
Graphic Design USA (GD USA) National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
12500Old Hammond Highway#D5 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816 • 225.284.8679 • [email protected]
Key Qualifications
FormerlyofParsonsBrinckerhoff,aglobalengineeringfirm,Iwasmostrecentlyasenior graphic designer and a communications specialist serving on many projects nationwide, including the $300 million Geaux Wider Interstate Widening Program. Geaux Wider involves the widening of nearly 20 miles of Interstates 10 and 12 throughout metro Baton Rouge. I also served on the Louisiana TIMED Program. TIMED wasthelargesttransportationinitiativeinLouisianahistory,a$4.6billionprogramdedicatedtoimproving16highways,bridges,andfacilitiesaroundthestate.
I have over 17 years of graphic design experience, and I developed visual communications for the Parsons Brinckerhoff Communications and Public Involvement group and its clients. Deliverables included infographics, brochures, fact sheets, newsletters, invitations, posters, and large-scale displays, as well as promotional items such as T-shirts, logos, and coloring/activity books. I was also the lead point of contact for the development and maintenance of several websites, such as “TIMED to Learn,” “TIMED 2 Explore Engineering,” “The I-12 Widening Project,” and “Geaux Wider.”
I was the spokesperson for the John James Audubon (JJA) Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere, which was completed in 2012. I have also been a team member on various projects for the departments of transportation in Louisiana, Kansas, Utah, Florida, Michigan, Vermont, and Oklahoma. I have over seven years of public relations experience that encompasses communicating effectivelywiththepublic,clients,projectofficials,electedofficials,andthemediavia public presentations, press releases, social media, communications campaigns, website updates, and television and radio interviews.
I was asked by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to be a judge in the 2013 American Association of State Highway and TransportationOfficials(AASHTO)TransCommSkillsContest.MycolleaguesandIjudged graphic design and social media entries from various state departments of transportation across the United States.
I was part of a team of social media professionals for Parsons Brinckerhoff that has earned a national reputation for project outreach. I also combine a communications skillsetwithagraphicdesignexpertisethatisrarelyseenandbenefitsnotonlythepublic, but clients as well.
Recent Projects
•LouisianaDOTDGeauxWiderProgram •LouisianaTIMEDProgram •Tulsa-OklahomaCityCorridorInvestmentPlan •MichiganDOTI-96ReconstructionProject •VermontAgencyofTransportationRochester-Middlebury-WarrenBridge
Construction •VermontAgencyofTransportationWaterburyAreaTransportationProjects
•Dallas-FortWorthCoreExpressServiceProject •FederalRailroadAdministrationNECFuture •SaltLakeCity1300SouthViaductRehabilitationProgram •KansasDOT5-CountyRegionalTransportationStudy •YubaCountyNorthBealeRoadCompleteStreetsProject
Professional Experience
Parsons Brinckerhoff (June 2007 - July 2015)Senior Graphic Designer •MetregularlywithCommunicationsDirectorandpublicoutreachstafftodiscuss
and develop creative ideas and concepts •Createdoriginalprintanddigitaldesignssuchasinfographics,factsheets,
covers, page layouts, illustrations, project logos, charts, graphs, maps, and other illustrations
•Maintainedbrandconsistencythroughoutallprintedmaterial •Directedpre-presspreparationandproduction;servedaspointofcontactfor
printers
Communications Specialist •Developedcommunicationstrategiesforandmaintainedcloseprofessional
relationship with clients regarding milestones and events, such as groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings, and press conferences
•Workedcloselywithconstructionpersonnel,includingprojectmanagers,contractors, and state transportation agencies, to stay current on all construction activities
•Wroteanddistributedpressreleasestovariousmediaoutletsforprintandwebpublication
•Respondedtoemailandtelephonequestionsfromstakeholders •Distributedconstructionupdatestoextensiveemaillists •Updatedwebsitesandsocialmediasites,includingFacebookandTwitter,to
reflectcurrentstatusofconstructionprojects •Engagedthepublicthroughsocialmediainteractions •Updatedandinformedthepublicviatelevisionandradiointerviews
National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT) at Louisiana State University (August 2002 - April 2007)Graphic Development Coordinator •Designedanddevelopedmarketingmaterials,suchaslogos,banners,
brochures, trade-show displays, and posters, as well as course materials (certificates,coursecovers,PowerPointtemplates,flowcharts,diagrams,andillustrations) in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
•AppointedasNCBRTProductionLiaisontocoordinatewithPrintingServices’production of printed materials, negotiated bulk printing rates, and ensured qualitycontrol
•CollaboratedwithNCBRT’sPublicAffairssectionbyservingonNCBRT’sBranding Committee and implemented organizational identity standards for printed and electronic products
billgrassDesign Awards: 10/2012 - Best
Display Graphic for Geaux Wider infographic, presented by AASHTO to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
10/2009 – Award of Excellence for TIMED 2 Explore Engineering brochure and Awards of Merit for Huey P. Long direct mail card and TIMED Program timeline display, presented by SPRF
12/2008–Awardof Merit for TIMED 2 Explore Engineering brochure, presented by PRSA (New Orleans chapter)
9/2008–SilverQuillAwards, received with other TIMED Public Outreach employees, in categories of Special Events, Employee Communications, Community Relations, and Annual Report/One Time Publication, presented by IABC
11/2007 – Award of Excellence in Invitations for Louisiana Highway 15 ribbon cutting invitation, presented by PRSA (New Orleans chapter)
billgrass •Tookcourse-relatedphotographswithdepartment’sdigitalcamera •Delegatedtaskstoandsupervisedintern,studentworkers,andadjunct
employees
Freelance Graphic Designer (June 1998 - present) •Creategraphicprojectsforclients •Meetwithclientstodeterminegraphicsneedsandmakerecommendations •Create/manipulategraphicsasneeded •Edittextforformattingandconsistency •Collaboratewithclients’printshopsforproductionofmaterials
Hobbies/Interests: Musician in several
Baton Rouge bands, including Long Neck Society, Blu Rouge, Choupique,TheVOID,and Witness This
Bicycling
Astronomy
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