CONTACT SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE EDUCATION MATTHEW WALENDZIK 37546 CHARTER OAKS BLVD CLINTON TWP., MI 48036 [email protected] mattwalendzik.specsgfx.com/ MathuGraphicDesign/ Specs Howard School of Media Arts October 2013-October 2014 Graphic Design Diploma 3.98 GPA Wayne State University September 1998-December 2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts SKILLS POSTERS BRANDING AND IDENTITY LARGE FORMAT PRINTING LOGO DESIGN PRODUCT PACKAGING FRONT END WEBSITE DESIGN PAGE LAYOUT AND PUBLICATIONS FACEBOOK COVERS Paper First Affiliates-Walnut Creek, CA Production Artist | May 2013-September 2013 & May 2014-Present • Gather and organize all photography used for projects • Create clipping paths and color corrected photos as needed • Create logos, flyers and special marketing requests for clients Pillar Social Media-Royal Oak, MI Graphic Designer | October 2013-Present • Create facebook covers and profile pictures for social media clients • Manage the front end design for client websites • Communicate as needed wth project managers, and back end developer to maintain project standards Beaumont Hospital-Troy, MI Official Vendor for Graphics and Printing | April 2011-Present • Create posters for the Heart and Vascular Department • Cultivate relationships with other departments to expand orders • Manage each order from PO, to printing, to shipping It Stixx-Shelby Township, MI Co-Owner/Graphics and Production | January 2010-January 2011 • Coordinated all design projects from concept to completion • Managed materials and costs • Cultivated relationships with clients such as Jet’s Pizza, Beaumont Hospital, and WGPR Radio Stixx-Rochester Hills, MI Graphics and Production | January 2007-December 2009 • Coordinated all design projects from concept to completion • Designed marketing materials • Leadership role in designing merchandise for the Detroit Pistons and the Detroit Red Wings Freelance Design Adhere International LLC - Birmingham, MI | January 2011-October 2012 •Acted as a consultant on matters of design, printing, and material. Developed a product line of laptop clings, window stickers, bumper stickers and managed each order (design, printing, and shipping). McMahon & Associates LTD – Bloomfield Hills, MI | September 2008 – January 2012 •Developed newspaper, magazine, and web ads with visual impact & clarity. Created a strong working relationship with the owner, and completed rush orders by deadline. • Highly creative Graphic Designer with a background in print, and specializing in branding, poster design, signage and front end web design • Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Dreamweaver • Focused on meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality of work
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CONTACT
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
MATTHEW WALENDZIK
37546 CHARTER OAKS BLVD
CLINTON TWP., MI 48036
mattwalendzik.specsgfx.com/
MathuGraphicDesign/
Specs Howard School of Media Arts
October 2013-October 2014
Graphic Design Diploma
3.98 GPA
Wayne State University
September 1998-December 2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts
SKILLSPOSTERS
BRANDING AND IDENTITY
LARGE FORMAT PRINTING
LOGO DESIGN
PRODUCT PACKAGING
FRONT END WEBSITE DESIGN
PAGE LAYOUT AND PUBLICATIONS
FACEBOOK COVERS
Paper First Affiliates-Walnut Creek, CA Production Artist | May 2013-September 2013 & May 2014-Present• Gather and organize all photography used for projects• Create clipping paths and color corrected photos as needed• Create logos, flyers and special marketing requests for clients
Pillar Social Media-Royal Oak, MI Graphic Designer | October 2013-Present• Create facebook covers and profile pictures for social media clients• Manage the front end design for client websites• Communicate as needed wth project managers, and back end developer to maintain project standards
Beaumont Hospital-Troy, MI Official Vendor for Graphics and Printing | April 2011-Present• Create posters for the Heart and Vascular Department• Cultivate relationships with other departments to expand orders• Manage each order from PO, to printing, to shipping
It Stixx-Shelby Township, MI Co-Owner/Graphics and Production | January 2010-January 2011• Coordinated all design projects from concept to completion• Managed materials and costs• Cultivated relationships with clients such as Jet’s Pizza, Beaumont Hospital, and WGPR Radio
Stixx-Rochester Hills, MI Graphics and Production | January 2007-December 2009• Coordinated all design projects from concept to completion• Designed marketing materials• Leadership role in designing merchandise for the Detroit Pistons and the Detroit Red Wings
Freelance DesignAdhere International LLC - Birmingham, MI | January 2011-October 2012•Acted as a consultant on matters of design, printing, and material. Developed a product line of laptop clings, window stickers, bumper stickers and managed each order (design, printing, and shipping).McMahon & Associates LTD – Bloomfield Hills, MI | September 2008 – January 2012•Developed newspaper, magazine, and web ads with visual impact & clarity. Created a strong working relationship with the owner, and completed rush orders by deadline.
• Highly creative Graphic Designer with a background in print, and specializing in branding, poster design, signage and front end web design• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Dreamweaver• Focused on meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality of work
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