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Madeleine Montano - graphic designer
When I was 14, I decided that I wanted to be a graphic designer. I didn’t even know that graphic designer was a career choice. I thought teacher or veterinarian were the best options to make money. But looking back on how I spent my free time, it was pretty easy to pin point the budding desire to communicate non-verbally.
My family had lots of subscriptions to magazines and I liked to cut out all the images and different type face words to recreate my own communications. As this became my favorite way to pass time, I experimented with different glues, tapes and staples to adhere everything seamlessly to the walls. My parents had to stop me from destroying there house so I started to buy blank books and continued to experiment on the pages until it was filled from cover to back.
Then it hit me, after I filled my first book, that I wanted to be a graphic designer. The first time I ever heard the words “GRAPHIC DESIGNER” was on the TV for a Colorado Institute of Art Commercial. I truly thought at 14 I could build a better magazine than what was available to me. Here I was, not even able to drive a car and already had my future job plans determined. I was going to be a graphic designer and I was never going to look back.
Experience
Presently I am Daimler AG - Daimler Truck Financials in-house graphic designer. I work with corporate communications, brand identity and marketing departments to build various graphics. I have over 5 years of press check experience, procurement processes and vendor management.
- Excellent graphic design skills demonstrating technical proficiency, an eye for detail and the ability to come up with creative design solutions.
- Experience in working with printers and supervising the production of printed materials.
- Ability to work well, interact, and communicate effectively as a member of a team and with all levels of the organization.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects and tasks.
- Ability to work under pressure, deadlines and time constraints.
Above: old graphic design study book - website built in Freeway
Memberships: AIGA, Lynda.com
Mac + PC: CS5 design premium, Freeway
Degrees: Associates in Applied Science, Graphic Design
Bachelors Degree in Studio Art, Graphic Design
Awards: Daimler Presidents Award 2010
Training 2010: Screen Printing Concepts CPCC, HOW Design Conference, Digital SLR Photography The Light Factory, InDesign CS5 Lodgestone Digital
