Resume

Experience

Etón Corporation

Contracting Graphic Designer/Photographer, Palo Alto, California, August 1, 2010 - January 26, 2011
Etón designs and makes turbine crank and solar powered radios, iPod docs and iPhone chargers. I was in charge of photographing and designing for the showcase of 2010 and 2011 products. Product and lifestyle photography were used in designing of catalogues, advertisements, packaging and tradeshow booth at the CES Las Vegas Convention and at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Utah. www.etoncorp.com

Taranaki Newspapers

Typesetting/Graphic Designer, South Taranaki, New Zealand, November 2005 - August 2009
Taranaki is west of New Zealand’s North Island and is the 10th largest region of New Zealand by population. Taranaki Newspapers is a regional paper which include a daily paper for the Taranaki Region and a weekly paper for the township of Hawera where I was positioned. My role was to design, produce, and archive four color and black and white advertisement, real estate listings and special feature spreads. www.fairfaxmedia.co.nz

The TDA Group

Senior Graphic Designer, Los Altos, California, January 2003 - October 2004
An opportunity to work with writers delivering creative marketing and publication materials on a fortnightly deadline. Worked with a collaborative team of talented designers, copy writers and editors for magazines, white papers, collateral, case studies, and web projects. The main body of work being designing of magazine covers and article layout for two biweekly Dell magazines and one quarterly IBM magazine. www.tdagroup.com

Freelance

Graphic Designer, San Jose, California, 2001 - 2003
Managed projects from preliminary concept development to pre-press to delivery. Projects include large panel graphics for trade show exhibit, toy packaging, identity, promotional brochures, and web sites. My clients include Nimbus Design, Kaveh Design, Michael Toschi. www.phumtran.com

Launchpad Studio

Senior Graphic Designer, San Jose, California, 2000 - 2001
Worked with talent and creative start-up team designing various promotional and marketing materials. Projects include the studio’s promotional marketing presentations, redesigning a web site for Vizit3D - a 3D rendering and animation firm, a brochure and CD set for Philips Webcine, and magazine covers for CMYK Magazine. www.launchpadstudio.com

Nimbus Design Group

Graphic Designer/Production, Redwood City, California, 1995 - 2000
A full range of work performed from print design and packaging to web design and production. Projects were conceptually planned with art directors through to quality finished product delivered on demanding deadlines. Skills acquired: 1 to 6 color pre press and press check, Photoshop layering, vector illustration, web site design and production, booklet pagination, photography art direction of product and portrait for brochures, create die cuts and graphics for packaging. Clients included Virtual PC, Hoberman Toys, Zoob, Sega Entertainment, Allied Domecq, Abbot Labs, Yahoo, Excite, Erricson, and more. www.nimbusdesign.com

AT Graphics

Junior Designer/Production, Santa Clara, California, 1990 - 1995
Worked as a part-time entry level junior designer for my father while completing the art and design program at San Jose State University. Produced conventional page layout and illustrations for newspapers, magazine articles and advertisements. Operated a stat machine, a Nikon f3 film camera and darkroom techniques.

Education

Permaculture Design Course Intensive with Darren Doherty, Matakana, New Zealand

Certificate of Completion, February 2010
Darren has been one of Australia’s busiest broad acre permaculture and keyline designer’s, delivering high quality sustainable property design services to over 1,100 clients throughout Australia, America and Southeast Asia. This course was an eye opener and set me off to become a better designer and decision maker. www.permaculture.biz

Graduation San Jose State University, California

Bachelor of Science Degree Graphic Design, May 1995
The graphic design program combines problem-solving skills, planning and analysis with innovative form-giving as a means to successful visual communications. Emphasis is placed on conceptual message development and fundamental theory. Vocational training came in the form of independent experience ad study. ad.sjsu.edu/graphic