PHONE (408)460-7911
E-MAIL:  JIMPALACIOS@AOL.COM 

SUMMARY OF APPLICATIONS:
• Photoshop CS4
• Illustrator CS4
• Flash CS4
• Basic HTML/CSS
• Adobe Acrobat
Premiere CS3
Dreamweaver CS4
Interface Design
In Design CS4
Color Theory
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Quark Express
Go Live
Director
AutoCAD
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

AS degree received in Graphic Design, 4.0 GPA, Honor Roll, Deans List
Diploma received for Mechanical Design
Digital photography & editing experience, Customer service experience
Highly skilled in creative web design, flyers, brochures, invitations
Task and goal oriented; ability to meet deadlines
Team player that can work as part of a group and / or on individual projects
Strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple priorities
Excellent interpersonal skills – Bilingual - PC and Mac Literate

WORK EXPERIENCE

01/10 – 09/10                   Telenav                           San Jose, Ca.         Intern Graphic Designer
Created and designed a variety of weekly internet ads for various clients such as Sprint, AT&T, Verizon and more.  Designed brochures, posters, maps and graphics using Illustrator and Photoshop CS4. Created PDF’s and emailed out to clients. Maintained and updated a monthly newsletter for Telenav Tracking. 

5/08 – 10/08                   Cisco Systems                   Milpitas, Ca.    Data Analyst
Provide support in for Cisco’s Sales Credit Engine. Collect data from Excel spreadsheets and Oracle for commission payment analysis. Calculate payments based on commission plan structure to sales personnel. Create and audit goal sheets. Process System through Sales Hierarchy Advanced Repository Environment (SHARE). Resolved reconciliation issues rapidly. 

12/04 – 06/07                California Living                Morgan Hill, Ca.       Graphics/Web Design Specialist
Designed and maintained the California Living website, www.californialiving.biz . Responsible for creating monthly ads for various magazines and newspapers, creating final PDF’s for emails. Photographed and edited all photos. Reconfigured and set up emails for all employees and stores.

5/03 – 10/04               Sir Speedy                          Morgan Hill, Ca.               Graphic Designer/Customer Service
Responsible for creating/designing a variety of weekly ads and graphics for various clients.  Designed various PDF’s to send out to clients for print & proof before processing jobs. Work directly with external clients on custom spec ads. Filed different documents and helped customers understand the company’s philosophy and goals.

6/00 – 4/03               The Gilroy Dispatch                Gilroy, Ca.                              Graphic Designer
Team Leader of Graphics Department, responsible for creating/designing and maintaining a variety of weekly ads, logos and graphics for various clients.  Created and maintained PDF’s and emailed proofs to clients. Print & proof four-color negatives on large digital printers.  Reconfigured and maintained network system (email, hardware and software). Work directly with Sales management and external clients on custom spec ads resulting in incremental advertising revenue.


SUMMARY OF AWARDS

Received Honor Roll in 2007
Dean’s List with 4.0 GPA for Academic Excellence - 2007
Honorary Speaker at Graduation 2008 (1 of 5 out of 500)


EDUCATION

2008 – Present                           Art Institute of California                                    Sunnyvale, CA
Bachelor Degree
Graphic Arts, Web Design, Multimedia

2006 – 2008                               Western Career College                                    San Jose, CA
Associates Degree
Graphic Arts, Web Design, Multimedia

1999 – 2001                               Masters Institute                                              San Jose, CA
Diploma
Graphic Arts, Web Design, Multimedia

1991 – 1993                               Masters Institute                                              San Jose, CA
Diploma
Mechanical Drafting and Design

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