Michael Rose’s Resume

  1. Professional Experience
    • VWR Education [May 2000—Present]
      • Designer/Production Specialist: Instrumental in the production of annual catalogs and marketing pieces for Science Education division. Responsible for all e-commerce graphic needs including but not limited to banner advertisements, e-mail campagins, site redesigns, and landing pages.
    • The Joe Switzerland Agency [March 2006—Present]
      • Graphic Designer for a full service web consultancy dedicated to helping small and mid-sized businesses unlock their online presence and solve their web-related problems.
    • Red Scream [February 2005—December 2006]
      • Director of Production/Lead Designer for an extreme horror based magazine and film company. Responsibilities included complete design work for seasonal issues along with various promotional pieces albeit print or web.
    • Grand National: Rock Band [2001—2002]
      • Web Designer: Designed and helped maintain website for Buffalo, New York band with the creation of some promotional material.
    • Rainstorm Production: Record Label [Decmeber 2000]
      • Web Designer: Re-designed website for Buffalo, New York band Emerson as a complete Macromedia Flash solution.
  2. Education
    • Rochester Institute of Technology: Bachelor or Fine Arts, Graphic Design, 2001.
    • Rochester Institute of Technology: Associates of Applied Science, Illustration, 2001.
    • Rochester Institute of Technology: Minor in Literature, 2001.
    • Maryvale High School: Regents Diploma, 1997.
  3. Special Skills
    • Knowledgeable in the use of the following software applications and operating systems:
      • Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, Distiller, Illustrator, ImageReady, InDesign, and Photoshop)
      • Adobe Pagemaker
      • Macromedia Director
      • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
      • Macromedia Fireworks MX
      • Macormedia Flash MX
      • Macromedia Freehand
      • QuarkXpress 6.5
      • Macintosh OS X
  4. Recognitions
    • VWR Presidential Award, 2005