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Experience
Freelance Design and Marketer
Bold Mark Creative
Graphic Design industry
July 2011 - Present (2 months) Roodepoort, Gauteng

Bold Mark Creative is my own initiative, aiming to be a preferring supplier in the world of visual communication and communication design.

Graphic Designer
Fineline Design Digital Printers
Graphic Design industry
October 2008 - July 2011 (2 years 10 months) Honeydew, Roodepoort
Design of a variety of different products for litho to digital print. Meeting and discussing with clients what their needs are, logo and new identity designs or matching the current. Under pressure design from a business card to a billboard or vehicle wrap.
Answering phone, meeting clients (sales) invoicing and estimating.
Earlier days at Fineline Design involved printing own jobs and maintaining printers in between design work.

Graphic Designer
Bonsai Branding
Graphic Design industry
September 2008 - November 2008 (3 months) Midrand, Gauteng Mostly responsible for preparing artwork for branding. (Pad printing and Silkscreening)
Making dome stickers, branding of items, printing on cups and preparing artwork for heatpress.

Freelance Design
Freelance Designer / Self Employed
Design industry
November 2007 - March 2008 (5 months)

Graphic Design and Shop Assistent
3@1 Roodepoort
Graphic Design industry
May 2007 - September 2007 (5 months) Princess Crossing, Roodepoort

Designed, business cards, flyers, banners, posters, car door magnets etc.
Responsible for web updates and served as general shop assistent.

General Restaurant Manager
Ocean Basket and Something Fishy
Hospitality Industry
January 2002 - February 2007 (5 years 2 months) Keywest, Krugersdorp

Unsupervised managing of staff and stock, restaurant front of house, operations and kitchen.Training of staff, disciplinary procedures. Building and maintaining customer relationships. Setting targets and meeting incentives. My love for graphic design started at something fishy working on a promotion, I then took a correspondence course to open the door.

Education
Hendrina Combined School
Gr 10 (1994), English, Afrikaans, Business Economics, Biology, Geology, Accountancy

1989 - 1994
Activities and Societies: Extra curriculum: Leadership in Media and Hostel. Athletics Long distance, 1st chess team from grade 9.