Michelle Kristine Foldes
Education
Arizona State University
2003 - 2007
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
An experienced Art Director, Graphic & Web Designer with over 10 years of experience in many facets of design, and the overall creative process. My strengths are, but not limited to branding and identity, web design, online collateral and package design. I consider myself to be a very strong team player that also can sustain the ability to lead and manager others. I have a good rapport with clients and I am diligent, organized and have excellent time management skills. I have a lot of experience meeting critical deadlines and performing under pressure with multiple projects simultaneously.
Unique Strengths
Art Director | Vilocity Interactive
July 2015 - Present
My responsibilities include design and management of our creative team to produce new media projects including branding collateral, responsive websites, mobile apps, email marketing campaigns and many others. I facilitate the creative concepts through to reality with my team and keep the process moving forward smoothly with both our company and the clients we worked with. I have implemented a thorough process to keep our team on track and using a consistent approach throughout all projects.
Graphic Designer | Vilocity Interactive
July 2012 - July 2015
I worked along side other designers working on all facets of creative projects, but my main focus was on branding, print and digital design creative. I worked with a variety of clients and industries from casinos to healthcare projects and maintained a friendly and professional relationship both with my team and the client.
Web Designer | Atmosol Ecommerce Web Design Company
July 2011 - July 2012
I was responsible for designing and implementing ecommerce branding standards and customizations for clients on the Amazon Webstore platform. I created designs that were functionally sound, user-friendly and provided a natural shopping experience for all users on multiple devices.
Graphic Designer | Estudio Ray Visual Branding Agency
April 2009 - July 2011
As part of this team I would execute logo designs and establish package designs for products, mostly in the food & beverage and pharmaceuticals fields. Other responsibilities entailed corporate identity, branding standards, identity manuals and the design and development of the front end of websites.
Graphic Designer/Production Artist | I-ology Web Design Company
May 2006 - January 2009
I developed expert knowledge in front end HTML, CSS coding and image editing on websites at I-ology. I was also responsible for design, site structure and daily maintenance of the front end of many client websites daily. I was proficient in creating the draft of site maps, wireframes and website designs throughout my time I spent working here.
Experience
I am proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Microsoft Office Suite programs.