Jon Gerler Resume
Jonathan Michael Gerler
----- Goals: To find a full-time career within the design/advertising industry that offers challenging work, the chance to learn and opportunities for advancement ------------------ Education: June 1996 - North Carolina State University College of Design, Raleigh, NC Received Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design. ------------------ Skills: Print/Software/programming - Adobe CC: Photoshop; Illustrator; InDesign; Acrobat; Dreamweaver; Premiere Pro, After Effects, HTML, CSS, Javascript (beginner level), Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel). Extremely fluent in both MacOS and Windows platforms. Video production/editing with Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, Sony Vegas. 20 years audio production experience, multiple genres of music. Writer member of ASCAP since 2000. ------------------ Work Experience: April 2014 � Present: Sinclair Institute/PHE, Inc., Hillsborough, NC � Web Designer. Design responsive landing pages and templates for product promotions, as well as visual assets and wireframes. July 2009 � Present: Treehouse Audio & Design, Carrboro, NC � Freelance Graphic Design for local businesses and club promoters (Cassanova, Touch Group, GruvGlu) and audio production for national dance record labels (3345 Music, Metronix Recordings D.C.) August 2013 - February 2014: CN Clark Company, Durham, NC � Production Designer. Responsible for creating press plates, per-flighting files for 2- and 4-color presses, and production design for labels, pamphlets, and other collateral. October 2012-June 2013: Five Star Staffing and Accounting � Temporary print graphic designer for Five Star clients. July 2011 � December 2011: UNC Chapel Hill - Highway Safety Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC � Contract Graphic Designer. Web and print graphic design assistance for HSRC researchers, including academic posters for researchers, brochures, posters, and web revisions. Responsible for recording (audio/video) a Highway Symposium and creating an online interface for people to be able to view videos. August 2010 � January 2011: CARQUEST/General Parts International, Raleigh, NC � Instructional Designer, 5-month contract. Flash animation and development for online training materials, as well as development/editing in Captivate and Articulate. September 2008 - January 2009: Rivers Agency, Chapel Hill, NC � Web and Print Design for a diverse range of clients, including pharmaceutical, tech, and financial. Laid off January 2009 due to economic downturn. September 2007 - September 2008: UNC Chapel Hill - ITS Teaching and Learning � Multimedia Developer, 12-month contract. Flash animation and development for online course materials. June 2006 - September 2007: Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, Raleigh, NC � Art Director. Sole designer responsible for the design of internal/external client printed materials including collateral, advertising (including newspaper, magazine and outdoor) and website maintenance & design. December 2003 - June 2006: AdStreet, Inc./The King Partnership, Raleigh, NC � Art Director. Responsible for producing print collateral and advertising for clients in multiple industries, including but not limited to automotive, real estate, sports marketing and health. August 2002 - December 2003: Rainmaker Marketing, Wilmington, NC � Art Director. Print and web design for local attorneys. Company declared bankruptcy December 2003. February 2002 - March 2005: Solatrix, Inc., Raleigh, NC � Creative Director/Co-owner for upstart graphic design and multimedia firm. September 2001 - February 2002: Blue Sky Design, Baltimore, MD � Freelance web design. Responsible for creating the Baldwin's Station restaurant website. March 2001 - February 2002: Treehouse Productions, Raleigh, NC and Baltimore, MD � Freelance print and web design for a wide range of clients. November 1999 - March 2001: RegE------------ Inc. (Securities Education Institute Inc.), RTP, NC � Graphic/Web Designer. Responsible for printed collateral, as well as website graphics and interfaces. Created website designs for all four divisions within RegEd (REI, SEII, April 1997 - October 1999: IBM Graphics & Publication Services, Cary, NC � Graphic Designer. Responsible for presentation graphics for the Executive Briefing Center and web maintenance on IBM RESO Intranet site. Produced a joint IBM/Tripplite Surge Protection brochure to coincide with the release of Fox's 1998 "X-Files: Fight the Future" movie. IBM was a corporate sponsor of the TV series, and nearly a quarter of a million were printed and distributed.
Jonathan Michael Gerler
----- Goals: To find a full-time career within the design/advertising industry that offers challenging work, the chance to learn and opportunities for advancement ------------------ Education: June 1996 - North Carolina State University College of Design, Raleigh, NC Received Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design. ------------------ Skills: Print/Software/programming - Adobe CC: Photoshop; Illustrator; InDesign; Acrobat; Dreamweaver; Premiere Pro, After Effects, HTML, CSS, Javascript (beginner level), Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel). Extremely fluent in both MacOS and Windows platforms. Video production/editing with Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, Sony Vegas. 20 years audio production experience, multiple genres of music. Writer member of ASCAP since 2000. ------------------ Work Experience: April 2014 � Present: Sinclair Institute/PHE, Inc., Hillsborough, NC � Web Designer. Design responsive landing pages and templates for product promotions, as well as visual assets and wireframes. July 2009 � Present: Treehouse Audio & Design, Carrboro, NC � Freelance Graphic Design for local businesses and club promoters (Cassanova, Touch Group, GruvGlu) and audio production for national dance record labels (3345 Music, Metronix Recordings D.C.) August 2013 - February 2014: CN Clark Company, Durham, NC � Production Designer. Responsible for creating press plates, per-flighting files for 2- and 4-color presses, and production design for labels, pamphlets, and other collateral. October 2012-June 2013: Five Star Staffing and Accounting � Temporary print graphic designer for Five Star clients. July 2011 � December 2011: UNC Chapel Hill - Highway Safety Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC � Contract Graphic Designer. Web and print graphic design assistance for HSRC researchers, including academic posters for researchers, brochures, posters, and web revisions. Responsible for recording (audio/video) a Highway Symposium and creating an online interface for people to be able to view videos. August 2010 � January 2011: CARQUEST/General Parts International, Raleigh, NC � Instructional Designer, 5-month contract. Flash animation and development for online training materials, as well as development/editing in Captivate and Articulate. September 2008 - January 2009: Rivers Agency, Chapel Hill, NC � Web and Print Design for a diverse range of clients, including pharmaceutical, tech, and financial. Laid off January 2009 due to economic downturn. September 2007 - September 2008: UNC Chapel Hill - ITS Teaching and Learning � Multimedia Developer, 12-month contract. Flash animation and development for online course materials. June 2006 - September 2007: Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, Raleigh, NC � Art Director. Sole designer responsible for the design of internal/external client printed materials including collateral, advertising (including newspaper, magazine and outdoor) and website maintenance & design. December 2003 - June 2006: AdStreet, Inc./The King Partnership, Raleigh, NC � Art Director. Responsible for producing print collateral and advertising for clients in multiple industries, including but not limited to automotive, real estate, sports marketing and health. August 2002 - December 2003: Rainmaker Marketing, Wilmington, NC � Art Director. Print and web design for local attorneys. Company declared bankruptcy December 2003. February 2002 - March 2005: Solatrix, Inc., Raleigh, NC � Creative Director/Co-owner for upstart graphic design and multimedia firm. September 2001 - February 2002: Blue Sky Design, Baltimore, MD � Freelance web design. Responsible for creating the Baldwin's Station restaurant website. March 2001 - February 2002: Treehouse Productions, Raleigh, NC and Baltimore, MD � Freelance print and web design for a wide range of clients. November 1999 - March 2001: RegE------------ Inc. (Securities Education Institute Inc.), RTP, NC � Graphic/Web Designer. Responsible for printed collateral, as well as website graphics and interfaces. Created website designs for all four divisions within RegEd (REI, SEII, April 1997 - October 1999: IBM Graphics & Publication Services, Cary, NC � Graphic Designer. Responsible for presentation graphics for the Executive Briefing Center and web maintenance on IBM RESO Intranet site. Produced a joint IBM/Tripplite Surge Protection brochure to coincide with the release of Fox's 1998 "X-Files: Fight the Future" movie. IBM was a corporate sponsor of the TV series, and nearly a quarter of a million were printed and distributed.