OLESYA T. MEANS Phoenix, AZ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE November 2007 to Present Accesible Products Co. Tempe, AZ Graphic Designer - Designed and produced print materials including advertisements, flyers, product catalogs, labels, magazine ads, trade show displays, e-newsletters and flash banners. - Worked closely with marketing and sales departments in a fast-paced environment. - Presented creative ideas and designs for the company websites and email campaigns.   January 2003 to October 2007 Freelance Graphic Designer - Created marketing materials: corporate logos, business cards, letterhead, illustrations, T-shirt designs. - Built my website – www.DesignOlesya.com from scratch.   May 2001 to September 2002 Advertising Agency “GLANA” Ukraine, Kiev Graphic Designer - Created marketing materials: corporate logos, business cards, greeting cards, letterhead, calendars, posters, flyers, print ads, catalogs, invitations, illustrations, promotional brochures and books for businesses in a fast-paced, demanding environment. - Designed signboards, advertisements on cars, window advertisements, sandwich boards, and other specialized products. - Worked directly with clients from concept to completion. Interviewed clients to determine needs, created prototype designs, and used client feedback to complete projects. - Prepared electronic art files for print production to outside agencies.   June 1998 to May 2001 Advertising Enterprise “Chameleon” Ukraine, Kiev Graphic Designer - Designed business cards, ads, corporate logos, corporate identity items, and packaging designs. -Created production of outdoor advertisement including signboards, story windows, cars, trucks, and sandwich boards. - Created designs for T-shirts, sportswear, team uniforms (including for the Ukrainian professional soccer team), flags, and corporate advertising gifts such as pens, clocks, key chains, and lighters. - Collaborated with clients to specify artwork.   COMPUTER AND OTHER SKILLS Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Corel Draw, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, HTML, CSS, Macromedia FreeHand MX, Flash, Microsoft Office XP, Adobe InDesign, Corel Painter IX. Fine Arts (oil painting, watercolor)   EDUCATION 1993 to 1998 Teacher of Fine Arts and Technical Drawing - Equivalent to B.A. degree Pedagogical Prukarpatsky University Ukraine, Ivano-Frankovsk   1986 to 1991 Certificate of Fine Art School of Art Ukraine , Ivano-Frankovsk LANGUAGES Russian (native), Ukrainian (native), English (technical)