Thomas Christopher Rust
28188 Moulton Pkwy #412 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Cell: (949) 244-7729
E-mail: tomcrust@yahoo.com
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Summary
- Unique creative background: European and U.S. design experience
- Expert in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, InDesign, FreeHand, Quark, Flash, Director, Premiere, After Effects, SoundEdit, ImageReady, Dreamweaver, HTML and MacOSX trouble-shooting
- Print from concept to pre-press, screen design from layout to hard-coding HTML
- Excellent Mac and PC skills
- Extensive product photography experience
- Outstanding people skills
- Fluent in English and German (bicultural upbringing), intermediate knowledge of French and basic Italian
Education
- 08/2000
Attended Multimedia BerlinBeta Conference in Berlin
- 02/2000
Attended Multimedia Profile Intermedia Conference in Bremen, Germany
- 02/1996
Diplom Designer (FH) (equivalent of an M.A.), Technical University Hildesheim, Germany
- 06/1992
Vordiplom Communication Design (equivalent of a B.A.), Technical University Trier, Germany
Work Experience
- 07/2001 - present
Senior Graphic Designer, Bourns, Inc. (marketing department), Riverside, Calif.
Oversee full creative process for marketing department from conception to press check
Manage interview/hiring process, oversee graphic designer, interview/select third-party vendors, interface with internal and international clients
Hands-on design of print collateral, brochures, advertisements, logo design, trade shows and web design
Community outreach presentations
- 04/2001 - 07/2001
Graphic Designer, RSM Business Services, Inc. (print house), Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Creative process from conception to print for all projects
Hands-on logo design, letterheads and collateral, brochures, magazines, advertisements, camera-ready artwork and production, direct mail, photography and customer relations
- 02/2000 - 01/2001
Art Director, PopNet Internet AG (web agency), Hamburg, Germany
Oversaw group of 5 team members in web agency, including interviewing/hiring process and creative direction
Site conception, hands-on design and production as well as user interface design
Notable clients: Maggi Foods (Nestlé)
- 09/1999 - 01/2000
Screen Designer, PopNet Internet AG (web agency), Hamburg, Germany
Screen layout, illustrations, animated GIFs, Flash banners and content, screensavers and microsites
Notable clients: Panasonic Germany, British Petroleum Germany
- 01/1997 - 08/1999
Screen Designer, Netwhere GmbH (web agency), Hamburg, Germany
Screen layout, illustrations, animated GIFs, Flash banners and content, screen savers and microsites
Notable clients: 3Com Germany, renowned publishing house Milchstrassenverlag
- 03/1996 - 12/1996
Graphic Designer, Marketing Consulting Wächter (advertising agency), Hildesheim, Germany
Logos, letterheads, advertisement campaigns, illustrations, brochures and magazine layouts for marketing agency
- 10/1994 - 07/1995
Paste-Up Artist/Camera Operator, Kehrwieder am Sonntag Newspaper, Hildesheim, Germany
Manual paste-up, line and stat camera work, illustrations and advertisement production
- 08/1988 - 02/1989
Intern, Arthur Anderson, Chicago
Digital production of presentation slides
Activities
- 1995 - 1996
Taught Macromedia Director course at Technical University Hildesheim
- 1999 - 2000
Taught Macromedia Flash course at private design school Design Works, Hamburg
Awards
- 1996
First prize, German nationwide Mac Magazin Multimedia Contest
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