Curriculum Vitae of Jerod R.

McKnight
It is my goal to utilize my full creativity and experience in every opportunity. WORK HISTORY ink-about-it
06/ 04- Current Designer/ Artist/ Owner Contact: Self 503.686.8283 JerodRMcknight@ink-about-it.com www.ink-about-it.com Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Client Relations, Research and any other Freelance related tasks.

PRIMARY FREELANCE CLIENTS Center Stage Advertising

08/10- Current Designer Contact: Jai Nicholson 503 724-8090 Jai@CenterstageAds.com Use client design needs and goals to find resolution to various Design challenges. We mostly Design for advertisements such as Bowling Alley Ads, Posters, and Billboards.

CENTER STAGE CLIENTS I HAVE DESIGNED FOR INCLUDE :

Farmers Insurance, Augis Auto Glass, BeaverCreek Tax Service, Rconnects, Harvs, Cascade Automotive, Cave Audio, Janna Conroy/ Coldwell Banker, Creative Hair Design, Escape Salon, Estacada Body & Pint, Estacada Motor Sports, Hubbard Hydroponics, Highway Trailer Sales, KBella Salon, Martins, New and Used Tire Center, Oregon Window Installers, Pole Buildings, Sharkeys Gourmet Pizza, Western Roofing, WhiteHawk.

Flex Films Inc.

08/10- 04/12 Designer/ Illustrator Contact: Berry Lane 503 962-0284 Olympic2833@yahoo.com Design and Illustrate T-Shirt design concepts given me to reflect the ideas of the client on Black, White and Grey TShirts. Provide Business relations with Web Designer and Printers. This is a continuous project that varies weekly depending on client requests.

Mary Knight Productions

05/ 09- 05/10 Art Consultant/ Artist/ Producers Assistant Sister Marys Angel (Independent film.) Contact: Mary Knight 503.504.1575 maryknighthappy@yahoo.com Analyze script to determine best use of Art and Design in the film, Create Artwork to fit the lead characters life and personality as I felt she would be if the character were real. Design printed props such as Bar Signs, Coasters, menus, Posters, etc. needed for film, recruit cast and crew.

OTHER FREELANCE CLIENTS INCLUDE

Cray Auto Lifts, Sylvan Dry Cleaners, Houston Limo Service, Litmus 7, Property Brokers, Milkbomb, Team Xtreme, Plumbing World, Manawatu Art Gallery, UX Vision Ltd., Queen Elizabeth College, Suns Trains, Jesse Vint/ Eagle Eye Books, Lees Ballers, Tankengine and more.

NON-DESIGN RELATED JOBS Wholesale Merchant Processing

08/16/12- 08/30/12 Appointment Setter Contact: Eric 971.269.6772 Company 1.800.953.6764 hr@wmphq.com 11000 SW Stratus St Ste 150, Beaverton OR 97008 Setting appointments for Regional Sales Reps via an outbound dialing system.

Encompass Teleservices Inc.

08/ 04- 05/ 02/ 07 Team Coach/ Supervisor Company closed due to bankruptcy and can no longer be contacted. Train and Develop CSRs, Manage Data Tracking Sheets, Create Spreadsheets and Handouts, Deescalate situations and/ or customers, Participate in National Calibrations to maintain nationwide standards for customer service, Troubleshoot current issues, Take payments, Act as a consultant.

American Precision Ind.

01/02- 06/03 Shop Worker Contact: Frank Hayter 503 701-2383 frankh@apiams.com Cleaning, Grinding, Sanding, Debur, Shipping, Operation of Laser and CNC, Maintenance, and any additional duties.

THESIS AND INTERNSHIP

06/ 03- 12/ 03

Oregon Humane Society

Educational Coloring Booklet My Life Reflecting Across A study and presentation of life today in relationship to lives of the past. See portfolio for more detail. 503.266.4391 1241 NW Johnson St., Portland, OR 97209

QUALIFICATIONS 2001-2003 Bachelor of Fine ArtsGraphic Design Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR, U.S.A.

1998-2001 Advanced National Certificate

Graphic Design Palmerston North School of Design Palmerston North, New Zealand

Skills/ Abilities
Print Design Typography Technical Design Web Design Illustration/ Drawing Creative Thinking Painting -Art -Int. and Ext. Home Photography Poetry Customer Service Troubleshooting Pergo Floor Installation Quick Learner Gardening Team Work Typing 40 words per min. Communication Project Management Social Media Marketing Networking Sanding/ Grinding Secretarial duties

COMPUTER APPLICATION
Adobe CS5.5 and older Microsoft Office Google SketchUp Freehand Flash Swift Draw Serif Web Plus X4 Serif Draw Plus Gimp Various Customer Service Software Windows Live Web Design Software Various other Software

REFERENCES
Please feel free to use Clients as Additional References.

Eric Wilkinson
Freelance Associate 541 905-6154 oscarink@gmail.com Eric is one of my Freelance Associates.

Jonathan Zimmerman
Co-worker from Encompass Teleservices 971 533-9743 jonathanzimm@hotmail.com Jonathan and I have worked together on many small film projects for fun.

Kelly Hayter
Cousin 503 260-1148 kellyddriscoll@hotmail.com Kelly has known me my whole life, I thought she would be good to answer any questions you have about me.

jerodrmcknight@ink-about-it.com 503.686.8283 www.ink-about-it.com