Abby Thoresen
1365 Detroit St
Norco, California 92860
Home. 951.735.8571
Cell. 734-365-2672
Direct Line at work. 909-610-4314
abbyt@netzero.com

Objective:
I'm an experienced professional with a strong career in creative services offering over 5 years of diverse knowledge in positions demanding innovative ideas and exceptional organizational, creative, and interpersonal skills.

PC Skills:
- Adobe Photoshop CS3
- Adobe InDesign CS3
- Adobe Illustrator CS3
- Dreamweaver CS3
- Adobe Flash CS3
- Fireworks CS3
- Freehand
- QuarkXPress
- Java Script, HTML, and CSS
- E-mail Marketing
- Action Scripting
- FormZ
- Microsoft Office: All programs Word, Excel. PowerPoint, Publisher, Access

Work Experience:
Marketing Coordinator and Graphic / Web Designer
Desiccare, Inc, Pomona, CA
Type of company: Manufacturing
10/2007 - current
- Produce graphic design artwork for sales, advertising, and public relations materials. Use graphic design technology and computer software to produce designs and layouts.
- Design consumer product packaging design from concept to completion.
- Update company website.
- Utilize desktop publishing, graphics, and spreadsheet software to create and print a variety of materials.
- Plans and devises layout of text, photos or illustrations for newsletters, flyers, brochures, posters, manuals, overheads, and distribution of marketing and sales materials. - Assists in production of advertising, marketing brochures, sales kits and other promotional materials.

Graphic / Web Designer and Marketing Coordinator
Ideal Shield, Detroit, Michigan
Type of company: Manufacturing
4/2006 - 10/2007
Job Responsibilities included:
- Graphic Design: designing of brochures, product flyers, catalog, logos, color correction in Photoshop, direct mail which includes postcards and e-mail layout for email marketing campaigns, special handouts for tradeshows, leave behinds, and anything needed by sales team and other co-workers.
- Website: Designed new website, animation, website maintenance, website optimization and natural listings, creating targeted campaigns with Google Adwords, and Yahoo Search Engine Marketing.
- Mailings: Organize yearly/monthly schedule and collect databases. Design postcards for target customers and email marketing. Create detailed list of sales generated from mailings every month and present to executives at monthly meetings.
- Newsletter: Design and coordinate a quarterly newsletter for the Ideal Group
- Presentations: Design customer specific presentations in support of sales team as needed.
- Customer Surveys: Run customer reports for orders and send surveys every two weeks. Enter data from surveys and present results at quarterly review sales meetings.
- Special Assignments: Application photography and marketing research
- Tradeshow organization: Design graphics and layout of booth. Reserve booth, set up display and attend tradeshows.
- Marketing Plan: Develop marketing plan for the year.
- Inventory and Ordering of marketing brochures, business cards, letterhead, envelopes, etc. Work closely with vendors on a weekly basis.
- Promotional items: Coordinate and order promotional items and giveaways.

Achievements:
1. Designed 4 new websites:
www.idealshield.com, www.idealcontracting.com, www.weareideal.com, www.pilingcover.com

2. New Corporate Image:
Dramatically changed the look of Ideal Shield, Ideal Group, and Ideal Contracting by redesigning all websites, marketing materials, presentations and direct/email marketing.

3. In charge of "Going Green" Marketing Campaign:
I created this campaign from start to finish. One major achievement was creating two animated characters, which are Mort and Max. Mort is a frog and Max is a turtle and I created them to represent the company as the "Green" messengers to educate customers on how they can help keep America Green with Ideal Shield.

4. Search Engine Optimization Website Marketing:
Dramatically Improved Natural Listings for Ideal Shield's new website which is over 100 pages.

Marketing Coordinator and Graphic / Web Designer
DiClemente Siegel Design, Southfield, MI
Type of company: Architect and Engineering Firm
6/2004 - 4/2006
Design all marketing materials, which include proposals, credential packages, presentations, award submittals, project sheets, brochures and ads for publication, newsletters, fliers, quarterly mailers and any other requests made by coworkers. Coordinate marketing and sales materials, proposal efforts, and submittals to potential clients. Maintain and update photography files, staffs resume files, consultant files, prospective files, client database, web site, and certificates and questionnaires. Attend walkthroughs for potential jobs and attend tradeshows to represent the company.
Achievements:
1. Redesigned website www.dsdonline.com
2. Redesigned brochure, flyers, and presentations.

Marketing Coordinator and Graphic / Web Designer
Collaborative Design, Dublin, OH
Type of company: Architect and Engineering Firm
5/2002 - 3/2004
Designed company brochure, proposals for government and public solicitations, PowerPoint presentations, newsletters, fliers, and logo design. Compose proposals, market to potential clients in selected industries by researching on the internet, and attend pre-bid meetings and local events to market the company. Touch up photographs in Photoshop, touch up client's logos in Illustrator, and design large signs for new buildings.
Achievements:
1. Redesigned company brochure, which is over 70 pages long.
2. Brought in new clients to the firm by my marketing skills and ideas.
3. Turned in proposals before the due date.

Marketing Coordinator
Arshot Investment, Columbus, OH
Type of Company: Real Estate
1/2001 - 5/2002
Used Illustrator, Photoshop and QuarkXPress to design marketing proposals, brochures, and advertisements. Other duties included answering all incoming calls, distribute mail, enter rent checks into the database and deposit them at the bank, complete expense reports, fill out tenant complaint forms, order all office supplies, notarize lease agreements, being the group administrator for our health and dental insurance, made travel arrangements, and greet clients.

Education:
Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
Graphic Design, web design, and animation courses GPA 3.75

Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio
Interactive Multimedia 3.75 GPA
Graphic design, web design, and animation courses

Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio
Graphic Design 3.75 GPA
Graphic Design

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
General College Courses, GPA 3.8 GPA

References:
Available upon request