Brian Chavez

2979 California Street, Oakland, California 94602 • 415.819.0098

online: brian-chavez.com • creativehotlist

Experience

At each employer listed below, I was responsible for concept, final layout and production of all print and sundry collateral materials, including web assets. Therefore I have indicated specific, unique duties to each of the
positions listed.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Technical Information Department (TID)

LLNL / AKIMA / IAP

10-13-08 to Present

Graphic Designer

•Hands on InDesign (ID), Photoshop (PS), & Illustrator (AI) leader
•Original design concepts including but not limited to traditional print (digital and offset press ready) and web
•Variable data merging utilizing InDesign
•Concept, design, & production both static and animated
•Speaker support, static and animated
•Project and asset management

ConWest Resources, Inc. (formerly CAI)

07-02-01 to 04-11-08

Art Director

•Hands on ID, PS, AI, & Quark leader
•Brand enforcement and graphic standard(s) for all collateral (six brands) both print and web
•Supervise up to 6 staff, 4-6 contract/freelance personnel, and 3 support staff
•Supervise digital photo retouching of all hero images for print and web
•Create/direct initial comp logos, Video boxes/1sheets, brochures, & POP artwork for print and web
•Manage teams computer needs, and trouble shoot software/hardware issues
•Responsible for shift from Analog photo-graphy to digital photography, bringing down costs by more than
200k a year
•Initiated an asset management process, making company more self-supporting and efficient
•Implemented a project management solution to keep things on track
•Responsible for department profit & loss and daily department operations
•Thrived in a fast-paced, ever changing, results-driven environment
•Excellent Apple/PC skills with full working knowledge of mainstream design and business applications

One Workplace

04-03-00 to 06-29-01

Graphic Designer

•Original design concepts (press ready) for web and traditional print
•Proposals, static and animated
•Speaker support, static and animated
•Project and asset management

The Kenwood Group

10-06-99 to 03-24-00

Graphic Designer

•Original design concepts (press ready) for web and traditional print
•Proposals, static and animated
•Speaker support, static and animated
•Manage teams computer needs, and trouble shoot software/hardware issues
•Clients includes: Sony, HP, Seagate, Squaresoft, Konami, Medtronic AVE, & Sun Microsystems.

Continental American Industries (CAI)

08-31-98 to 09-30-99

Graphic Designer

•Responsible for all digital photo retouching of all hero images
•Create/direct initial comp logos, video boxes/1sheets, brochures, & POP artwork
•Maintain brand enforcement and graphical standard(s) for all collateral (six brands)
•Maintain 6 Macs running OS9
•Maintained job library on CD (pre-DAM)

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

01-01-97 to 08-21-98

Art Director

•Responsible for all design aspects of EyeNet Magazine a 32-48 page “Tabloid” size monthly trade magazine
•Main contact with magazine printer and graphics vendors
•Project management & trafficking
•Maintained graphics library and design-related publications. Proofreading, trademark enforcement and
brand management

Robertson, Stephens & Company (RS&Co.)

03-26-96 to 12-30-96

Graphic Designer

•Produce all RS&Co. mutual funds corporate collateral
•Create & produce pitch books & quarterly reports
•Print buyer for RS&Co. relating to mutual funds
•Project management

Mervyn’s California

07-01-95 to 03-25-96

Designer, ROP

•ROP newspaper ad(s), 1-5 color & Corporate collateral materials
•POC with graphics vendors
•Monitored production process to ensure timely, accurate completion of projects
•Maintained ROP graphics library and design-related publications

Arizona Association of REALTORS® (AAR)

02-07-90 to 06-30-95

Graphic Designer

•Design/produce Arizona REALTOR® Digest, a 32 page “A”-size bimonthly trade magazine
•Design/produce all collateral materials
•Main contact with AAR’s image-setting and graphics vendors
•Monitored production process to ensure timely, accurate completion of project
•Tracked all pending and completed projects
•Maintained graphics library and design-related publications. Enforced trademark, and established
graphic standard(s)
•Updated, maintained, supported Mac OS and all applications

Phoenix Institute of Technology (PIT)

1987 to 02-07-90

Graphic Designer — Drafting

•Built student training books
•Figure illustrations

Military

United States Army

06-26-83 to 03-30-90

Active Duty: 83-87 (Cook)

Reserve: 87-88 (Admin. Asst.)

National Guard: 88-90 (Admin. Asst.)

Primary: MOS 71-L: Admin. asst. &
Secondary: 94-B: Cook

Teaching

Academy of Art College — San Francisco, California, 2000

Intro to computers 100-08 (Mac) — Foundations of computer graphics software.

Topics included: Mac OS, scanning, utilities, PostScript technology, font management, PDF, word processing, internet basics, vector drawing, digital color spaces, how to spec computers that fit your needs and management of computer systems

Public Speaking

Walter A. Haas School of Business — Berkeley, California, 1998

Business Card Design and Development for Young Entrepreneurs in
Business (YEB)

Education