19 Mendes Rd
Danbury Ct. 06811
Tel: 917 692-4248

IVETTE DELEÓN
19 Mendes Rd., Danbury, 06811
Mobile: 917-692-4248
Email address: [email protected]
Web-site: www.deleonnyc.info

CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a position with a company that will enable me to use my education and background
to obtain freelance work in the graphic design field.

Macintosh Programs: Strong Adobe Photoshop CS3, Able to Color Correct, Create Special
Effects and Photo Compositions. Strong Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe InDesign CS3,
Adobe Flash CS3, Dreamweaver and QuarkXpress 7.0.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Art Direction, Design & Layout, Web Design, Strong Typography Skills, Electronic Mechanicals,
Marker Renderings, General Understanding of Pre-press Printing. Able to communicate
effectively with the creative director to interpret their needs in the design process. Able to design
a project from beginning stages in an organized fashion to a finished printed piece and able
to work well under tight deadlines alone and as team. Also Bilingual in English and Spanish.

EDUCATION:
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK., N.Y.
B.F.A. Degree in Accessory Design—Cum Laude May—2004
A.A.S. Degree in Communication Design—Cum Laude May—1995

BAUDER COLLEGE., FT. LAUDERDALE, FL.
A.A.S. Degree in Advertsing Design October—1991

PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC EXPERIENCE:
LIZ CLAIBORNE, SPECIAL MARKET HANDBAGS., NEW YORK, N.Y. APRIL 2005 TO OCT 2007
Graphic Responsibilities — Included designing store plano-grams for in-store displays,
created patterns for jacquards, linings, embroideries and screen-prints for handbags
& SLGs. Trend boards, sell sheet for client presentation for SLGs & Handbags. Technical
& Rendered Color iIlustrations in Illustrator— Photoshop for Handbags, SLGs & Holiday
Gifting Cads for Presentation for Clients and Sales Group.

THE BETESH GROUP, MITZI HANDBAG., NEW YORK, N.Y. JUNE 2004 TO APRIL 2005
Graphic Responsibilities — Included creating technical and rendered color iIlustrations
in Illustrator — Photoshop for Handbags and SLGs for Sales and Client Presentations.
Designed store plano-grams for in-store displays, created patterns for jacquards, lining,
embroideries, screen-prints for handbags and Slgs. Designed trend boards, Sell sheets
for client presentations for Handbags and Small Leather Goods.

DEUTSCH INC., ADVERTISING., NEW YORK, N.Y. JUNE 2000 TO NOVEMBER 2001
Title—Digital Artist: Created promotional materials for the BankOne Consumers web
site, which included designing interactive e-mails, marketing pages, web banners.
Photo retouched images for Almay Inc. Optimized and animated web banners for clients,
such as: Verizon, Superpages.

KISS PRODUCTS INC., PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. N.Y. AUGUST 1999 TO JUNE 2000
Title—Senior Designer: Created promotional materials for the nail & makeup consumers.
Designed point-of-purchase displays, posters, packaging, new logos, and promotional
materials from concept to finished art for all seasonal events.

GOLDEN BOOKS PUBLISHING CO., NEW YORK, N.Y. MARCH 1997 TO JUNE 1999
Title—Marketing Promotional Designer: Created promotional materials for the Children
Entertainment Group. Designed sell sheets, point of purchase displays, posters, brochures
event kits, bus wraps and any promotional materials from concept to finished art for a
variety of children books for clients such as: Disney, Mattel, CTW and Golden Books.

REVLON CONSUMER INC., NEW YORK, N.Y. APRIL 1995 TO MARCH 1997
Title—Graphic Designer: Created display ads from concept to finished art. Developed the
image characteritics, and display form for a variety of Revlon’s fragrances and Almay’s
makeup for all seasonal events.