Michelle Ashcraft

Graphic Designer

Firenze, Italy

Work Experience

Intertek

Graphic Designer, Learning Management

Supports regional and global Instructional Design and Marketing Communication projects and initiatives for Performance Consulting & Training. I Develop a range of learning resources, including Power Point presentations, print-based materials and eLearning products. Designs range from marketing tools including product flyers, marketing flyers, client newsletters, email-templates, logos for promotional giveaways and graphic support for marketing presentations for all C&T global offices. I assist each region with final layout of regional-specific learning resources and ensure Intertek branding protocols are being followed.
August 2012 - Present Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Leonardo Rossano, Architect

Designer

Marketing for The Sparta Collection which is produced by Esedra. Sparta has been featured at Saloni del Mobile in Milan 2012. I assisted in marketing the studio of Leonardo Rossano, which has given me the ability to work in a team and an international environment.
February 2012 - August 2012 Firenze, Italy

Cost Plus World Market

Supervisor

Responsible for driving sales by providing excellent customer service while maintaining visual standards. Cashiering, merchandising, stocking merchandise, and maintaining visual standards in the store. Ensuring successful open and closing of the store, Responsible for areas/departments in the store, training employees, worked with a sense of urgency, excellent customer service, developed attention to detail, creative problem solving skills, & good delegation.
February 2011 - February 2012 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

The Russo Group

Graphic Designer

The Russo Group is a branding agency where I learned what it takes to brand and advertise a business. I designed logo, stationary, business cards, brochures, newsletters, and print ads for clients. I worked on projects for: Art Walk Lafayette, Lafayette Lights, Only in Louisiana Grammy Party 2010, POUR, and Good Times Charter.
November 2010 - February 2011 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Leonardo Rossano, Architect

Intern

Learning to communicate and collaborate ideas into a design, understanding how to produce furniture, demonstrate attention to details, and realize ideas from sketches to 3D modeling.
May 2010 - September 2010 Firenze, Italy

Cost Plus World Market

Supervisor

Ensuring successful open and closing of the store, Responsible for areas/departments in the store, training employees, worked with a sense of urgency, excellent customer service, developed attention to detail, creative problem solving skills, & good delegation. learning how a corporate company operates from shipping, packing, and receiving furniture.
June 2007 - August 2009 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Education

Florence Institute Of Design International

Master in Graphic Design

September 2009 - May 2010 Florence, Italy

University Of Louisiana At Lafayette

Bachelor of Industrial Design

August 2003 - May 2007 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Languages

English (Native),
Italian (Beginner),

Skills

Craftsmanship, Human Factors, 3D StudioMax, Articulate Storyline, Autocad, Brainstorming, E-Learning, Flash CS4, Illustrator CS4, InDesign CS4, Marketing, Material & Process, Model Making, Photoshop CS4, Powerpoint, Problem Solving, Public Speaking, Rhinoceros, Sketchup, V-Ray Render, Wood Working,