Troy Bowman

Graphic Designer

Cincinnati, OH, USA
Objective: To provide tangible solutions that increase value in communication design and marketing strategy within the biotechnology, defense solutions, or power generation industries.

Work Experience

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Associate Graphic Designer

• Collaborates closely with two other national designers to provide B2B marketing for a $250 million commercial nuclear conglomerate.
• Participates in a corporate rebrand initiative by taking direction from the Communications Manager in assimilating brand standardization across ten business units.
• Provides on-site marketing support to five locations across North America.
• Assists with marketing needs during the integration of a Canadian business acquisition.
• Coordinates planning, preparation, and material distribution for ten conferences/year.
• Contributes to established PR campaigns for teaming partnerships by completing assigned action items identified by the Director of Business Development and third party CEOs.
• Additional responsibilities: copy writing (external and internal), graphic design (technical papers, brochures, ads, trade show graphics), maintaining vendor relationships, updating environmental signage, PowerPoint presentations, and staying current with industry events and standards.
March 2014 - Present Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Marketing Intern

• Project managed the development of sales literature for highly engineered products and services.
• Built organizational systems to ensure ease of future revisions, including file and photo archival.
• Established marketing SharePoint and supplemented with design resources for internal accessibility.
• Materialized concepts into dynamic, content rich presentations.
• Responsible for photographing new build products and image modifications. Kept photo release agreements up-to-date.
• Moderated CRM data and generated financial reports for outside sales representatives.
June 2013 - March 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cress Gallery Of Art

Graphic Designer

• Researched, organized, and archived marketing content for website development.
• Managed social media marketing for the Department of Art and its gallery.
• Promoted from gallery intern to graphic designer: responsible for creating print materials for distribution.
August 2010 - March 2014 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Association For Visual Arts

Media Lab Manager & Designer

• Conducted workshops on Creative Suite applications and social media marketing.
• Promoted from Instructor to Media Lab Manager: responsible for operating computer lab, photo studio, and equipment rentals.
• Assisted in social media development and back-end website updates.
• Collected customer data and established a monthly reporting system of lab usage.
August 2011 - April 2012 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Sequoya Review

Art Editor

• Initially responsible for traffic control of content and deadline scheduling.
• Promoted from Junior Designer to Art Editor: built and managed a team of four designers.
• Collaborated with team to conceptualize and create a brand strategy.
• Retrieved, photographed, and edited art submissions.
August 2009 - May 2011 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

CreateHere

Design Fellow

• Designed print collateral for Springboard program, a business planning course.
• Photographed public engagements for marketing use.
• Aided in the collection of 26k surveys for the STAND campaign, a community analysis of civic purpose and common goals.
October 2008 - November 2009 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Education

University Of Tennessee

BFA Graphic Design

• President of Art Club, chair of the Apothecary (student gallery), AIGA Student Group.
• Multiple works retained for the University’s NASAD accreditation.
December 2011 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

Binding Techniques, CRM, Editorial Design, Excel, FMPRo, Illustrator, IMovie, Indesign, Keynote , Mac OS, Microsoft Word, Photography, Photoshop, Power Point, SharePoint, Social Media, Typography, Web Experience, Windows 7 ,