Lacey Olivares Rahmani

Senior UX Designer

Arlington, VA, USA

Work Experience

Booz Allen Hamilton

Art Director/Associate

Specializes in branding campaigns for the civil, defense and healthcare markets; provides professional design expertise to internal and external clients; manages and mentors graphic designers; project management includes developing LOEs, gathering vendor quotes, and managing timelines.
Clients: Navy Energy Coordination Office, Air Force Energy Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Veterans Affairs (VA), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Defense Center of Excellence (DCoE), Department of Energy
April 2009 - Present Arlington, Virginia, United States

Freelance

Graphic Designer

Brand development including logos, brochures, content management system / website design, newsletters, and invitations
January 2009 - April 2009 Arlington, Virginia, United States

SQN Communications Design

Art Director

Provided strategic thinking and conceptualizing on branding identities for non-profits, foundations and conservation organizations; provided art direction for Senior Designers; defined project parameters with production and account teams; managed press checks.
Clients: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Defenders of Wildlife, National Trust for Historic Preservation and The Wildlife Society
May 2008 - December 2008 Leesburg, Virginia, United States

Janson Communications

Senior Graphic Designer

Designed overview brochures and trade show signage for a variety of government technology sectors; rebranding and logo development for various Army divisions.
Clients: U.S. Army, American General Humvee, SpaceData, Insitu, Inc., National Trade Productions
June 2007 - May 2008 Manassas, Virginia, United States

National Trade Productions

Graphic Designer

Created campaign and logo development designs; page layout for program materials, directories and promotional direct mail pieces for national and international associations and trade shows.
Clients: GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready!, Coverings, Council on Foundations, The International Association of Chiefs of Police
October 2005 - June 2007 Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Janson Communications

Contract Graphic Designer

Designed the Web site layout for General Engine Products’ Optimizer 6500™ and assisted with ad production for AM General’s Humvee® ad campaign.
August 2005 - October 2005 Manassas, Virginia, United States

LeBlanc & Schuster

Graphic Designer

Managed all design and pre-press production including newsletter and brochure layout, ad design, outdoor signage, corporate identity, political campaign development, web site design, photography and illustration work; supervised press checks and participated in client meetings; acted as the sole designer.
November 2003 - May 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Education

Louisiana State University

BFA in Studio Art, concentration in Graphic Design

May 2003
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Awards

PRSA

Thoth Award

2015

Office Of US Marine Corps

Communications Award for Excellence

2015

Association Of Marketing And Communication Professionals

MarCom Award for Campaign

2014

PRSA

Silver Anvil Award

2013

The Communicator Awards

Silver Award of Distinction

2013

Hermes

Gold Creative Award

2013

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Soaring Eagle Award

2012

Association Of Marketing And Communication Professionals

Gold MarCom Award

2011

The Communicator Awards

Silver Award of Distinction

2011

Hermes

Gold Creative Award

2014

Skills

Adobe Dreamweaver (Intermediate), Adobe Indesign, HTML/CSS (Beginner/Intermediate), Illustrator, Microsoft Word & Powerpoint, Photoshop CS5,