Frederick Berona has over 13 years of experience as a freelance graphic designer and in graphic design roles at various companies. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design from San Diego State University and is continuing his education at the University of California San Diego. His skills include design, illustration, photography/videography, copy editing, and troubleshooting software and hardware.

1. FREDERICK BERONA (619) 861-9459 | fredberona@gmail.com | www.fbvisuals.com
CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
Present
Jun. 2003
FB Visuals – Freelance Graphic Designer
• Wrote, edited, and communicated several proposals and design briefs for projects.
• Designed for a variety of clients in many art styles to solve their problems and achieve their goals.
• Worked in collaboration with other freelancers on illustrations, videos, photography, and print work.
Jan. 2017
Oct. 2008
School Specialty, Inc. – Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director
• Art directed 5 branding projects for new and revamped products.
• Increased unique website visits by over 30% over previous year with updated art and products.
• Boosted the amount of likes and shares of social media by as much as 40%.
Apr. 2008
May 2006
Kathy Ireland Home by Martin Furniture – Graphic Artist
• Supervised and mentored 3 graphic artists while managing my own projects as lead designer.
• Categorized and tagged of thousands of images into organized libraries.
• Directed photoshoots both in-house and off-site in professional studios.
EDUCATION:
Present University of California San Diego
Extended Studies
2004 San Diego State University
Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis in Graphic Design
AWARDS
Dec. 2008 PE AAPEHRD Conference, San Diego
Best Medium Size Booth Design – The SPARK Programs
SUMMARY:
With over thirteen years of design experience, I am now able to comfortably jump from being a designer, to an illustrator, to a
photographer/videographer, to a copy editor, and even to a software and hardware troubleshooter. I have created product and company
brands, 100+ page catalogs, pop-up banners, award winning conference booths, interactive and editable PDFs, newsletters, webpages,
small and large packaging artwork, and imagery that has gone viral for social media.
PERSONAL:
Pop culture enthusiast, die-hard LA Lakers and SDSU Aztecs fan, minimalist, lover of nature and travel, annual comic-con attendee, craft beer
drinker, routine exerciser, and of course, professional graphic designer.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Adobe Indesign CC Adobe Dreamweaver Constant Contact Microsoft Powerpoint
Adobe Illustrator CC Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML | CSS Keynote
Adobe Photoshop CC Wordpress Microsoft Word Mac or PC Format

2. Kathy Ireland Home by Martin Furniture
www.martinfurniture.com
Trifold categorizing the various television stands and
entertainment centers available to consumers.
The SPARK Programs
www.sparkpe.org
Brand banner for schools who used The SPARK
Coordinated School Health Initiative program.
Volunteer Forever
www.volunteerforever.com
Document overview for teaming up with this group that
guides volunteers in raising funds to help people abroad.
PORTFOLIO SAMPLES www.fbvisuals.com