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Kate Ahokas
HIGH-IMPACT PRINT, WEB INTERFACE DESIGNER
Consistently delivers quality, professional work in fast-paced environment.
Successfully managed corporate identity, product UI/UX design, brand guidelines and marketing for multi-national audiences. Possess strong
organizational skills having developed and maintained all graphic assets, template libraries, websites, trade show items, print materials and other
collateral for a large corporation. A self-starter and team player able to manage multiple jobs, prioritize tight deadlines and design projects from
concept to final product.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
PROGRAMS Adobe Creative Suite (PS, IL, ID, DW), Microsoft Office (WD, PP, OL, ON, EX), QuarkXpress, CorelDraw, PC and MAC platforms
WEB DESIGN HTML, CSS, websites, landing pages, e-mail templates, webinars, user interfaces (UI/UX), and mobile applications
PRINT DESIGN Stationery, trade show booths/banners, booklets, brochures, calendars, data sheets, white papers, signage and more
MARKETING B2B, Product, Partner Channel and Social Media Marketing, trade shows and campaigns
WEB PLATFORMS WordPress, Act-On Marketing Automation, MailChimp, HotPress Web
PRINTING Press operations, manufacturing procedures, CMYK and PMS color theory, and pre-flight / pre-press file preparation
PHOTO/VIDEO Digital photography, video/audio editing, photo editing, manipulation, restoration and coloration
ART / DESIGN Layout logo design, brand identity, drawing, digital illustrations, custom icons/graphics, typography and color matching
CONTENT MGMT Drupal, Alfresco, Documentum eRoom, Citrix, Rally, Confluence and Jira
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trueffect | Westminster, CO
User Interface Style Expert February 2015 - May 2015
Trueffect has a first-party ad serving marketing platform that provides clients with campaign management and analytics for online advertising.
Worked closely with UX, Product and Engineering teams to design and manage the new product style and user interface, including the visual asset
library, guidelines, call outs, standards, and start to finish processes. This included high levels of detail, organization and proficiency.
• Created and maintained the overarching style that defined the look and feel of our newly emerging product.
• Worked with the product team to create clear processes and distinctions between structure and style, and provided expertise and feedback
to create a solid UX / UI framework that could be utilized throughout the product’s lifecycle.
• Created and maintained a published style guide and set of canonical standards that can be consumed across multiple projects.
• Created and maintained a visual asset library, including all UI assets, icons, and standard controls in a highly organized and efficient manner
to allow for easy access and usability.
• Worked with QA and Development to ensure accurate reproduction of style, addressing issues and standards, that produced a clean and
accurate representation of the new product.
Flatirons Solutions | Boulder, CO
Corporate Marketing Specialist August 2010 - June 2014
An international consulting, technology, and outsourcing firm for customers in government, aerospace, publishing, automotive and healthcare.
Managed and designed all corporate visuals, brand identity, templates, websites, signage and collateral. Provided Word and PowerPoint graphics
and support for customer-facing presentations and proposals. Created and implemented marketing campaigns, webinars, advertisements, and
events, assisted sales and product teams with professional and clean graphics/icons, mock-ups, interface designs, as well as provided technical
support, customer service, and training.
• Designed and maintained a professional and global corporate brand identity, guidelines and successfully implemented in all assets, including
websites, templates and other collateral.
• Designed, organized and provided training and support for all corporate assets, including Word and PowerPoint templates, graphics and icons
resulting in clean and professional customer facing presentations and proposals.

2. Corporate Marketing Specialist - Continued
• Created online and print advertisements, posters, trade show booths/banners, white papers and sales sheets promoting multiple products
and campaigns to support sales and product team initiatives.
• Designed and launched multiple websites supporting different corporate strategies, industries and products for national and international
audiences.
• Designed HTML, CSS, UI/UX interfaces, mock-ups, wireframes, icons and graphics for websites, mobile and web applications, environments
and platforms that aligned to brand guidelines and improved overall look and usability.
• Designed and implemented multiple webinars, e-mail campaigns, and website landing pages promoting events, products, and marketing
collateral with a global outreach to multiple industries.
• Maintained vendor and printer relationships ensuring quality, productivity and budget alignment.
Nebs / Deluxe Corporation | Groton, MA
Senior Graphic Artist 2001-July 2010
A large multi-faceted print company providing small business, financial and print solutions.
Provided mentoring, training, customer service, technical IT support, graphics support and acted as liaison to sales representatives, customers and
manufacturing. Created extensive process documentation, developed a template library, tested programs, assisted in building computer systems
and composed all available custom products in a fast-paced production environment.
• Set-up page layout, design and pre-press of a full range of stationery, full color products, brochures, posters, business products, medical and
legal forms and custom business checks all while adhering to strict security, regulatory and manufacturing standards.
• Trained and mentored artists and created training documentation for several streamlined composition processes, developing proficient, high-
quality work practices and increasing productivity efforts.
• Tested, maintained and trouble-shooted several software and hardware technical issues with composition and manufacturing systems,
improving functionality and orders-per-hour efficiency.
EDUCATION
Bachelors in Science / Communications in Graphic Design
• Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA
Focus on computer Graphic Design, English Literature and Earth Sciences
Web Design Certification
• Boulder Digital Arts, Boulder, CO
Kate Ahokas