1. Kale
H.
Van
Leeuwen
14621
S
Kaw
Drive
●
Olathe
KS
66062●
(913)
961-­‐3603
●
khvanleeuwen@hotmail.com
Accomplished
Graphic
Designer
&
Professional
Artist
Over
10
years
of
professional
experience
in
graphic
design,
illustration
and
3D
product
development,
package
design,
corporate
identity
generation,
and
photographic
retouching.
Extensive
experience
with
numerous
graphic
and
web
design
applications
such
as
InDesign,
Photoshop
and
Illustrator
as
well
as
strong
social
media
expertise,
including
strategy,
campaign
creation
and
tracking.
EDUCATION
&
RESIDENCY
PITTSBURG
STATE
UNIVERSITY,
Pittsburg,
Kansas
Bachelor
of
Fine
Arts,
May
2003
NEOSHO
COUNTY
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE,
Chanute,
Kansas
Associate
of
Arts,
May
2000
EXPERTISE
Lifecycle
Project
Management
●
Digital
Marketing
●
Strategic
Partnerships
●
Multi-­‐Channel
●
Business
Development
●
Account
Development
&
Client
Services
●
Vendor
Relationships
●
Adobe
Acrobat
●
Adobe
Illustrator
●
Adobe
InDesign
●
Adobe
Photoshop
●
Microsoft
Excel
●
Microsoft
Word
●
QuarkXpress
●
Ability
to
Travel
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
PROFORMA
MARKETING,
Lenexa,
Kansas
7/2007-­‐Present
Graphic
Designer
• Utilize
Adobe
InDesign,
Photoshop
and
Dreamweaver
for
layout
and
design
of
all
types
of
print
and
web
media
• Create
logos,
branding,
promotions,
catalogs
and
advertising
• Contact
vendors,
negotiate
prices
for
promotional
products,
place
orders
• Manage
print
and
promotional
projects
from
start
to
finish
• Plan
corporate
events
and
social
gatherings
ETHAN
ALLEN,
Kansas
City,
Missouri
4/2005-­‐7/2007
Design
Consultant
• Assisted
clients
realize
their
decorating
and
functionality
goals
for
their
home
while
adhering
to
budget
THE
MORNING
SUN,
Pittsburg,
Kansas
10/2003-­‐6/30/2004
Editor
of
Edge3D
• Was
solely
responsible
for
editing
and
designing
a
new
publication
targeting
the
18-­‐34
age
group
called
Edge3D
• Designed
the
layout
and
planned
the
content
of
monthly
publication
• Designed
special
section
covers
for
The
Morning
Sun
and
wrote
a
weekly
Entertainment
Corner
column
THE
MORNING
SUN,
Pittsburg,
Kansas
10/2001-­‐10/2003
Graphic
Designer
• Created
aesthetically
pleasing
advertisements
under
strict
publication
deadline
using
Adobe
Photoshop,
QuarkXPress,
Multi-­‐Ad
Creator,
Adobe
Illustrator,
Acrobat
Distiller
and
processing
film
machines

2. Kale
H.
Van
Leeuwen
14621
S
Kaw
Drive
●
Olathe
KS
66062●
(913)
961-­‐3603
●
khvanleeuwen@hotmail.com
THE
PARSONS
SUN,
Parsons,
Kansas
2/2000-­‐8/2001
Advertising
Representative
• Created
layouts
for
advertisements
for
over
200
accounts
in
the
southeast
Kansas
area
• Consistently
met
and
surpassed
sales
goal
each
month
PRAIRIE
MISSION
RETIREMENT
VILLAGE,
St.
Paul,
Kansas
5/1996-­‐2/2000
Assistant
Activities
Director
• Led
5-­‐8
art
classes
a
week
for
the
elderly
including
painting,
drawing,
sculpture,
crafts,
and
mixed
media
art
• Directed
in-­‐house
dinner
theaters
and
wrote
or
adapted
the
scripts
for
the
plays
• Managed
other
activities
such
as
rhythm
band,
bingo
and
special
themed
parties
OTHER
ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS
FREE
AGENT,
Lenexa,
Kansas
Art
Curator
1/2011-­‐Present
• Coordinate
artists,
schedule
receptions,
and
advertise
art
shows
for
three
galleries
in
the
Kansas
City
metropolitan
area.
• Leverage
social
media
to
promote
shows
FREE
AGENT,
Lenexa,
Kansas
Freelance
Artist
1/2008-­‐Present
• Create,
market
and
display
handmade
fine
art
in
the
Kansas
City
area
and
on
the
web
at
www.vankale.com
• Steadily
utilizing
social
media
(Facebook,
Twitter,
LinkedIn)
to
grow
artist
image
and
fan
base
o Grew
Facebook
network
to
nearly
4,000
• Work
represented
in
private
collection
throughout
the
United
States
and
Internationally
o Voted
a
finalist
for
KC’s
Best
Visual
Artist
2009,
2010,
2011
in
Kansas
City
Magazine