Mark Mentzer

Mark ​Mentzer 3202 College Avenue Columbus, GA 31907 --Creative and energetic freelancer experienced in graphic and web design who is accomplished and proficient in many design disciplines. My education, training and experience allow me to complete many small and large projects expeditiously, with imagination, inspiration and design savvy. Excellent customer service and listening skills ensures my client’s design vision is completed to their utmost satisfaction. Continuing education with new media and software keeps my design abilities contemporary, fresh and sought after. An esteemed professional advancing in multiple design principles and career achievements. Professional Highlights​: Freelance Designer – October 2007-Present Freelancing has allowed me to utilize my expertise, talents and skills to provide services for small to mid-sized businesses. Please visit my ​online portfolio​ to see all of my latest projects. Website Design: Expert with SEO/SEM using Social Media to enhance your business on the web. Today Web Design has evolved with WordPress which has been my main focus for learning and creating exceptionally designed websites with the functionality of WordPress. Many of my customers prefer the functionality of WordPress but some opt to use the latest technologies from HTML 5, PHP, JQuery and Javascript. I am confident in my skills in all areas of website design and pride myself for continuing my education and training in all technological areas of web design software. Logo & Print Design: Good design always starts with a good logo. It is essential to begin any design work with a professionally designed logo. If the business doesn’t have one, creating a logo is my first step. My experience in print work covers tee shirt designs, business cards, DVD cover art, brochures and flyers. Presentations: Presentations are very important for big corporations. My extensive experience as a Presentations creator has empowered me to benefit corporations such as MasterCard, Prentice Hall, World Wrestling Entertainment and smaller companies as well. My specialty is to take simple C PowerPoint presentations and transform them into multimedia events. I also redesign existing PowerPoint presentations to provide a more professional look. Animation and Video Production: Animation was my major in college. I have created animation from character animation to special effects for various companies, including Fisher Price. My experience in animation and video production has led me to create animated DVD chapter introductions, video editing for video production companies and holiday greeting cards for various companies using Flash, After Effects and Premiere. Cartooning and Illustration: A lifelong cartoonist and Illustrator, I now use Adobe Illustrator and Flash to create illustrations and cartoons. This passion has assisted in my work creating logos, book illustrations, comics, specialized presentations and other works. Writing: I have proficient writing skills which have given me the opportunity to provide writing services for professionals. Most of my writing has been for website SEO, which utilizes keywords to make a site more searchable. Creative Director and E-Commerce Designer —e-Wiz Solutions – June 2005 – October 2007 As Creative Director I directed a staff of 5 to create websites specializing in E-Commerce for small to medium sized businesses. These sites can be viewed here: ​http://www.ewizsolutions.com​. Education and Skills: School of Visual Arts:- — Major: Media Arts and Animation Software: ​WordPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, PowerPoint. My software skills are not limited to these programs; I have the unique ability to master new software efficiently and quickly.