Emily Ruth Dalton Bryner
1430 Andy Griffith Drive, Grants Pass, OR   97527    541.471.7210   emily@emeraldtwilight.com

EDUCATION

B.S., Graphic Design, Summa Cum Laude, 2003
       Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA


EMPLOYMENT
EXPERIENCE

Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator, Emerald Twilight Design, 2002-Present
       Owner, Designer, and Webmaster, EmeraldTwilight.com and Emerald Twilight Design
       General Graphic Designer specializing in web design, publication design, and identity
       Illustrator with an organic, fanciful style, capable with a variety of media

Class Agent Coordinator, PUC Advancement, Summer 1998-Summer 1999, Summer 2000-Autumn 2002
       Designed letters, flyers, response cards for mailings to alumni
       Communicated with agents of more than 50 graduating classes via mail, phone, email
       Managed, produced, and supervised printing of mailings

Design Assistant, PUC Department of Art and Design, Fall 2001-Summer 2002
       Instructed and supervised Graphic Design Macintosh computer lab
       Maintained and directed proper use of drafting tables, spray booths, camera room, and other design lab equipment

PUC Napa Valley Golf Tournament Photographer & Assistant Coordinator, Spring 2000
       Solicited event sponsors and raffle donors
       Created tournament programs
       Assisted in design and production of brochures and hole signs
       Photographed event

Information Systems and Media Director, Maranatha India, Summer 1999-Winter 1999
       Photographed, wrote reports, produced media presentations on various projects
       Maintained computer systems and software, communicated with headquarters in U.S.
       Created information and display booth for Southern Asia Division Youth Congress

Registrar's Office Information Management, Monterey Bay Academy, 1996-1998
       Collected, organized, input data
       Created and produced various forms, bulletin board displays
       Gave campus tours and assisted with student registration

Teacher's Aide, Redlands Jr. Academy, Fall 1994-Summer 1995

Public Relations Assistant to Director of Development, Blue Mountain Academy, Summer 1994


RELATED
SKILLS &
EXPERIENCE

HTML, QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker, and InDesign expertise

Extensive experience with Microsoft Word, Excell, Access, and PowerPoint; Corel WordPerfect, Draw, and Quatro Pro, and alternative programs for similar operations in a Linux/Unix environment

Ability to code HTML for cross-platform and multiple browser capability (i.e. Mac, PC, Linux/Unix; Explorer, Navigator, Opera, Mozilla, etc.)

Experience with on-location and in-studio 35mm SLR and digital photography and processing; and with photomechanical process camera, film and paper negatives and positives, and preparation and burning of silkscreens and lithographic plates, and screen, lithographic, and desktop printing


AWARDS

Dean's List for Academic Excellence, Pacific Union College, 1999-2003

Awards for Graphic Design and Photography, 2002; Drawing, 2000; Drawing and Mixed Media, 1999; Annual Student Art Exhibition at Rasmussen Art Gallery

Employee of the Year, Alumni & Development Department, Pacific Union College, 2001

Proficiency in Performance Award in Art from Pacific Union College, June 1998

Bank of America Achievement Award in the field of Liberal Arts, June 1998

Presidential Academic Fitness Award, 1993-1998

Mack Miller Memorial Scholarship, for printing and photography, 1997


ACTIVITIES &
MEMBERSHIPS

Co-President and founder, PUC Society of Fine Arts, Fall 2000-2002

Yearbook Captionist, Photographer & Layout Editor, Monterey Bay Academy, 1997-1998

Avid life-long enthusiast for outdoor sports, travel, music, art, history, classic literature, gourmet vegetarian cooking, and gardening (especially herbs)


LANGUAGES

English, Basic French, Rudimentary German, HTML Code


REFERENCES

available upon request