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
EXPERIENCEFreelance 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 &
EXPERIENCEHTML, 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 &
MEMBERSHIPSCo-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