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Ivan W. Lam

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SpacerQualifications

  • Incredibly hard working, thorough, detail-oriented, professional, and innate problem solver.
  • Proficient in Adobe Create Suite Design and Microsoft Office software.
  • Self-taught web programming and hand-coded most website projects.
  • Received awards for academic excellence in the Design Program at UC Davis.

SpacerTechnical Skills

Software

  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign
  • Dreamweaver
  • Flash
  • MS Office

Programming

  • HTML/XHTML
  • CSS
  • XML
  • JavaScript (& Ajax)
  • PHP & MySQL
  • ActionScript

OS Platform

  • Windows XP/Vista
  • Mac OS X

Other

  • Screen printing
  • Woodworking
  • Oil Painting

SpacerExperience

Freelance Graphic Designer South San Francisco, CA.
  • Feb 2008–Present
  • Recoded portal website to XHTML standards for performance art research group affiliated with University of California.
  • Redesigned menu signage for a food court shop at Great Mall in Milpitas, CA.
Graphic Artist Creative Media, UCD. Davis, CA.
  • Jul 2006–Sept 2007
  • Designed logos for student organizations and university departments.
  • Designed flyers and advertisements for student government events.
  • Worked exclusively with UCD Coffee House for year-round marketing projects. Designed all major marketing materials from identity and posters to menu boards and advertisements.
  • Worked with team to design front-end of youth soccer league website.
Photographer El Rodeo Yearbook, UCD. Davis, CA.
  • Sept 2003–Jun 2004
  • Completed weekly photo assignments and met all deadlines.
  • Publicized and promoted yearbook sales through advertisements and word of mouth.

SpacerEducation

B.S. Design. University of California, Davis, 2007
  • Minor in Communication
  • Six-time Dean’s Honor List recipient.
  • Graduated with High Honors
  • Member of PIXEL, UCD’s graphic design club.
  • Member of Co/Lab, student-run collaborative projects club.

SpacerAwards

Outstanding Contribution to Design. UC Davis Design Program, 2008.
“Exceptional service to the Design Program, the University, and the surrounding community.”
Excellence in Design. UC Davis Design Program, 2007.
“High caliber of academic excellence and an extraordinary measure of creativity in design.”
Design History Award. UC Davis Design Program, 2007.
“High caliber aptitude and appreciation of Design History and its role in the design process.”