Andrew Dupas II: in Long Beach, CA

•Designed new brand identity for a $7 million corporation •Designed shirts and promotion material that reached over 5,000 students/semester •Helped develop marketing campaigns for special events •Conceptualized fliers, posters, letterheads, and shirts within the confines of audience, time and cost •Conducted market research, collected and analyzed student feedback for more effective marketing •Took initiative and owned projects from concept to production •Collaborated with other departments and brainstormed with peers as a team player •Reported to three supervisors and served as a graphic designer for two Associated Student departments •Stayed current with meetings, emails and phone calls to the department

•Design women’s and men’s contemporary apparel. •Perform Fashion forecasting on past and present, silhouette, color, textile and trim trends via forecast publications, internet and observation •Prepare presentation boards with illustrations, artwork and fabrication •Transform classic styles into new fashions for contemporary market •Work closely with Head Designer to produce a full line •Prepare tech packs and line sheets

•Conceptualize graphics for men’s and women’s t-shirt designs. •Assist CEO and Marketing Director with trends, color ways and printing processes •Hand paint designs for mock ups •Interpret and translate verbal and visual instruction and concepts into unique, marketable designs •Render and vectorize hand drawn sketches into camera ready art for print and production using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop