Lydia Sharp - Resume

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Freelance and contract work, 10/97 to present
Includes: banner ad production for the CyberCash advertising campaign and production for the VH1 Media Kit for Melia Design Group; web graphics, HTML scripting and graphic design for Pollak Levitt Chaiet Interactive; graphic design, layout and production for various clients. Experience on presentations and websites involving large corporations, including VH1, Sto AG, The Coca-Cola Company, Powertel, and Kimberly-Clark.

Graphic Artist, 2/97 to 10/97
The Coca-Cola Company
Presentation Graphics Department, Atlanta, GA
Contractor through Talent Tree Staffing Services
Produced multimedia presentations, slide presentations, and print projects, including original graphics, backgrounds, layout, artwork and formats, to support senior management and other internal clients. Work was created in a cross-platform environment using Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects and PowerPoint. Functioned both as lead artist on projects and as member of an artist team. Met and worked with clients, art directors, and creative directors.

Digital Imagery displayed at the Atlanta Greek Festival, 9/97. The series comprised of original photographs from Delphi, Greece, which were worked on in Adobe Photoshop.

Word processing and graphics production, 11/96 to 2/97
The Coca-Cola Company
Document Processing Services Department, Atlanta, GA
Contractor through Talent Tree Staffing Services
Edited, proofread, and created documents, graphics and slides using PowerPoint and Word.

Graphic Design Intern, 7/95 to 9/95
The Coca-Cola Company
Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Department, Atlanta, GA
Created documents, flyers and slides, edited work by others and prepared layouts using PowerPoint, Word and PageMaker. Edited and formatted the 1995 National Nutrient Database Conference Proceedings Book.

Fine prints and etchings shown in the Eighth Annual Student Print and Book Arts Juried Exhibition at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, UGA, Spring 1996. Exhibit pieces were selected by a panel of professors from entries submitted by students.

Designed concert program cover for "Elly Paspala in Concert" at the Georgia Tech Center for the Arts, 10/95. The concert was sponsored by American Hellenic Friends of the Arts, Inc., DeKalb '96, Georgia Tech, and others.

Graphics and computer art displayed in Computer Art Exhibit at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, UGA, Summer 1994. Adobe Photoshop and Fractal Design Painter were used to create the artwork.

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Study Abroad Program, 9/94 to 7/95
Major: Typography & Graphic Communications
University of Reading, Reading, U.K.

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