Resume: Kevin Fogelson

KEVIN SCOTT FOGELSON

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Fogelks@hotmail.com
WEB SITE: http://www.kevinfogelson.com 

OBJECTIVE: To advance professionally as an Artist.

EXPERIENCE:
2003 The Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, IL
˘ Professor of Electronic Design
˘ Responsible for implementing the Institute’s standards 
˘ Formed assignments and lessons based on course objectives 
˘ Created lesson plans based on technical proficiency, 
  conceptualism, and design principles

2003 XL Marketing Communications, Inc., Palatine, IL
˘ Graphic Artist 
˘ Responsible for printed materials such as catalogs, illustra-
  tions, newsletters, magazine advertisements and packaging design 
˘ Learned hands-on art skills to complete various marketing 
  solutions for various accounts such as Snuggles 

2002-2003 "Today's Chicago Woman Magazine," Chicago, IL 
˘ Graphic Design Intern
˘ Created editorial layouts and article headlines 
˘ Created print ads and prototype page layouts
˘ Familiarized self with the printing process 
˘ Redesigned the media kit 
˘ Assisted the art director, editor, photographers 
  and clients by providing art direction

2000 Impact Productions, Libertyville, IL
˘ Graphic Design Intern
˘ Proofread and created newsletter layouts 
˘ Created print ads and brochures

FREELANCE:
2004 Katia Dove Fashion Design, Chicago, IL 
˘ Graphic Artist
˘ Logo Designer
˘ Designer of Fall catalog, clothing line

2004 Healthy Body, Buffalo Grove, IL
˘ Label Designer of water bottles 

2004 Ursa Rock Band, Chicago, IL
˘ Logo Designer as seen at www.ursamusic.com

2004 PAK Therapeutics, Buffalo Grove, IL
˘ Logo Designer

2002-2004 Gray Solutions, Manhattan, KS
˘ Logo Designer for Gray Solutions, e-PetSearch, and 
  VetExcellence 
˘ Designer of various Flash animations for software 
˘ Web Designer for clinical veterinarian web sites

2003 Big Balloon Lady, Buffalo Grove, IL 
˘ Web Designer as seen at www.bigballoonlady.com
˘ Logo Designer
˘ Created magazine print advertisements

2003 Javee Records, Chicago, IL
˘ Logo Designer
˘ Photographer and Designer of CD Cover, CD Inserts, and Poster 

2003 Steve and Kim Kowall's Wedding, Elgin, IL 
˘ Pre-wedding Photographer for various materials such as program, 
  portraits, place cards and table decorations
˘ Created simulated photography and digitally manipulated art work

2003 Victoria Banquet Group, Chicago, IL 
˘ Graphic Artist
˘ Designed the invitation for the dinning event, “Food as Art” 
˘ Designed the “Food as Art” welcoming sign

2002 Pinzur, Hartstein and PCK Attorneys, Attorneys of Law, 
  Long Grove IL 
˘ Logo Designer

2001 WingBone Records, Chicago IL 
˘ Logo Designer as seen at www.kevinso.com

EDUCATION:
2005 Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 
˘ Illinois Teacher Certification in English, Secondary

2003 Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 
˘ Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction in Education 
  Psychology, in Art
˘ 4.0/4.0 Grade Point Average 

2000 Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
˘ Bachelor of Arts, Creative English and Studio Art Majors

EXHIBITIONS: 
2003 Photography display. The Great Frame Up. Buffalo Grove, IL.
2000 Senior Student Art Exhibition. Lake Forest College, 
  Lake Forest, IL.
1999 Photography display. North Shore Congregation. 
  Highland Park, IL.
1998-9 Student Exhibition. Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL.
1998 Photography display. Coffee House. Lake Forest College, 
  Lake Forest, IL.
1996 Stevenson High School Art Exhibition. Lincolnshire, IL.

PUBLICATIONS:
2003 “Be Wed” photograph in "Today's Chicago Woman Magazine," 
  Chicago, IL.
2002 "Passerby" photograph in "Idea Museum Magazine," Chicago, IL.
1997 “Love Lost” poem in "Collage magazine." Lake Forest College, 
Lake Forest, IL. 

AWARDS:
2004 Winner of Anti-Racism, ART-ACT III Contest for "Eye-Chart." 
2002 Winner of Best Design for Casual Wear, ISDC 2002 Future 
  Fashion Design Show.
2002 Winner of the International TurboCAD User Group logo contest.
2002 Honorable mention: Love Your Body poster contest.
2002 Runner up in L.A.T.E. Night Bike Ride T-shirt contest.
2002 Winner of the Tattoo Goo Ad Design Contest, Artist/Collector 
  category.
2002 Runner up in Chicago Metal Arts Guild logo design contest.
2002 Winner of the Connecticut Pride Worldwide Logo contest.
1999 Winner of the Lake Forest College, Martin Luther King, 
  Jr. logo contest.

LEADERSHIP:
2002-2003 Member of the Chicago Artists’ Coalition. 
2002-2003 Member of the Illinois Student Artist Association.
1997-2000 Lake Forest College Resident Assistant.
1996-1999 Illinois Collegiate All-State for Swimming: The mile 
  distance event.
1996-1999 Division III Midwest Suburban Champions: Soccer 
  and Swimming
1997 Most Improved Counselor at Buffalo Grove Park District 
  Sport Camp.
1996 Stevenson High School Swimming Coach’s Award.
1995-6 Stevenson High School Water Polo Captain and MVP: Sixth 
  Place at State.
1993 Gatorade’s Punt, Pass and Kick, Third Place State Finisher: 
  3,000 participants.

OTHER SKILLS: Written and Conversational Spanish.
Studied Abroad in Greece. 
Tutor and Mentor. 
Guitar Instructor. 

COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint, 
  Inspiration, Netscape Composer, QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator 
  and Photoshop, HTML, Acrobat PDFs, TurboCAD, Retrospect, 
  FlightCheck Collect, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash, 
  Digital Cameras Cannon EOS, Cannon D30 and Fuji FinePix S602, 
  various printers and scanners.