Resume

Cyrus Haskell
617 Emery St. • Denton, TX 76201
940-368-0331 • cyrus@cyrushaskell.com
Graphic Designer • Web Designer

Professional Profile

In-demand graphic designer/Web designer with proven ability to create compelling communication for print and online applications. Combine creative abilities with technical proficiency to help customers convey information in the most effective means. Savvy communicator with seven years of professional experience in:

* Graphic Design
* Digital Photography
* Site Construction
* Web Site Maintenance
* Corporate Identity
* HTML
* Project Management
* Pre-press
* Print Production
* Proofreading

Work History

2007-present
Webmaster
Town of Flower Mound, TX
Responsible for design and programming for all Town of Flower Mound Web sites including http://www.flower-mound.com, http://www.fmlibrary.net, http://www.rockthemound.com, http://www.dentoncountywater.com, and others.

2002-2006
Graphic Production Artist
City of Denton — Denton, TX
Act as lead designer and project manager on major design projects for the City of Denton, including posters, brochures, fliers, annual reports and direct mail. Manage City of Denton Web site (http://www.cityofdenton.com) including design, programming, content management and training of department representatives.

* Eliminated outsourcing costs by providing quality in-house design services to city departments.
* Manage Cold Fusion-based content-management system for city Web site.
* Worked closely with middle and senior management to conceptualize, design and implement new City of Denton portal www.dentondisasterrelief.org spotlighting city’s relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina.
* Worked to create revenue by in-sourcing work from smaller communities, universities and non-profit organizations such as http://www.corinthparks-rec.com.

2003-present
Cyrus Haskell Web and Graphic Design
Graphic Designer/Web Designer/Pre-flight Technician
Retained by diverse clients to create original art and graphic layout of posters, brochures, Web sites, logos and merchandise.
Sample Clients and Results:

* Denton Depot — Created new Web presence for company and worked to create logos and designs for promotional products printed by Denton Depot for its clients.
* Denton Juneteenth Celebration — Created new Web site for celebration and designed posters, direct mail and programs for event.
* The Zest of Yore — Designed CD cover art and Web banners for Christmas EP from Denton band The Zest of Yore titled Admit That It’s Christmas (You’ve Got To).

2001-2002
Production Artist Verizon (through contract with Creative Group)
Worked with group of artists to assist in meeting production deadlines for Verizon Spec Art Center during period of change within company.

* Averaged a design rate of 1.9 ads per hour with a sales rate of 38 percent, the highest design rate and third highest sales rate of approxi-mately 60 designers (permanent and contract).

2000-2001
Graphic Designer Today’s Dallas Woman Magazine
Responsible for all design and layout (editorial and advertising) of monthly magazine focused on issues affecting working women.

* Responsible for redesign of magazine from tabloid newsprint to full gloss industry-standard magazine format.
* Simplified workflow by changing how magazine was delivered to print shop. Instead of providing full Quark XPress layouts with all linked images and fonts, worked to provide RIP-ready postscript files, cutting pre-flight costs to nothing.

2000
Production Manager The Met Magazine
Responsible for all advertising design and pre-press production for weekly arts and entertainment magazine with a circulation of 110,000.

* Helped generate new revenue by working with team to create special advertising sections dedicated to real estate and employment.
* Improved rate of on-time press starts from 40 percent to 80 percent.

1999-2000
Copy Editor/Graphic Designer Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Edited content of all sections of newspaper for style, grammar and spelling. Designed news section and information graphics including icons, maps and charts. Wrote briefs and short stories regarding breaking news.

* Responsible for management of copy desk two nights a week.
* Won Best of Gannett award for news graphics designed for story on junior high school shooting.
* Won Associated Press Sports Editors award for design and layout of special section on high school football.

• MySpace
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Pandora
• Picasa

• The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs
• A List Apart
• Subtraction
• Netvibes
• Geeksugar

Cyrus Haskell
cyrus@cyrushaskell.com
940.368.0331