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Sarah began her 15 years of experience as an artist with mixed-media drawings; favoring charcoal on paper as she captured portraits of people and animals. Over the last 10 years, she has focused on Graphic Design with a computer, mastering relevant tools available in this space on both PC and Mac.

Sarah’s professional experience in Graphic Design began while working for a weekly periodical on ad creation. During this time, she regularly worked with clients to assess their needs and learned the principle of meeting deadlines while exceeding client expectations.

Over the last several years, Sarah has done projects within the Automotive, Home Building, Advertising, Insurance, Financial, Leisure and Entertainment Industries. The scope of work has included Event Campaigns, Logo / Business Card Design, Marketing Pamphlets, Annual Reports, Concert Promotion Materials and Maintenance / Correction of artwork done elsewhere. This experience has come with the knowledge of working with various print houses; learning to optimize artwork for the best possible end-product.

A proud “Husky,” Sarah graduated with a BA in Visual Arts from the University of Washington and completed the Graphic Design Program at Lake Washington Technical Community College.

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Joel began his professional career in Journalism while attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. While there, he served in the position of NewsEditor; bringing the paper to Broadsheet format (from Tabloid) and putting the newspaper online. Joel’s journalism work extended to serving as a News Reporter for a daily newspaper in North Carolina. Joel eventually went to a web design company where he helped to launch Version 1 websites for Sunkist, Major League Baseball and Softbank.

Joel’s experience in online development continued at Share One, Inc. where he helped to develop client websites and helped with the launch of Share One’s in-house Internet Banking solution. It was this web development experience that helped Joel earn a spot working on vw.com and audiusa.com as a Project Manager. Except for a small stint at JP Morgan Chase, Joel has spent the remainder of his professional experience working in the Automotive Industry. Approximately 8 years on the Manufacturer side with VW and Subaru; 2 years in Automotive Retail with Honda.

While working at Volkswagen, Joel served as a Project Manager overseeing the implementation of 1:1 Customer Profiling / Online Buying of the First-Ever, Direct Manufacturer – to – Customer Online Buying experience with the sale of Limited Edition New Beetles.

Joel is currently attending the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he is earning his M.B.A.

For more information on Joel’s professional experience, click on his LinkedIn Profile:

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