Megan Bouwkamp

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MeganBouwkamp

Graphic and Web Designer

A young graphic and web designer's short story

Hi! As you have already figured out my name is Megan Bouwkamp. It's pronounced Bocamp in case you were curious. I am a graphic and web designer based in the upstate of beautiful South Carolina. I have a degree in Graphic and Web design from Greenville Technical College.

My journey to the graphics world really started when Myspace was a thing. I was so intrigued with designing my own theme that I taught myself some very basic html code. From there I found I loved more of the graphic design side when I took three years of a graphic communications class at my high school. Which then lead me to Greenville Technical College and their amazing staff.

I really enjoy a very clean, minimalistic style. I also love a combination of organic and geometric style. I try to grow my skill everyday and enjoy learning new things as much as I can. Goodness knows that isn't hard right now seeing as I'm still a young and eager designer.

Projects I can offer

Ideas

Brainstorming is the heart of any design process, so I like to spend time on that.

Web Design

I'm able to read and understand CSS and HTML5.

Image Restoration

I absolutly love restoring old photos and seeing the happy faces of customers.

Print Media

I can do a single page ad, mulit-page cd booklet and anyting in between.

Resume

- Education -

Greenville Technical College

Assoicates of Arts
2010-2013
I studied many different eras of art and graphic design history, along side taking some fine art classes that helped improve how I view design. I also studied general education classes.
Greenville Technical College

Graphic and Web Design Certificates
2010-2015
I learned about layers, layer mask, duotones, photo resotration, curves, optimizing photos for the web, prepress flight, type design, package design, multi-page layouts, html hand coding, css, and responsive site design.
BJ Skelton Career Center

Graphic Communications
2007-2010
Here I learned about color seperation, how to burn, clean and coat screens, how to screen print on clothing, how to run and print full color on a simple one color printing press, and we also touched based on some video editing.
Easley High School

Diploma
2006-2010

- Employment -

Southeastern Products Inc

Design Technician
September 2015 - Present
I help with the maintenance and running of the durstrho800hs. I also run the vinyl plotters; I weed, mask and lay vinyl. I set up files for the press and the plotters when needed.
Servpro Of Pickens and South Greenville County

Media, Marketing and Admin Support
May 2015 - September 2015
I manage all the different social media profiles and the websites. I helped redsign a flooring website and flooring business cards. I also help answer the phones, fill out paper and anything else that the office needs.
Ravx

Cylindrical Screenprinter
July 2014-August 2014
I flamed and rubbed down the bottles. I burned, cleaned and coated screens. I ran the cylindra press for the bottles.
Pickens County Career Center

Long-term Graphic Communications Sub
January 2014- March 2014
I taught the third quater of this class for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. I was given a general outline of where the students should be and I was to make lesson plans around that using my knowledge of the graphics world.
QuikTrip

Assistant Manager
July 2013-May 2015
I rang up customers in a fast and friendly manner, I helped keep the store clean through out the shift, helped finish tasks for that shift and helped manage and train clerks.
Fratellis

Waitress/Hostest
Jan 2012-Dec 2013
I took customers orders, helped make the salads, served them their food, bread, and drinks. I also helped with seating the customers, cleaning the store front, the kitchen, and rolled the silverware.
Ingles

Cashier/Gas Station Clerk
April 2009-July 2013
I worked at the cash register checking people out, I ran the u-scan and helped with some customer service issues. I also was resposonsible for attending to the gas station and keeping the inventory in there up to date.