trenholm forrest

FORREST
TRENHOLM
126 Lake Shore Dr • Weymouth, Ma
781-337-6557 • ftrenholm@comcast.net
Profile
Graphic and Web Designer with over 18 years experience in both Corporate and Agency environments.
Advanced Imaging skills, particularly with Adobe Photoshop. Along with technical skills, my strength is
in managing projects and completing work on tight deadlines with attention to detail and costs, specializing
in Adobe Photoshop CC.
Personal Qualifications and Skills
• Photo-retouching and compositing skills
• Design, creativity and conceptual skills
• High-complexity problem solving design skills
• Innovative design solutions
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines
Software
Adobe Photoshop CC • Adobe Illustrator CC • Adobe InDesign CC • Adobe Bridge • Quark Xpress
Adobe Dreamweaver • OSX • Wacom Cintiq • Flash
Achievements
• Simplifying communications for better communications of all parties involved which expedites efficiency
and keeps frustrations low.
• Analyzing and Optimizing Workflow
Work Experience
Reebok International Limited - September 2005 - June 2014
• Design revisions of footwear ready to go to market primarily using Photoshop CC with a Wacom Cintiq
for catalogs, samples, sales graphics.
• Created systematic color palettes which made color choice for both Graphics and Marketing Teams
to communicate by.
• Created a simple form that could clearly translate work requirements from Marketing to Photographer
to Design, greatly increasing our workflow,
workflo enhanced and defined over the 9 years I was at Reebok.
• Completed quality images in a timely manner.
• Attended design reviews and all design meetings.
• Communicated projects clearly to my manager.
• Recognized for for being a team player and maintaining work during peak periods.
• Maintained a material library which helped expedite Team efforts and eliminate repetitive processes.
• tools used: Photoshop CC, Wacom Cintiq, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Illustrator CC
Cathed Art - thru The Creative Group Providence, RI April 2004 - July 2004
Cathedral
• Image processing for catalog
• tools used: Photoshop 7
Work Experience (con’t)
Chadwicks of Boston - thru The Creative Group Agency West Bridgewater, MA April 2001 - August 2003
• Image processing, Color corrections for Chadwick, Jessica London, Lerner, websites
• tools used: Photoshop 6
Wearguard - Freelance position Norwell, MA June - November 2000
• Constructed graphics for WearGuard web site
• Constructed graphics for WearGuard customers website including Gillette, Mobil, Sears,
Coca Cola, McDonalds
• tools used: Dreamweaver 3 / Photoshop 5.5 / Image Ready 2
Direct Results Group - thru Aquent Partners Boston, MA May 2000
• Cut and optimized graphics for Source Link Group web site
• tools used: Dreamweaver 3 / Image Ready 2
Trinity Communications - thru Aquent Partners Boston, MA April 2000
• Cut and optimized graphics for Seaport Hotel website. Made updates/changes to State Street
Global Advisors web site.
• tools used: Dreamweaver 3 / Photoshop 5.5 / ImageReady 2
Ziff Davis - thru Aquent Partners Needham, MA November 1999- March 2000
•ZDEvents.com is responsible for Ziff Davis Trade shows.
•As a site architect I designed and maintained the following shows:
• Comdex, Miami
• ASP Summit, Denver and Chicago
• New World Service Provider Summit, Denver
• IT for Wall Street, New York
• Technology in Government Week, Ottawa
• Windows on Healthcare, Las Vegas
• Corporate Events and others
• tools used: Dreamweaver 3 / ImageReady 2 / Flash 3
Leary & Tiziani Inc. January 1998 - July 1999 Canton, MA. As an Independent Contractor
• Functioned as webmaster/production for the following:
• Foxboro Company- redesigned user interface twice. maintained over 1500 pages Hitachi Displays,
served as webmaster
• Battery Engineering- designed site interface/webmaster
• tools used: FrontPage / GoLive 3 / HotMetal Pro / Photoshop 5 / ImageReady 1
Larkin Group October 1996 - January 1998
• Full time employee for The Larkin Group, Newton,MA
• Scanning technician- 4 color for trade publications Photoshop/Digital Imaging work
• Running Imagesetter. making film separations Company web site production, animated gifs and
layout Paste-up, Ad layout
• Company produces two trade magazines, Musical Merchandise Review and Accent, and direct mail
for their fashion trade shows.
• tools used: Photoshop 4 / Quark 3.2
Education/Professional Training
Emerson College
• BS Mass Communications, Film/Video concentration
Clark University Computer Career Institute
• Desktop/Prepress
Lynda.com
• Software Course Instruction