Lucas Rasmussen

Hired full-time to review eBooks converted for publication on Mackin's online eBook reading application and database platform, Mackin VIA. Noted errors using a standardized set of bug and issue reporting criteria. Used knowledge and experience to diagnose and file problems with IT assets and book items. Skills acquired: HTML, digital asset management, problem solving, quality control

Created three designs for t-shirts to be printed and sold to apparel shops across the Midwest. Tasks included: designing from a basic idea, negotiation of a contract, bringing a design from ideation to fruition in a timely manner. Completing work by a decided deadline. Skills acquired: professional correspondence, contract negotiation, graphic design work

Illustrated a Children’s Book about 2 mischievous young boys and their father for publication and print: A Long Ride With Daddy. Included 26 full-color pages of illustration, plus covers, front and back. Skills acquired: print and web publishing, large file formatting, mastery in digital imaging, professional correspondence, illustration

Contracted to create multiple stylish graphics for advertising and promoting a solo dance show in Minneapolis, theme: Roy Lichtenstein Ben-Day dots and comic art of the 60s. Formatted for flexible distribution as both postcards and posters. Skills acquired: brand management, mastery in digital imaging, professional correspondence, client negotiation, graphic design work

Worked on various projects formatting and reformatting content for the Internet. Was given direction and then lead the project to transfer files from an old directory to a new one. Compiled and created marketing assets to display on a published web page. Skills acquired: formatting for web design and online publishing, data entry, spreadsheets, database management, professional asset management, high-end digital image editing