DREW ALTHAGE
301.910.9739
[email protected] drewalthage.com
Objective
I am eager to practice design with a team that is passionate about quality work and progression of our craft.
Education
Fort Lewis College - 2013 to 2016 B.A. Communication Design St. Mary’s College of Maryland - 2010 to 2011
Experience
Illuminarts - Design & Post-Production – 2013 to present At Illuminarts, I manage the company’s web presence from site construction and updates to Mail chimp campaigns and social media. In post, I make sure images leave the studio looking their best. DC Kayak – Board of Directors & Designer – 2016 to present DC Kayak is a non-profit devoted to providing mid-Atlantic paddlers with reliable river information and progression of river sports through on water classes and after-school programs for high schoolers in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. Keewaydin - Whitewater & Wilderness Guide – 2011 to 2015 As a guide at Keewaydin, I taught rudimentary whitewater principles and advanced techniques in addition to environmentalism through high stress situations and wilderness immersion.
Awards & Recognition
Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2016 - Honorable Mention Graphis New Talent Annual 2016 - Merit Graphis New Talent Annual 2015 - Merit x2 DGO Magazine - Featured Artist
Skills
Responsive front end web development, HTML, CSS, JQuery/Javascript*, SEO, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, photography, prototyping, wireframing post-production/retouching, graphic design, mind-mapping/brain storming.
Associations
The American Institute of Graphic Arts Fort Lewis College Creative Collective American Whitewater
References
Shawn Meek
Drew Semel
Assistant Professor, Communication Design Metropolitan State University of Denver
[email protected] 210.382.9091
Owner, Photographer Illuminarts - Durango, CO
[email protected] 970.759.2040
Owen Gutfreund
Ayla Moore
Graduate Program Director, Urban Affairs Hunter College - City University of New York
[email protected] 212.396.6248
Writing Program Curriculum Leader Fort Lewis College - Durango, CO
[email protected] 970.247.7006