ALEXANDER LOME

alome@ajillustration.com

 

SUMMARY

Illustrator with a strong emphasis on painting and digital environments.  Highly skilled in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
as well as with traditional media such as inks and oil paints.

HIGHLIGHTS

Conceptual thinker                                                              Self-motivated professional
Time management                                                               Knowledge of book design
Creative and artistic                                                             And More!

EXPERIENCE

WALGREENS

Buffalo Grove, IL

Assistant Manager                                                                                                                          08/2006 to Current
Manages team of associates ranging from customer service to photo to other leaders.  Makes decisions regarding the future
of the business, merchandising, initiatives, and follows up.  Consults with District Manager and Store Manager on how best
to increase sales, customer retention, customer attraction, and many other important aspects of retail.

Looking to leave this career path.

SELF

EVERYWHERE

Freelance Illustration
Tabled and sold stickers, prints, and on-site commissions at multiple anime conventions including but not limited to:
-ACEN
-Otakon
-Kollisioncon
-Kitsunekon
-Anime Iowa
 
Designed and created cover art for Chicago band Kmang Kmang album "Drifting" https://kmangkmang.bandcamp.com
/album/drifting
 
Participated in print and non-print "zines":
-Majora's Mask Zine "The Bombers Notebook" majorasmaskzine.tumblr.com
-Ghostbusters Collab "Who You Gonna Collab?" http://whoyougonnacollab.tumblr.com/post/87612104229/who-you-
gonna-call-gumbogamer-n0stranger
-Twin Peaks Zine
-Bioware Fanzine "Bring Down the Sky" http://biowarefanzine.tumblr.com/
-AND MORE!

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS: ILLUSTRATION                                                                                                            2008
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Fl, USA