Roz Birkelo has a Bachelor of Arts in Art from the University of Houston, where her major area of study was in graphic communication. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA and is a certified art teacher in the state of Texas.

As an engineering technician in the oil industry for more than 20 years, Roz worked on presentations, schematics, maps, graphs, and various economic projects, in both print and digital formats. While studying art, graphic design, and graphic design software at the university, she learned that many of the projects she did as an engineering technician coincided artistically with the knowledge she gained in her studies and proved to be helpful in her studio work, as well as improve her technical output.

Her years of experience in the industry included database management and helps her understand the ins and outs of interactive web design and database manipulation. She now applies her computer operation experience and her detail oriented, technical background with her creativity to provide clients with art and design direction that ensures perfect production.

She is proficient in computer operation and uses many of the Adobe® products including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and Acrobat Pro. Other programs she uses proficiently are Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher.

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