Big News from Michael Profeta - He's Joining Bungie in
Seattle after Working for Electronic Arts in Scaramento
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Hey everyone, I think it's time for some Big News!
After nearly 5 years across 2 studios (and 2 amazing teams), I've made the decision to leave Electronic Arts in order to pursue a new opportunity that I couldn't pass up. In just a few weeks I'll be starting a new role as a Senior Designer at Bungie working to help shape the future of Destiny 2. For those of you who have been friends with me for long enough, you may remember the absolute obsession I had with Bungie and their era of Halo games while going through middle and high school. So, needless to say, middle and high school Mike would be proud. This'll mean a move up to the Seattle area at some point in the near future, as circumstances allow, which I'm likewise excited about! Also, shoutout to Samantha for her willingness to accompany me on this new adventure even though I know she's not so enthused about the cold and the rain that'll come with it. I love you! So anyway, there's some big news. Back to your regularly scheduled programming now.
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Congratulations to Catherine Ford on Her New Job
at Universal Parks & Resorts in Orlando, Florida
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Catherine Ford
Art Traffic Controller/Designer Universal Parks & Resorts Orlando, Florida Catherine coordinates Art Traffic within the Merchandise Art Department for Universal Parks and Resorts Global Merchandise. Her responsibilities include daily maintenance of database, sorting projects, contacting various licensors, and coordinating approvals within the buying team. She has had several jobs in Orlando but she's still searching for the Design Job with either Disney or Universal. Catherine stays in touch with me regularly in this search. It's very difficult to get into these places as Designers - she has an outstanding portfolio. Previously, she was a Merchandise Team Leader at Universal and also worked at Disney as a Merchandise Coordinator - she monitored the Cast Deployment System, keeping the workflow of employee breaks, bump-outs, and overall store coverage running smoothly. Her responsibilities also included building tills & balancing the store safe, as well as training employees. Catherine got her background in merchandising at Alex & Ani, a jewelry company in Miami/Fort Lauderdale where she designed collateral & advertising for the company. She talks to me about her desire to be a Designer there in Orlando and she won't give up her dream!!! 
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Congratulations to Alejandro Villa on His New Job
at Hoo-Rag in Fort Pierce, Florida
HOO-RAG CLOTHING LINE
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Alejandro Villa
Designer Hoo-Rag / AVilla Design Fort Pierce/Sebastian, Florida Alejandro Villa is a 2019 graduate of the Bachelor of Applied Science degree program in Visual Communication in Advanced Technology at IRSC. He has been hired at Hoo-Rag in Fort Pierce as a Graphic Designer. Previously, he worked for Image 360 in Vero Beach as a Designer. Alejandro has started his own business - a sign company and has a wide range of clients. While in school at IRSC, he won Addy Awards and distinguished himself with all kinds of Design Skills. Congratulations Partner! |
Congratulations to John Louidor, Technician at
Barrister Global Services Network in Port St. Lucie, FL
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John Louidor
Technician Barrister Global Services Network Port St. Lucie, Florida John Louidor is a 2014 graduate of the Bachelor of Applied Science degree program in Digital Media at Indian River State College in Advanced Technology. He's worked there at Barrister for over 9 years and before that he worked independently as a technician and taught in the St. Lucie County Public School System. He also earned his Associate in Applied Science degree from IRSC in 2011. Congratulations partner! 
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Congratulations to Ellyse Amelia Zosia
Hired as the Social Media Manager at Spa Sciences
NEW SYNRGY
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Ellyse Amelia Zosia
Social Media Manager/Designer Spa Services / New Synrgy Fort Lauderdale, Florida Ellyse is a 2014 graduate of the Digital Media program in Advanced Technology at Indian River State College. Previously, Ellyse worked at I Am Adaptive where the company helped handicapped individuals with their disabilities, as well as in the Real Estate Business in Sales. New Synrgy is a new product line for CBD. In her new job Ellyse with be the Social Media Manager with Spa Services. 
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Congratulations to Jorge Ramos Pérez - Hired as a
Graphic Designer at Fender Musical Instruments
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Jorge Ramos Pérez
Graphic Designer Fender Musical Instruments Scottsdale, Arizona Jorge was in the Graphic Design certificate program in at Indian River State College in 2011 where he won several awards in the Student Design Exhibition. He attended the Clark Advanced Learning Center in Stuart. Jorge earned a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Visual Communication at the Universidad Autonoma de Durango in 2017. He was selected for a four-month internship at a prestigious intensive-creative school - the Invader Institute in Satillo, Mexico where he coordinated major projects and directed the teams on numerous tasks using strong leadership skills. Jorge has worked in Arizona as a Freelance Designer for a few years and in Mexico as a Videographer. 
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Congratulations to Michael Kerniss on His New Job
as a Graphic Designer at UBU Brands in Stuart, Florida
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Michael Kerniss
Graphic Designer UBU Brands Stuart, Florida Michael Kerniss attended Clark Advanced Learning Center in Stuart and continued taking classes at IRSC for an Associate in Science degree and was two courses short of finalizing his coursework when he decided to go to Savannah College of Art for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. He said that it was a very sustained effort to get his degree there at SCAD but he persevered and graduated recently. He was hired as a designer at UBU Brands in Stuart where he works with Tiffany Gavin, an IRSC VisCom grad who says that Michael is very fast in developing concepts for their client's needs. 
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Congratulations to Melissa Rogolino
Web Designer & Artist at Blue Butterfly Artistry
BLUE BUTTERFLY ARTISTRY
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Melissa Rogolino
Web Designer/Artist Blue Butterfly Artistry Port St. Lucie, Florida Melissa has built an impressive portfolio in Web Design. While in school at IRSC where she earned a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Visual Communication. She created the GoNuke.org website for Dr. Kevin Cooper and spent time placing 6,000 links on the site. At the same time she worked with me on the ARC of Martin County Website, and the Bike Fest website. Melissa also worked as an intern at Southern Eagle in their Marketing Department with Ahmad Toom where she won Gold Addy Awards for her Advertising Design. Her Artistry business has been a huge success and she has had her work in many juried exhibitions around Florida. 
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Congratulations to Jeff Cecere
Videographer, Photographer, Designer at McKee's 37
Wayne Carini - Car Restortation
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Jeff Cecere
Videographer, Photographer, Designer McKee's 37 Stuart, Florida In the Spring of 2019 Jeff graduate from Indian River State College with an Associate in Science degree in Graphic Design in Advanced Technology. At McKee's 37 Jeff has a variety of duties and creates graphics for newsletters, banners, flags, collateral, and product design. In addition, he photographs products and kits, as well as edits film for YouTube videos and other platforms for the company. Jeff also creates content for the MotorTrend network and with world-renowned car restoration expert Wayne Carini. His passion in photography & video is in the world of skateboarding where he has contributed to several of their websites and on YouTube - his video "Heatwave" is a big hit online.
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Congratulations to Madison Pearman
on Her New Job at Chargebacks 911 in Tampa, FL
Chargebacks 911
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Madison Pearman
Sales Coordinator Chargebacks 911 & Fi911 Tampa, Florida Madison graduated from Clark Advanced Learning Center in Stuart and then went to IRSC and earned an Associate of Arts in General Studies. She also received Graphic Design Certificates in Production & Support at IRSC. For the past two years she attended the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. Recently, she worked at Chargebacks 911 as an intern. Madison just started the new position as Sales Coordinator in May. Congratulations Partner. She was also a waitress at Harry & the Natives for several years and earned a Gold Addy Award for her Book Cover for the Miley Library. 
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Congratulations to Current IRSC Student, Stephan Nilson
Motion Graphics Designer/Writer at Frozen Beach Studios in PSL
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Stephan Nilson
Motion Graphics Designer/Writer Frozen Beach Studios Port St. Lucie, FL Stephan creates commercial and promotional videos and print materials for clients on a weekly and monthly basis. He develops streaming weekly news and promotional events aas well as motion graphics packets for client branding. Clients: Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, Nat Geo, PBS, Adidas, Miller Lite, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, AfterShock Comics, Palm Beach Civic Association, Performance Compound, Solipsist Films, Nu Image, and HealthPlan Services. 
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Congratulations to 2013 IRSC Grad in Digital Media, Joseph Bryan
UX/UI Designer at Home Depot in Atlanta, GA
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Joseph Bryan
Senior User Experience Designer Home Depot Atlanta, GA Joseph has been working as a Senior User Experience Designer at Home Depot in Atlanta, GA since 2017. With 9 years of hands-on experience in UI/UX, digital design and rapid prototyping, he loves the pace and constant challenge of his design work. From retail sites and web applications to mobile apps, he implements user-centered design principles, balancing his enjoyment of the outdoors with his passion for working together to create the ultimate user experience. Previously, Joseph worked at ELEAD CRM in Destin, FL. 
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Congratulations to 2012/2015 IRSC Design Grad in VisCom, Elliot Matos
Web Designer at Reeper Technology in Altamonte Springs, FL
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Elliot Matos
Web Designer Reeper Technology Altamonte Springs, FL For the past few years Elliot has been designing websites and was a tech specialist for Apple Computers for 3 years. Currently, he works for Reeper Technology in Altamonte Springs, Florida as a web designer. He graduated from Indian River State College in 2012 in Graphic Design with an Associate in Science degree. 
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Congratulations to 2008 IRSC Design Grad in VisCom, Pete Tulloch
Web Designer at Floridian Offshore Lures in Fort Pierce, FL
FLORIDIAN OFFSHORE LURES
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Pete Tulloch
Web Designer Floridian Offshore Lures Fort Pierce, FL For the past few years Pete worked for Design Aces as a web designer in Fort Pierce. At Floridian Offshore lures he is in charge of sales on the website for their unique fishing lures. Previously, he worked for the Treasure Coast Design Group and Downtown Fort Pierce. 
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Congratulations to 2018 IRSC Design Grad in VisCom, Amanda Casper
Social Media Manager at Painting with a Twist in Port St. Lucie, FL
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Amanda Casper
Social Media Manager Painting with a Twist Port St. Lucie, FL Amanda works as a Social Media Manager in Fort Pierce, FL for Painting with a Twist. She graduated in the Graphic Design program in Advanced Technology in 2018 with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree. 
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Congratulations to Max Feurer, Design Grad
UX/UI Designer at Fabric.com at Amazon in Atlanta, GA
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Max Feurer
UX/UI Designer Fabric.com at Amazon Atlanta, GA For the past few years has worked for Cabinets.com as their UX/UI Designer in the Tampa Bay area. He is a 2014 graduate of the Visual Communication program in Advanced Technology at Indian River State College. Fabric.com, an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary (NASDAQ: AMZN), is the world’s leading online fabric store. They strive to be the most trusted and inspirational fabric store in the world, providing a flawless customer experience through passion and continuous innovation. They focus on bringing you a wide range of cotton print, home décor and apparel fabrics along with crafts and notions. At any time their warehouse holds millions of yards of fabric. Along with bringing you the most current designer lines including Laurel Burch, Riley Blake, Robert Kaufman, Alexander Henry, Michael Miller and Premier Prints, many of the world’s best known designers sell us their first quality closeouts at the end of their season. Whether your needs run from denim to silk, linen to faux fur, velvet to shirtings, or anywhere in between, we maintain an enormous in-stock supply of fine fabrics. Max also worked for United Visual Branding in Oldsmar, FL and then moved on to Cabinets.com as their UX/UI Designer for a few years. 
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Congratulations to 2014 IRSC Design Grad in VisCom, Luis Magaña
Customer Success Manager at WMTEK in Fort Pierce, FL
WMTEK
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Luis Magaña
Customer Success Manager WMTEK Fort Pierce, Florida Luis is an experienced professional in identifying project scope for re-platforming various online giving non-profits to a more flexible and scalable platform, acting as liaison between client and developers to ensure project delivery on time and on budget. On the side of implementation he's responsible for migrating existing legacy content, buildout of supporting sitemap pages, cleansing migrated data and quality checking the finished product to ensure a smooth launch and client training transition. He previously worked at Brandster in Stuart. 
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Congratulations to 2018 IRSC Design Grad in VisCom, Tiffany Gavin
Graphic Design Coordinator at UBU Brands in Stuart, FL
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Tiffany Gavin
Graphic Designer Coordinator UBU Brands Stuart, Florida Tiffany is a gifted designer with all kinds of talent. Over the past few years she has worked at signage companies on the Treasure Coast. As Coordinator of Graphic Design at UBU Designs, she is responsible for the overall management of the creative department in keeping a high level of sophistication in the aesthetics of the design, marketing & advertising at the company. Tiffany has been working there at UBU Brands in Stuart, FL since March 2019. 
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Congratulations to 2016 IRSC Design Grad in VisCom, Josh Green
Designer at The Main Land (Soccer Scheduling) in Orlando, FL
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Josh Green
Graphic Designer The Main Land Orlando, Florida Josh Green has been working with The Main Land in Orlando, FL creating the posters and collateral for all the city Soccer Matches. He's the son of Larry Green, a Stuart, FL administrator and educator. Previously, Josh worked at Snyder Marketing Solutions in Stuart and at Barwis in PSL. 
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Congratulations to Dieulanie Claude
Web Master, St. Lucie Cultural Alliance in Fort Pierce, FL
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Dieulanie Claude
Web Master St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Fort Pierce, Florida Dieulanie Claude is a 2013 graduate of the Bachelor of Applied Science Degree program in Digital Media with a concentration in Web & Print Design. For the last 3 years she has been working in Marketing and Sales for the Martin County Board of County Commissioners in Stuart, Florida. She has worked as a Web Designer, Graphic Design and in Sales and Marketing for several years. Dieulanie specializes in creating effective Design web assets | Maintaining visual and functionality of site | Design graphics for social media use | Design and write newsletters | Resize and correct images | Design brochures | Design magazine and newspaper print ads | Submit graphic work for print | Write copy for online products | Upload new products to company site | Process and service online orders. She has worked for Eichholtz Furniture and the White Sands Treatment Center. Currently while working she is earning a Master of Business Administration in Marketing at Nova Southeastern University. She expects to finish her degree in 2020 at NSU. She started her job at St Lucie Cultural Alliance in February 2020. 
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Congratulations to Tamica Harris
Instructional Designer at the University of Miami
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Tamica Harris
Instructional Designer University of Miami Miami, Florida Tamica is a 2015 graduate in the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in the Visual Communication program in Advanced Technology at Indian River State College. While in school at IRSC, she worked as a Designer at Cotton & Company in Stuart, FL for several months. Tamica was also a Manager at Coach and Finish Line at the Treasure Coast Mall in Port St. Lucie, FL. She is a very bright woman. In 2019 she completed her Master's Degree in Instructional Design at the University of Central Florida and is currently teaching full time at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. 
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Congratulations to Dane Lux
Instructional Designer at Asurion in Orlando, FL
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Dane Lux
Instructional Designer Asurion Orlando, Florida Dane Lux is a 2013 graduate of the Associate in Science Degree program in Visual Communication at IRSC. He is a customer oriented service specialist with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. He has several years experience repairing iPhone, Samsung, and LG smartphones. He's been trained by multiple companies on hardware and software repair and diagnosis. He's successful at multi-tasking and delivering prompt and friendly service to all customers. Team oriented work ethic. In 2014 he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Web Design from the University Central Florida. 
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Congratulations to Joya Jones Who Has Joined Victoria
Racine at BlueFly.Design on Hutchinson Island, FL
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Joya Jones
Designer Morningstar Apparel/BlueFly.Design Vero Beach/Hutchinson Island, Florida Joya is a 2019 graduate of the Digital Media program in Advanced Technology at Indian River State College. She has been working as a Graphic Designer/Screen Printer for over two years at GraFx in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was hired recently at Morningstar Apparel in Vero Beach, FL. In addition, Joya who majored in Digital Media is now designing Publications with Victoria Racine at BlueFly.Design on Hutchinson Island. I love that Joya is searching for a career and dedicating herself to a new challenge. Vickie is the perfect person to teach Publication Design, Marketing & Advertising - she graduated from IRSC but studied design at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA - one of the top programs in the country. Vickie is an Award Winning Designer and Joya will learn and grow with this great teacher of Design. She has 12 publications a year that she does all the Creative Design and Advertising.
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Congratulations to Jaeda Williams
Over 3 Years at St Lucie County School System
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Jaeda Williams
MultiMedia/Videographer/Information Specialist St Lucie County School System Port St. Lucie, Florida I'm personally so proud of Jaeda who just earned a Master of Science Degree in Information Systems at Nova Southeastern University. She graduated with a 3.8 GPA! Jaeda is skilled in Web Design, HTML, Computer Repair, Windows Server, Active Directory and Adobe Suite at he job with the St Lucie County School System. Kerry Patrick hired her a few years ago and now she has moved up to a Management position with St Lucie County School System. Jaeda earned her Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Visual Communication from IRSC in 2017. Previously, she has worked for JBW Visual Solutions, for the Florida Department of Children and Families and for the Clerk of the Circuit Court in PSL. 
Jaeda Williams with parents at the 2017 IRSC Spring Portfolio Exhibition
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Congratulations to Christa Halstead - Hired at
KPA Promotions as a Graphic Designer & Manager
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Christa Halstead
Graphic Designer/Manager KPA Promotions Treasure Coast, Florida Christa Halstead is a Senior in the Visual Communication program in Advanced Technology at IRSC. As a Designer she has a creative position designing logos, banners and business cards, as well as fulfillment and billing. Christa is a very talented woman who is confident & self-sufficient.
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Congratulations to Tiffany Faria - Advertising Designer
at Vero Beach Magazine for 2 Years
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Tiffany Faria
Graphic Designer Vero Beach Magazine Vero Beach, Florida Tiffany is a graduate of the Associate in Science degree in Visual Communication at IRSC. She has been working as an Advertising Designer for two years at Vero Beach Magazine. She is now finishing her Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Design and taking classes at the upper level. |
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Congratulations to Chris Krueger-Videographer/Designer
Hired at Geoffrey C. Smith Galleries in Stuart
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Chris Krueger
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