Priscilla O'Connor

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Excelled in formal English courses for writing, grammar and spelling. Able to communicate clearly and effectively. Several years of experience networking at public events to expand business opportunities.

With an easygoing personality, I get along well with coworkers, management, and accept supervision when needed. I thrive when there is a mix of team collaboration and independent time.

Comfortable working alongside team leaders or accepting a project manager or creative director role. Able to strategize, create and effectively execute a project plan. Excellent at planning projects from start to finish, adhering to a schedule with tight deadlines, identifying resources and delegating tasks to others.

Highly concerned with quality. My work is typically very organized and well thought out. When time allows, I prefer to have a written plan or instructions for any project I handle.

I work well under pressure and a strenuous workload.

I am punctual for appointments, and I’m trusted with highly sensitive information on a regular basis, such as credit card information, account passwords, and trade secrets.

Associate of Arts Degree in Computer Graphic Design; formal training in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Quark XPress, Apple computers; 3.9 GPA

"Priscilla provides us with clean creative designs for our web site customers. She understands what the customer wants and the designs are often accepted on the first or second draft. Best of all she willing to learn new technology and has service that is always a phone call away. " – Greg Ahern, co-founder and partner of Promoteware

“Priscilla’s work is without boundaries and her vision is outstanding. Her ability exceeded the demands placed upon her and it is with pleasure that I recommend her to you." – Bryan Edwards, CEO, Bark Busters Australia Pty. Ltd.

"Priscilla's work is both creative and eye-catching. She designed several posters and billboards for me that were highly effective, creating buzz around the company. Thanks for making my campaign a success." – Jeffrey Reynolds, Marketing Specialist, Loma Linda University Medical Center

"Because we offer an intangible service, we needed our printed pieces and website to show quality and competence, and O'Connor Graphic Design really accomplished that. All of the elements look very professional. We outshine our competitors." – Heather Watson, President of Conscious Wellness Inc.

“Priscilla was very knowledgeable and professional, and this is the best design project I have seen in a long time.” – Jennifer Janness, PIAMS, President of Design to Print / Denver Media Group

"I knew from my previous experience that Priscilla O'Connor and her company would work with me and provide the best service they knew how. While the website project presented its own unique challenges, we overcame them together. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the final results." – Dave Bridges, President/CEO of Supply Chain Consulting Inc.

“After being disappointed by other designers in the past, we were excited to work with Priscilla and O'Connor Graphic Design again. Priscilla is very professional with a lot of creativity. She went way beyond what was expected.” – Sonia Lopez, President/CEO of Action Onsite Inc.

"Priscilla has a very good sense for good design. Her expertise is taking a raw idea and quickly developing several good designs from which a final direction can be chosen. She is very proactive and moves projects along quickly." – Peter Beinetti, National Marketing Manager, Bark Busters USA

"Working with Priscilla was always a pleasure because she captured my vision of the project, and then fine-tuned and often improved upon it. It was a collaboration in the true sense of the word, and always resulted in a successful piece." – Diane Henthorn, Office Manager, Bark Busters USA

“It’s hard to find a designer as dedicated to a project as Priscilla is. She brings expertise and creativity to the table, resulting in an outstanding finished piece of art." – Rachel Kemble, NY freelance photographer, Rachel Kemble Photography

"O'Connor Graphic Design is a great firm to work with. As a web solutions company, WebKit utilizes website designs from O’Connor Graphic Design on a regular basis. They are professional, original designs. Priscilla is super friendly and fun to work with! We are looking forward to many more works of art from her in the future! Thanks Priscilla!" – Peter Kirk, developer for Webkit

"Priscilla is a joy to work with! She is full of ideas and has creativity flowing in her blood. She is thorough, professional, and puts a great deal of effort into each of her projects. I am proud to have worked with her. She is an inspiration to me." – Shelly Moore, Marketing Specialist, Loma Linda University Medical Center

“It was a pleasure working with Priscilla. She is very competent and professional.” – Keith Cameron, Owner, Purpose Productions

Xcelerate Lacrosse Camps give young players from Long Island to Los Angeles an opportunity to learn from some of the finest professional players, world team members, and coaches in the fastest growing sport in America today. Xcelerate offers the #1 day- and overnight lacrosse camps in the country for boys and girls from ages 8 to 18.

Xcelerate Co-Founder and Director Steve Anderson was looking for an 8-page brochure and a quick turnaround time. "Their expectations were high, and due to the accelerated deadline, I knew it would be a challenge," Priscilla O'Connor, lead designer and owner of O'Connor Graphic Design explains.

According to Anderson, "We wanted a high quality brochure that would reflect the high quality of training that campers who stay with us receive."

"In the end," O'Connor says, "I think we came up with a design as high-energy and dynamic as the sport itself. In addition to the hard work on my end, I knew I had to bring a printshop on board who could put out 15,000 brochures in very little time. Thanks to Justin Walker at The Pressroom Inc., all I had to worry about was putting out a great design!"

Anderson says, "We were looking for something that was both informative and fun, and we needed it fast. Priscilla was extremely professional throughout the project and the design process was a pleasure."

Please visit Xcelerate Lacrosse's website to learn more about their lacrosse camps and to download the new brochure!

Oakes Fields Florist is a company that attracts mainly brides, but also consumers who may be looking for ideas for parties, dinners, banquets, and showers. They specialize in unique and beautiful flowers for any event, and are able to work with any budget.

When Colleen Oakes, owner of Oakes Fields Florist, contacted O’Connor Graphic Design about creating a website, she was at first a little skeptical. “I was not sure that anyone could create the website I had envisioned in my head, but Priscilla did just that. I wanted a website that was clean, simple, and most importantly – focused on the flowers. Priscilla was amazing.”

The main intention of the website was to attract brides of all income levels, since the internet is where most brides look for vendors for their weddings. Colleen knew this, and wanted a simple website that would allow important information and imagery to come across without being overwhelming to the user.

Priscilla was enthusiastic about designing the website, stating, “Designing a florist-themed site was fun because it didn’t need be a typical, stuffy corporate site. Colleen and I both wanted it to have a whimsical, light feel so that the target audience, brides-to-be and event planners, would actually enjoy viewing the site.”

Colleen and Priscilla are both very optimistic about the future of the website. Colleen loves the fact that she can get in touch with people who have viewed her website after they have completed the contact form, and Priscilla believes that Colleen’s positive attitude and enthusiasm will carry the venture a long way.

As a member of the Design to Print Denver Media Group, Priscilla O’Connor was approached to design a new membership application that would be distributed to the graphic communication community.

The Denver Media Group was founded in 1991 as Design to Print, a special industry group of the Printing & Imaging Association Mountain States. Their mission is to address the many issues facing designers and publishing industry professionals who promote communication through all types of media.

Jennifer Janness, president of Design to Print Denver Media Group, wanted the application to show potential members what the group was all about, and “to give them a sense of security that they are joining a well-established networking and informational group. Priscilla was very knowledgeable and professional, and this is the best design project I have seen in a long time.”

“I was flattered to be chosen to design the brochure by my peers. There was a little bit of pressure to create a brochure that would be used as a recruiting tool for the Denver Media Group to attract other designers, but in the end it was an exciting opportunity for me and I am very pleased with the end result,” Priscilla says.

This project was completed in conjunction with T&R Graphic Imaging, a company that offers strategic imaging solutions. T&R provided the printing for the product in partnership with Printing and Imaging Association Mountain States.

Sonia Lopez, president and founder of Action Onsite, Inc., called O'Connor Graphic Design with an urgent plea to makeover their company brochure. The brochure they had been using was not appealing to their target audience, Fortune 500 companies all over the United States. Action Onsite, Inc. is experiencing tremendous growth, and they wanted a new brochure to reflect the success that they have become.

"It was a pleasure to work with Sonia again," says Priscilla O'Connor, designer, "I had met Sonia years ago and helped her with initial design to launch her new company. Years later, I see how her company has grown and I'm so proud of her both as a friend and client. It's a great honor to help her push her marketing to a new level."

Sonia Lopez adds, "Action Onsite needed new brochures to target manufacturers, distribution centers, and call centers. We feel that the new marketing piece [shown above] will help our company grow and meet our goals by increasing awareness and elevating our overall appearance. After being disappointed by other designers in the past, we were excited to work with Priscilla and O'Connor Graphic Design again. Priscilla is very professional with a lot of creativity. She went way beyond what was expected."

Action Onsite, Inc. is a therapy based company specializing in ergonomics, early intervention and education at the work site to decrease recordable injuries. Their innovative approach promotes lifestyle changes, creating a healthier balanced life for the industrial athlete.

The next project O'Connor Graphic Design has been contracted to work with Action Onsite is a new website, further increasing awareness and status of the company. The launch will be announced in a future newsletter.

O'Connor Graphic Design would like to thank Travitt Hamilton and his company The Write Stuff for his professional writing and editing services for the brochure. With Travitt's services available through O'Connor Graphic Design, clients are able to experience the benefit of both exceptional design and written content, without sacrificing affordability.

Although they were good friends and coworkers years ago, Priscilla O'Connor admits she was surprised and a little doubtful when Heather Watson approached her with her new business idea. Heather's new company would be Conscious Wellness, Inc., providing therapeutic biofeedback services and wellness coaching for patients with ailments ranging from headaches to terminal disease.

"Heather was so excited about the new way she could help people live a better life through therapy and coaching, that I had to try her services myself," said Priscilla, owner and head graphic designer of O'Connor Graphic Design. "We both felt that it would help me to understand what biofeedback and distance healing was about, allowing me to be a better designer for her logo, business cards and website."

After completing two therapy sessions with Heather, Priscilla was no less than convinced that Conscious Wellness can help many people with their health issues, with no limit to how far away they are.

Encouraged and inspired by her positive experience with Conscious Wellness, Priscilla designed a corporate identity for the new business, and accomplished a peaceful and calming look for the website.

"Because we offer an intangible service, we needed our printed pieces and website to show quality and competence, and O'Connor Graphic Design really accomplished that. All of the elements look very professional. We wanted the design to convey tranquility, peace and rejuvenation so that at a glance people know what we are about even before they read the text," Heather explains. "We outshine our competitors."

"O'Connor Graphic Design really cares about helping businesses succeed. Their heart and soul went into our project and it shows. They exceeded our expectations both in design and service," Heather praised.

Biofeedback is a high-tech stress reduction device based on quantum physics.

Supply Chain Consulting, Inc. works with companies to reduce their material costs. Their new program, GGS! (Get Ready, Get Set, Save!) is targeted at Plumbing and HVAC businesses nationwide. The GGS! Program is sold through the new website, LowerMaterialCost.com.

"The new website and logo design make my company look more professional. When you're doing a national campaign, you have to portray the image that you are a legitimate company," says Supply Chain president and GGS! Program author, David Bridges.

David Bridges became a client of O'Connor Graphic Design in 2002, when a brochure needed to be created for his new business. When he contacted the O'Connor Graphic Design again in 2006, it was a pleasant reunion for both parties.

"I knew from my previous experience that Priscilla O'Connor and her company would work with me and provide the best service they knew how," David explains. "While the website project presented its own unique challenges, we overcame them together. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the final results."

"Working with Dave was an exciting opportunity to reconnect with a client whom I had previously worked with. It was also an example of how current technology allows me to work with any client, almost anywhere in the country," says Priscilla O'Connor. "Although Dave's company is in Ohio and I'm in Colorado, good communication on both our parts can overcome any space in between."

2002 – 2009

Treasurer, Downtown Denver B2B 2006 – 2009
Member, Cherry Creek B2B 2009 – 2010

Marketing Committee, 2006 – 2008

2007 PRIDE Awards Judge

Contributed 10 graphic design hours in 2007 for annual charity breakfast event. Collaborated with a design team to create announcements, invitations, banners, and nametags.

Contributed 20 graphic design hours in 2006 to building the website youthmentoringcollaborative.org. Collaborated with a web developer to create look and feel.

Mentored at-risk and homeless high school teens.

Homeless outreach.