Mackie Graaf

Fledgling designer seeking real-world experience

Education

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556

August 2015 — Present

Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Design Major - Visual Communication Design, Class of 2020 College of Engineering, August 2015 - May 2016

Seattle Preparatory School, 2400 Eleventh Avenue E, Seattle, WA 98102

August 2011 — May 2015

Graduate, Cumulative GPA 4.016

Work History

Assistant to the Visual Resources Curator

Fall 2018 — Present

Working directly under Denise Massa to digitize visual materials through the extensive use of Photoshop. Final product is implemented by both the Hesburgh Library and individual professors within the College of Arts and Letters.

Awards and Activities

Miss Seafair Finalist

Summer 2015

Immensely proud to be selected to represent the Seattle community for Seafair — Seattle’s iconic summer festival. Judged on academic abilities, public speaking skills, leadership, and community service, was rewarded with an academic scholarship from the Seafair Foundation.

St. Joseph Engineering Scholar Award, University of Notre Dame

Summer 2015

Awarded this highly competitive merit scholarship based on the intention to study engineering, an excellent academic record, and demonstrated commitment to service and leadership.

ACE Mentor Program

October 2014 — May 2015

Selected as a participant where, under the guidance of local architects, contractors, and engineers, our 10-member student architectural team completed the process of designing and building an imaginary construction project.

National Merit Scholar

Awarded October 2014

Successfully scored in the top 1% of all high school juniors taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT).

Second Face, Seattle Prep’s Literary and Arts Magazine: Editor-in-Chief

January 2013 — May 2015

Proposed, received approval for, and spearheaded a complete brand refresh and redesign of the magazine. Chief responsibilities included reviewing submissions, magazine design, budget, and final publication.

Athletics

Salsa Con Todo Dance Team

September 2014 — August 2015

Practiced and performed with a team of committed dancers with the goal of deepening our experience and expertise in Latin partner dancing.

Space Needle Volleyball Club

November 2008 — September 2013

Competed as a fierce middle hitter for Space Needle select volleyball club during regular season, plus played beach volleyball during the summers for La Playa.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office Suite, Writing HTML/CSS, Sketchbook Pro, SketchUp, SolidWorks, and Keyshot

Please view online portfolio at www.behance.net/mgraaf199a

3706 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105

mgraaf@nd.edu

206.696.0345

An artistic rendering of a girl walking with her portfolio under her arm