Graphic Designer/Illustrator Matthew Payne (aka mattikai) is a creative, solutions-driven Senior Level Graphic Designer with over 10 years experience leading a broad range of mission-critical projects to completion for a diverse client base. He is skilled in providing cutting-edge, conceptual design work, digital and traditional illustration, production support and management, corporate name branding, and presentation. He has demonstrated expertise in implementing highly creative visual solutions, setting high standards and working tirelessly to attain them. He enjoys meeting challenges and seeing tangible results of a project well done and excels at translating ideas and instructions to completed designs, both as a team member and as an individual. He is a motivational and inspirational leader who leads by example, cultivates a positive work environment, and promotes teamwork and idea-sharing that maximize both individual and group contributions. As an Illustrator, Mattikai works traditionally in media including acrylic, watercolor and oil paints; pen and ink; graphite and colored pencils; collage; wood and clay sculpture and mosaics; and many other experimental substrates. He is very skilled digitally with illustrations created on both Macintosh and IBM platform in Adobe software including Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter, Imageready and Fireworks. He is also highly skilled and proficient in QuarkXPress, InDesign, PageMaker, Acrobat, Corel Draw, PowerPoint, Premier and Microsoft Word. Mattikai has created this web site as well as others and plans to continue creating eye catching web presences while keeping up-to-date with the ever changing technology. To see a comprehensive history of skills, employment and education credentials click below. RESUME