Rik Mertens Resume
10259 Church Street, Willis, Michigan, 48191
734-347-4068 - rik@melriks.com

Keywords -------------------------------------------------------

Team focused, self-starter, early adopter, organized, deadline oriented


Skills -------------------------------------------------------

Web coding, graphic design, SEO, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, html, css, php, WordPress, ProWorkFlow


Employment History -------------------------------------------------------
1/2010 -  present
Melriks Design, Inc.
Willis, MI
Title: Owner
Tasks: Graphic design, Web design, typesetting, creative services, operations, project management, IT technical support, leadership (6)

08/2017 - 10/2018
Hoyden Creative Group
Adrian, MI
Title: Operations Director
Tasks: Operations, sales, Web design, graphic design, typesetting, creative services, leadership (3)

10/2007 - 10/2012
Auto One, Inc. - Brighton, Michigan
Title: Director, Advertising, Graphics, Web
Tasks: Graphic design, Web design, writing, editing, project management, print purchasing, eBay sales, press releases, Google Adwords, domain name management, IT technical support, email blasts

1/2003 - 10/2007
MPRO
Farmington Hills, MI
Title: Senior Manager, Print and Web Technologies
Tasks: Graphics team supervisor (2), graphic design, Web design and writing, equipment purchasing, project management, print purchasing, Web Work Group member, PHP/ASP troubleshooting, MySQL database maintenance, Section 508/WCAG usability compliance

8/1998 - 1/2003
Siena Heights University
Adrian, MI
Title: Graphic Designer and Director of Publications
Tasks: Graphic design, Web design, project management, faculty/staff Web design training, print purchasing, supervision of student workers, photography, photo archiving, catalog typesetting


Education --------------------------------------------------------------

2025 - 2026
Google Ads Search Certification

2023 - 2024
Google Ads Search Certification

2018 - 2020
HubSpot Academy, Growth-Driven Design Certified

1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Graphic Communications - Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

1988 - 1992
Diploma Luxemburg-Casco High School
Luxemburg, WI


References -------------------------------------------------------------

Available upon request


Portfolio --------------------------------------------------------------

Private link available upon request