Sharleen Morco

Current

• Deposit Management Specialist at United Commercial Bank
• Owner/Designer at MMM-FRUIT.COM (Self-employed)

Past

• Contributor at Craftster

Education

• California State University-Sacramento

Connections

30 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website
• My Portfolio

Sharleen Morco’s Summary

Published the photographic story book, "The Misfit Bunny", through the Blurb Bookstore in 2008. Available for purchase at:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/237078

Crochet/knitting work and patterns published in the following books:
The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts (Leah Kramer)
Just... Gifts (Lion Brand Yarn)
Kooky Crochet (Linda Kopp)

Handmade products carried internationally in a number of online boutiques and brick and mortar stores since 2003, such as Plain Mabel, Modishoppe, day-lab, copacetique, and Superette (London).

Contributed generously to the CSUS Japan Club (2007-2008) by designing a new logo, business cards, and club member t-shirts; photographing a number of club events; hosting the first annual Japan Culture Night as part of the Public Relations Team; and creating promotional flyers and programs for Japan Culture Night. Continues to assist the club under an Alumni Chair position.

Photographic work purchased by Target for display in their corporate offices (Woodland, CA) and U*Space Gallery (Atlanta, CA), as well as numerous private collections.

Exhibits

2008
Spring Design Show, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Open With Caution, Camera Arts, Sacramento, CA

2007
Holiday Show, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Spring Design Show, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

2006
Holiday Show, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
How Did You Waste Your Summer?, Negative Space Studio, Sacramento, CA

2005
Student Art Show, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

Sharleen Morco’s Specialties:

Computer skills: Highly skilled with Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office Suite, HTML, and CSS. Familiar with using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and PHP. Typing speed 85wpm.

Photography skills: Experience with 35mm, 120mm, and Digital SLR camera equipment, loading/developing black&white film, cyanotypes, argyrotypes, platinum-palladium prints, digital scanning, retouching, and producing high quality digital color prints.

Additional skills: Intermediate Japanese language skills.

Sharleen Morco’s Experience

• Deposit Management Specialist

  United Commercial Bank

  (Public Company; UCBH; Banking industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  Cash Management Department (Consumer Banking & Deposit Services)
  
  Assist the Cash Management team with implementation, billing, research, support and customer service for various cash management products, including remote deposit & armored car/courier services. Back-up to the Cash Management Service & Implementation Officers.

• Owner/Designer

  MMM-FRUIT.COM (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Arts and Crafts industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years)

  Started an online business specializing in original handmade knit and crocheted accessories, house wares, and gifts for retail, wholesale and custom orders.
  
  Maintained all business operations including product photography, advertising, customer service, and website maintenance.
  
  Designed logo, business cards, flyers, and other promotional materials.
  
  Designed and coded website using Adobe Photoshop CS and Dreamweaver CS, HTML, CSS, and PHP. Implemented ZenCart shopping cart system, utilizing PHP and MySQL.
  
  Published original patterns in the books: "Just… Gifts" (Lion Brand Yarn) and "Kooky Crochet" (Linda Kopp).

• Contributor

  Craftster

  (Internet industry)

  May 2006 — May 2006 (1 month)

  Contributed to Leah Kramer's book "The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts" by testing and editing a vintage crochet pattern, as well as contributing the hand-crocheted item for use in the book.

Sharleen Morco’s Education

• California State University-Sacramento

  Bachelor of Arts , Photography , 2003 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Japan Club

Additional Information

Sharleen Morco’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Portfolio

Sharleen Morco’s Interests:

art, photography, design, Japanese language, knitting, crochet

Sharleen Morco’s Groups:

CSUS Japan Club

Sharleen Morco’s Honors:

Dean's Honor List (CSUS).
Graduated CSUS with Latin honors Magna Cum Laude.

Sharleen Morco’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch