Nicole Austin:  

Life After graduation I moved to Portland to go to the Art Institute. I worked at the K-mart for 3 weeks and it was the worst job ever, then I worked at New York Burrito which wasn't so bad, I worked there a little over a year until my boss wouldn't give me a raise so I quit then worked at Famous Footware for a little over a year and my boss turned out to be a big jerk but I made some friends there that I still hang out with, Then I went to work at Home Depot in the lumber yard for over a year, The pay was great but the hours sucked and it was too hard to get homework done so I went to work for a Lazerquick from November to January I planned on staying longer but as soon as I graduated I was offered this great Graphic Design job. So I have my bachelors degree in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Portland. I started a new Job in February at a company called Acumed. They make plates and screws that fix broken bones. My job is to edit video surgeries, create postcards for new products, make brochures and cd's that show doctors the surgical techniques for...Expand for more