# Sylvia Pekarek > Insurance Sales Professional Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sylviapekarek Insurance Sales Professional - Licensed Property & Casualty Agent Transitioned into the insurance industry to pursue a new career path that leverages business development experience and long-standing client relationships. Currently getting my Life insurance License. Passionate about helping individuals and families find the right coverage while continuing to build trust and provide value through personalized service and strategic guidance. Freelance Graphic & Web Designer | Small Business Owner Successfully operated a freelance design business for several years, providing branding, graphic, and web solutions to a diverse client base. Developed strong client relationships, managed projects from concept to launch, and maintained a reputation for reliability, creativity, and professionalism. ## Work Experience ### Customer Service / Producer @ Farmers Insurance Jan 2025 – Present Clients: Licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Agent with formal training and hands-on experience in personal lines, policy servicing, and client support. Experience in auto and home coverage, conducting detailed policy reviews, identifying coverage gaps, and guiding clients toward solutions tailored to their individual needs and budgets. ### State Farm @ State Farm Agent Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 Katie Chase - Agency Part of the sales team at State Farm, where I contributed to new customer onboarding and win-back customer initiatives. I actively promoted coverage solutions, assisted in welcoming new policyholders, and re-engaged former clients by reviewing their needs and presenting competitive options. Brittaney Keys - Agency Clients: Licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Agent with months of hands-on Part of the sales team at State Farm, where I contributed to new customer onboarding and win-back customer initiatives. I actively promoted coverage solutions, assisted in welcoming new policyholders, and re-engaged former clients by reviewing their needs and presenting competitive options ### Designer @ Design Spiffy Jan 2014 – Jan 2024 Clients: IPSOS, Tyson Chicken, Zielke Plumbing, Bay Area Bio Clean, Berkeley Livermore Lab, MD Spa, Mainstay CPA, Princess Cruises, Toby Keith, Ducks Unlimited, Indiana Jones, and Scala Golf brands, distributed for the PGA tours. Developed comprehensive corporate identities from concept to execution, including brand strategy, logo design, visual systems, typography, color palettes, and brand guidelines. Created cohesive marketing and communication materials both digital and print to ensure consistent, recognizable, and impactful brand representation across all platforms. Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business objectives into compelling visual narratives that strengthened brand positioning and enhanced audience engagement. ### DATA SPECIALIST @ Vogel & McDonald Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 Contract Work: Data input on a web-based platform, preparing an initial report forms and supporting documentation for completeness and accuracy. An accountant meticulously reviews the draft presentation, examining the financial analysis to ensure its precision and enhance the decision-making process of the final presentation. This review process ultimately leads to the signing off the finalization of documents presentation for the client. ### UI UX VISUAL DESIGNER @ Amazon Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote AWS department created process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups and effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors. Worked closely with cross-functional teams to help define business and feature requirements via empirical online data, usability testing, market research, and proven UCD principles.
 System design and lucid chart flow design with optimized performance of new and existing features by actively participating in usability testing and interpreting analytics data using Omniture Site Catalyst. Contributed to user interface design Iconography, Typography, and design development best practices and standards ecommerce trends, information architecture and design. Design Development Process using Figma, and in addition also utilized Adobe Creative Suite software for design projects. ### UX/UI Designer @ Lawrence Berkeley Labs Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Project Mapping, user flow collaboration with Procurement & Property Department at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. Project scope: I was hired for collaboration of the mapping process and design symbols placement with the respect to color and scheme design. Navigating Google Drive and storing data team folders, for review. Effective communicator in digital design, translating results. Adept at all phases of project lifecycle, including requirements gathering and user analysis researching qualitive and quantitative data. Familiar with user-centered designs and information architecture principles, and Agile Scrum Development Process. Great ability to express creativity through text, narrative, graphic design, infographics, digital illustration, photography, and video. Possess In-depth knowledge of the latest changes in the digital communication field. ## Education ### Graphic Design Academy of Art University ### Certification in Mobile Interface Design UCSC Extension in Santa Clara, Silicon Valley ### Certification in 2013 HTML5 and CSS3 Web Design AcademyX San Francisco ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sylvia-pekarek-655b5949 - Portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/pekarek --- Source: https://flows.cv/sylviapekarek JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sylviapekarek/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13