Marketing Designer

Thank you that I can take this opportunity to apply for this position as

graphic designer. I understand the importance of detail and the services

needed to communicate universally and legibly. I have always been ahead

of schedule and on time. I pride myself on that in managing my projects

as a designer and an illustrator. My experience previously at American

Lawyer Media, Inc. in their marketing and advertising department trained

me in design and creating brochures for this publishing company in litiga-

tion. I was also involved with their website getting published. Proofing

work and sending out final layout trained my eye to detail and organiza-

tion.

Profile: I am offering marketing and branding expertise having worked for

a Fortune 500 company in Apple, Inc. and being at KPMG, LLC one of

the top four accounting firms in the world. Working at Apple, Inc. in their

retail stores I wanted to hone my “people” skills: listening, finding the right

solutions-- similar to being a designer, equaly same challenging puzzles---

the best solution to offer. Life needs to be designed to grow in itself.

I am passionately involved in communication and information technology.

As an accomplished illustrator winning awards in 1977 and 1978 at the

Society of Illustrators, I am well suited to using tailored visuals that gets

the message across. My mantra has always been: image is everything.

References are offered on request.

You can view my portfolio at:

www.designgrows.net

Thank you for the consideration, if you have questions let’s try to connect!

Mike Ng

Michael Lee Ng

7321 Geary Blvd apt. A

San Francisco, CA 94121

t/ 415-***-****

c/ 919-***-****

e/ ***********@**.***

www.designgrows.net

http://ngdzgrp.tripod.com/ng2u

It all starts with an idea, that evolves

into a mood... it was a dark and stormy night, (close

up) running legs, there are heavy footsteps, splashing

thru the puddles, flying arms– a body suddenly falls.

We cut into the next scene... a flood of light fills the room.

Illustrator

As an, sketch artist, visual design-

er that hones his skills drawing everywhere he goes.

Many of my trips are recorded by sketching the

many “characters” on the Muni or BART. Experi-

enced in getting down on paper– essential lines and

shapes that best translates quickly.

graphic designer

As an experienced

communicating universally has always been a prior-

ity in getting the message across traveling in the

speed of light (300,000 kilometers per second1).

History of Experience

IOCompanies www.ironies.com Ironies/OLY Berkeley, CA 2009- Present

High end furniture company: Ironies and OLY represented by Kneedler-Fauschere

in SF and OLY Atelier in NYC. Graphic designer creating catalog, mailers and mag-

azine advertisements. Photo shoots on products; provide tearsheets on products,

etc. Using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop to highlight their product

line and do all production work. Working with printer and publications to provide

electronic files for publishing. Presently on temporary contract.

Designgrows.net Illustrator /Designer 1980-Present

I am an illustrator armed with pen and ink, who has a love for drawing, the dramat-

ics in the broad strokes of a brush and setting the stage to dynamics and move-

ment to all his work. I attribute it to my asian background to the ying and yang and

the historical way of telling a story the “American Way”. Having worked with editors

and art directors, I understand creative collaboration and deadlines– you don’t

have to explain to me about what a “New York minute” means; creating work for

Michael Lee Ng

editorial publications, advertising and the entertainment industry– I love challeng-

7321 Geary Blvd apt. A es and the reward is coming up with a unique solution. I have provided stock por-

San Francisco, CA 94121 traits en masse, worked on institutional campaigns and occasional story boarding

for local animators and film producers. Clients: New York Times, CBS Records,

t/ 415-***-****

IBM, Inc., NY/ NJ Port Authority Transit, Grey Advertising, Sports Illustrated, HBJ,

c/ 919-***-****

and Scholastic, Inc., Sony Entertainment, Inc..

e/ ***********@**.***

www.designgrows.net

http://ngdzgrp.tripod.com/ng2u

Apple, Inc. Specialist 2008-2009

Clients:

Deadlines! Last minute news! Stop the As an Apple Specialist in the Southpoint, Durham, NC store. Apple, Inc. ranks #71 of

presses! I am in the art director’s office of the Fortune 500 companies thanks in part to their marketing sales force and continu-

the New York Times. John Cayea is ing innovative and creative product line. Known for their “Think Different” campaign and

demanding I read the little blurb that came quality service and support–specialists help define the solutions that customers want in a

in and come back with an idea for approval. computer.

I go thru the history map of images in my

Our store ranked fourth on the list of top ten sellers in the nation, I believe in Apple’s

mind. I recall the genie in the old classic movie

marketing philosophy: listen, acknowledge, define the need and creative solutions for

“Sinbad”. I sketch out Khomeni lifting up a

your new promoters. Listening, assimilating, and providing support to new users with

ship, no a freighter from the waters. It’s an

our product and trouble shooting. Unleashing the potential everyone has within them-

embargo. It says evil, it says we have conflict

selves when using an Apple product. Providing customer care, support and information

and we are helpless. I come back Saturday

technology.

morning to hand in my finished piece. Another

Weekend Review Section cover on time!

Accomplishments:

One to One teaching sessions-filled in several times on ILIfe applications and those new

Sony Entertainment Classic music.

to the OSX system. New IPhone users and setting up network for small home business

The Masterwork Series that was made famous

user. Promoter of team environment during IPhone and new product introduction. Men-

by Milton Glaser. They want me to illustrate all

toring and support to new team members.

20+ covers from Bernstein to Tchaikovsky...

painted, collage pieces, masterpiece not

KPMG, LLC Sr. Graphic Designer 2004-2007

masterworks. I dive into Wagner’s Das

KPMG, one of the Big Four Auditors in the world, one of the largest global network

Rheingold, I run through Gershwin’s American

of professional services firms offering audit, tax and advisory services. Senior graphic

In Paris and jump to the honking horns and

designer with an art manager and a team of designers, writers and strategists. As a

syncopated jazz beats. I imagine Beethoven’s

part of the The Pursuit, Strategy and Proposal Team, we consulted, designed and were

scrawled look and wear that face at 2 am as

strategists for partners in the firm pursuing clients of $1 million dollars and over. Using

I paint frantically to keep the pace and meet

QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, I created charts, graphs, bound written

my deadline. My art sings to me, the music

proposals for delivery and Power Point documents for oral presentations.

moves my paint brush.

Accomplishments:

PBS/ CBS Records I have an Arlo Worked on a cost cutting kit for proposals that partners in a tax consulting firm could use

Guthrie and Pete Seeger portrait to do. I can for quick turn around– stock binders, belly wraps custom printed on in house printers

do that! Its a line drawing, it speaks of move- and preprinted collateral. As the lead designer to come up with material, design and cost

ment and American history, we sing of our estimates for ways to inexpensive presentations for proposals.

heritage, we sing of our rights, our freedoms!

Proposal and implemented: streamlining the use of all graphic designers to a project

Of thee we sing. Let freedom ring! I will do

within budget and . Summarize: we had all the designers on alert to fill in and execute

several more in the series, it’s Etta James, it’s

as called on by an assigned lead designer; no overtime and always having it proofed by

Chuck Mangione. This leads me to portraits

a new set of eyes. It developed managing skills to each newly assigned designer to a

for the CBS Jazz marketing department. I

project while also growing a support team that helped each other. Late night work was

do Art Tatum, Charlie Parker. Whimsical...

relieved by extra hands, no burnt out designers!

Colorful!

Touch, feel, experience!, Ipod

American Lawyer Media (ALM, Inc.) Sr. Graphic Designer 1999-2004

Touch, Iphone APPS, graphic design, IWeb...

Store Specialist I honed ALM, Inc is a publishing company that publishes legal news, magazines of several fields

as an Apple

in litigation, legal market research, and US law and business books. Based in NYC. I

my people skills and also my experience as

was senior graphic designer for the marketing department and later the art director for

an “Apple-user trouble shooter”. What an eye

the book division. With various projects and roles within the company. Providing design

opener to Apple, Inc.marketing and customer

for print media: advertising for magazine, newspaper, mailers and sell sheets, catalogs,

service. I use this education and experience

book covers for special editions. Electronic art for banner ads. Called upon to manage

whereever I go!

a staff of one and freelance designers during managerial change.

graduate:: Accomplishments:

School of Visual Arts NYC

Consulted on the design to their new web site. Rebranded corporate identity to stay con-

communication and design BA

sistent in a family of publications under one umbrella: ALM, Inc.

Parsons the New School of Design

Illustration AA

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