Manager Director

James Arthur

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abhtqe@r.postjobfree.com

B.F.A. - Design at John Herron School of Art, Science minor at Indiana

University

First on Dean's List at Oakland Community College

New Media Designer

Graphic Designer with hands on experience from concept through completion

in print. web, interactive, user interface and video with an emphasis on

design and animation for rapid perception based on human cognition.

Creative Manager with ten years of successful management experience and

training.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Successful ten years of creative design management

. Skilled in designing websites, online ads, e-newsletters, user

interfaces (UI), interactives, after effects videos, 3D animations and

print media.

. Adept at all phases of project lifecycle, including requirements

gathering, initial design and implementation, concept through

completion.

. Solid knowledge of typography, animation, human-computer interaction,

color theory, composition, cognitive communication, navigation,

usability, layout and current trends.

. Strong design and production skills with emphasis on interactive

elements.

. Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills.

. Experienced instructor (AT&T, NBC, Gamma Technical Institute and

Illinois Institute of Art)

. Strong curiosity and desire to learn new creative technologies and

techniques through online training, seminars and user groups

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Applications: Adobe Creative Suite CS5 from top to bottom, Photoshop,

Illustrator,

Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Premiere,

Captivate, Visio,

Quark, Cinema 4D, MS Office, PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi,

Lightroom

Scripting: HTML, CSS, Actionscript, Expressions

OS: Macintosh and Windows

Camera: Nikon digital SLR, Canon video

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BP America 2006 - 2010 User Interface Designer and Presentation Specialist

Developed user interface for BP financial analytic and data

management web

based system for $12 billion retirement fund (Photoshop,

Illustrator, Visio,

Keynote, Dreamweaver, Flash)

Designed presentations for international conferences (PowerPoint,

Cinema 4D)

Created user interface for video conference touch screen (proprietary

software)

Created animated videos for executive functions (After Effects, PS,

Illustrator)

Designed monthly reports (QuarkXPress, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat)

Accenture 2006 - 2008 Flash Animator

Off-site and concurrent with BP America

Animated Flash E-learning modules for technical training (Adobe

Flash)

Worked with virtual teams in various locations around the U.S.

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Freelance 2005 - 2006 Flash Animator

Created web banner pitches for web campaigns for ad agencies in and

around

Chicago (Flash animations)

Designed Flash interactive for Abbott Labs Sales

Performed Flash maintenance on existing site for McDonald's

Created Flash animation for Allstate web site launch

Created Flash with video presentation for RTC

BP America 2005 - 2005 User Interface Designer and Presentation Specialist

Designed user interface for BP financial analytic intranet site,

presentations

AT&T 2004 - 2005 Animation Specialist and 1993 - 1996 Multimedia

Specialist

Designed Software Simulation presentation for President for $1.2

billion software

integration project (Flash, Director)

Freelance 2002 - 2004 New Media Designer

Designed and created interactive CD-ROMs for Premier Healthcare

(Director,

Photoshop, Illustrator)

Created Nobel BioCare CD-ROM interactive (Director)

Designed and created web sites (Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop,

Illustrator)

Tukaiz 1996 - 2002 New Media Designer

Created Flash animation for McDonald's e-learning (Flash,

Illustrator, Swift-3D)

Created McDonald's e-learning (Director, After Effects, Final Cut,

Photoshop)

Designed CD-interactives for Lucent, Motorola, Nestle, Quaker Enesco,

and

others (Director, After Effects, Final Cut, Photoshop,

Lightwave)

Created web sites for WGN, Fellowes, LaMantia, Spike O'Dell and

others

(Dreamweaver, HTML, Photoshop, Fireworks)

Received McDonald's Interactive Team Award

AT&T 1993 - 1996 Multimedia Specialist

Created high-end multimedia presentations, (PowerPoint, Video,

Director)

Chosen for lead team for City of Chicago Democratic National

Convention web

site sponsored by AT&T - then Ameritech)

Hand coded HTML for Ameritech intranet and internet sites

Instructor 1994 - 1998 Trainer and Instructor concurrent with other

positions

Illinois Institute of Art (Introduction to Multimedia Software) 1997

- 1998

NBC (individual instruction in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop) 1996

Gamma Technical Institute (Adobe Creative Suite) 1994 - 1998

AT&T Instructor (Adobe Creative Suite, Lotus Notes, Office) 1994

Woodward Direct 1983 - 1993 Creative Manager

Managed 10 artists and one secretary, recruited, interviewed, hired,

reviewed,

trained, terminated, was responsible for budget, quality

control, morale, vendor and client relations, bringing in new

technology, proposals, presentations to prospects, developed

tracking system for department

AWARDS: 1. Award for role on lead team for Chicago Democratic National

Convention web site; 2. AT&T software simulation; 3. McDonald's Interactive

Team Award for eLearning

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