Design High School
Resume:
William Sweeney
North Plainfield, NJ 07063
*********@*****.***
My background is a senior level Graphic Designer, with
management experience, a Desktop Publisher, and Educator. My
graphic work has been found in Layers Magazine, Mac Design
Magazine, Impressions Magazine, Promo Magazine, Gift-wear News,
Courier News, on graphics.com and may also be found in
TradeMarks/11 by David E. Carter.
Visit my online portfolio!
http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_details.asp?individual_
id=330599&
I have Graphic Design/Production experience than includes:
Corporate Identity systems, branding and standards. My creative
range spans Ad Agency, Corporate, screen printing, general
graphic design/technical support, and (Multi-media instruction).
With recent creative contribution in the areas of; graphic
design and technical support for the Lincoln Educational
Service, A. B. Kohler & Company, Div.121 Apparel Inc; and multi-
media instruction at The New Horizons Computer Learning Center
and The High Tech Institute, in addition to a successful string
of varied freelance assignments.
If you want a creative professional with a clear understanding
of the graphic design process, I always listen, respond, and act
in partnership, when working a strategy to solve a creative
puzzle. My ability to do this has developed through experience,
and it works in harmony with personal creative skills developed
over time. If you are looking for creative, capable hands,
please consider me.
Visit www.wrsdesign.com or I may be reached at 908-***-****. I
appreciate your consideration.
Resume:
Freelance: Art Director/Designer operating as wrsdesign,
offering full production and design abilities that include:
brand Identity, package design, advertising and promotional
materials, business systems, web design, tee shirt, and gift
design. I am also skilled at collaboration with: clients,
writers, photographers, editors, printers, pre-press, and also
adept at time and budget management.
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers: 2009, Aug. 20 thru 2009,
Dec. 28: full time Graphics Applications Instructor, note worthy
accounts serviced were the United Nations, Time Warner and Conde
Nast Publishing.
Freelance Art Director/Designer: 2008, Aug. 10 thru 2009, Aug.
20: operating as wrsdesign, offering full production and design
abilities that include: brand Identity, package design,
advertising and promotional materials, business systems, web
design, tee shirt, and gift design. I am also skilled at
collaboration with: clients, writers, photographers, editors,
printers, pre-press, and also adept at time and budget
management.
Lincoln Educational Services Marketing department: 2007, Apr. 10
thru 2008, Apr. 20: as lead Graphic Designer of Creative
Services. With primary design and production responsibility of
all materials in support of the Lincoln brands, servicing:
Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology,
Lincoln College Online, Nashville Auto-Diesel College,
Southwestern College, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and
Sciences, Florida Culinary and The Center for Culinary Arts.
Adjunct evening Applications Instructor for High-Tech Institute:
2003, Sept. 9 thru 2007, Apr. 10: Instructor responsibilities
included the following training disciplines: Design Basics,
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, Flash, HTML,
Dreamweaver and Portfolio. Each course was 100 hours and it was
my responsibility for course, materials and in-room training
direction for groups of up to 25.
Freelance Art Director/Designer: 1996, Aug. 10 thru 2007, Apr.
10: operating as wrsdesign, offering full production and design
abilities that include: brand Identity, package design,
advertising and promotional materials, business systems, web
design, tee shirt, and gift design. I am also skilled at
collaboration with: clients, writers, photographers, editors,
printers, pre-press, and also adept at time and budget
management.
Essex Computers, and also The Mac Learning Center: 2000, Sept. 7
thru 2003, Apr. 5: Adjunct instructor in multimedia, with
Instructor responsibilities encompassing the following training
disciplines: Design Basics, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop,
QuarkXpress, Macromedia Flash, HTML, and Macromedia Dreamweaver.
The Color Craftsman: 1998, Oct. 20 thru 2000, Sept. 1: a full
service design and production company, catering to Corporate,
Agency and Small businesses. My duties & responsibilities were
design and production, collaboration with clients, writers,
photographers, editors and printers, management of pre press,
time and budget.
Rug & Kilim Design Center: 1994, June 1 thru 1998, Sept. 11:
Creative Art director for Multi-Location high-end oriental
carpeting stores. Duties were the design and production of all
advertising and marketing materials in support the Rug & Kilim
brand.
AB Kohler & Co: 2007, Aug. 13 thru 2007, Nov. 24: Contracted,
art direction, design, and production for luxury goods: clients
including Hope, Kimberley Diamond Companies, and the IJO. Worked
closely with clients and principle to meet design and production
needs in a variety of creative areas that include booklets,
brochures, journal advertising, collateral, and web design.
Freelance:
Out of Reach Apparel: Freelance, art direction, design, and
production of original designs for the imprinted gift, wearable
market. Worked closely with principals in the areas of original
multi-color novelty designs, product-sell sheets, and web
design.
Hometown Products Inc: Freelance, design and illustrations for
special projects including packaging, labeling and logo design.
Worked closely with principal in the area of design and
production on special projects. Woven Electronics: Freelance,
Graphics for the Woven Electronics web site.
HospiTel: Freelance, photo retouching, design and production of
virtual sample cards.
Danbury Mint: Freelance, photomontage work, modification of
prototype photos and creation of label and applied graphics for
products.
Mackie Furniture: Freelance, retail direct mail and newspaper
advertising.
GR Advertising: Freelance, consumer packaging design and special
projects.
Ist. & Ten Property Corp: Freelance, graphic/logo design and
Illustration for special projects.
Additional client information and references available on
request.
Skills:
Graphic Software Instructor: 8 years.
General Graphic Design and Illustration: (Advanced) 20+ Years.
Adobe Illustrator: (Advanced) 10+ Years and Brainbench
certified.
Adobe Photoshop: (Advanced) 10+ Years and Brainbench certified.
Adobe InDesign: (Advanced) 10+ Years.
Quark XPress: (Advanced) 10+ Years.
HTML: 8+ years and Brainbench certified.
Dreamweaver: 8+ Years and Brainbench certified.
Flash: 8+ Years.
I am also proficient with PowerPoint, Word and other relevant
business related software.
Education:
Brainbench Certification - The world's largest provider of high
quality, structured, skills certification exams on the Internet.
Bachelor Degree - The Cooper Union (Manhattan, NY), completed
1976.Attended Cooper Union on a full scholarship.
High School - North Plainfield High School (North Plainfield,
NJ), completed 1971. Active in athletics in High School, was
chosen as class athlete and class artist.
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