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F re e p o rt, N e w Y o rk 1 1 5 2 0

H o m e : 5 1 6 .2 2 3 .1 8 1 7

M o b ile : 6 3 1 .8 9 7 .0 2 3 5

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S u m m a r y o f Q u a lif ic a tio n s

An Art/Creative Director with more than 15 years of combined agency and corporate in-house experience. Expertise includes formulating,

f ro m c o n c e p t to c o m p le tio n, d y n a m ic d e s ig n s o lu tio n s f o r p rin t, th e W e b a n d in te ra c tiv e m u ltim e d ia . P ro v e n to e f f e c tiv e ly b a la n c e c re a tiv ity

w ith to d a y ’s e m e rg in g te c h n o lo g y a n d a c h ie v e m e a s u ra b le re s u lts .

E m p lo y m e n t E x p e r ie n c e

S ig m a S y s te m s, I n c . – W e b M D /M e d s c a p e

In te r a c tiv e A r t D ir e c to r – N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 8 - P re s e n t

• C re a te s to ry b o a rd s, b a s e d o n s c rip ts a n d ta rg e te d to w a rd d o c to rs, o f in te ra c tiv e F L A S H le a rn in g p ro g ra m s f o r p h a rm a c e u tic a l c o m p a n ie s

• D e te rm in e c o m p le te v is u a l a n d m u ltim e d ia d e s ig n, in c lu d in g a n im a tio n s w ith v o ic e -o v e r a n d s c e n e tra n s itio n s

• P ro d u c e s u p p o rtin g in f o s ite s, to p ic -re la te d la n d in g p a g e s, m a rk e tin g m a te ria ls (e m a il/d ire c t m a il) a n d o n lin e re p o rts

G r a f ik S a u c e S t u d io s – w w w .g r a f ik s a u c e s t u d io s .c o m

O w n e r /C r e a tiv e D ir e c to r – P re s e n t

• A g e n c y : f re e la n c e a s th e C re a tiv e D ire c to r f o r P ie r 4 1 A d v e rtis in g, c lie n ts a n d p ro je c ts in c lu d e : A m e ric a n C a n c e r S o c ie ty e v e n t

a n n o u n c e m e n ts, C h e f ’s D ie t a n d C re s t W h ite s trip s d ire c t m a il, P f iz e r p o s te r c a m p a ig n a n d S a n ta n a P ro p e rty G ro u p w e b s ite, H T M L e m a il

a n d p re s e n ta tio n f o ld e r

• C lie n ts : G lo b a l F re ig h t M a n a g e m e n t a n d M in u te m a n P re s s, b ro c h u re s a n d d ire c t m a il, N a tio n a l A rb itra tio n a n d M e d ia tio n ’s m y A D R

in te rf a c e d e s ig n, P a rtn e r to S u c c e s s w e b s ite, U F O L I’s S o u n d w a v e q u a rte rly m a g a z in e a n d U la n o C o rp o ra tio n ’s c o m p le te m a rk e tin g /

a d v e rtis in g p ro g ra m

T r u m p U n iv e r s ity

C r e a tiv e D ir e c to r - A p ril 2 0 0 7 to J a n u a ry 2 0 0 8

• D e s ig n e d a n d m a n a g e d th e p ro d u c tio n o f, a ll p rin t a n d o n lin e p ro m o tio n a l m a te ria ls

• D e v e lo p e d c re a tiv e m a rk e tin g s tra te g ie s p ro v e n to p ro m o te h ig h e r v is ib ility in th e m a rk e tp la c e, b o o s t s a le s a n d m a x im iz e R O I

• E s ta b lis h e d c o rp o ra te id e n tity g u id e lin e s to d e te rm in e th e “ lo o k a n d f e e l” o f th e T ru m p U n iv e rs ity b ra n d

• Im p le m e n te d e m a il d e s ig n b e s t p ra c tic e s to im p ro v e c lic k -th ro u g h ra te s, re d u c e s p a m s c o re s a n d in c re a s e re v e n u e /le a d s p e r e m a il s e n t

• S u p e rv is e d a te a m o f f re e la n c e d e s ig n e rs a n d p ro g ra m m e rs

K Z S A d v e r tis in g & I n te r a c tiv e

F r e e la n c e A r t D ir e c to r - J u ly 2 0 0 5 to M a rc h 2 0 0 7

• O f f e re d f re s h, a lte rn a tiv e c o n c e p tu a l a p p ro a c h e s to c lie n t p ro je c ts, in c lu d in g tra d e /c o n s u m e r p rin t a d v e rtis e m e n ts, w e b s ite s, b a n n e rs a d s

a n d H T M L e m a il/d ire c t m a il c a m p a ig n s

• C lie n ts : A u d io v o x, J e n s e n a n d W in th ro p U n iv e rs ity H o s p ita l

H arm an C on su m er G rou p

A r t D ir e c to r /M u ltim e d ia D e s ig n e r - N o v e m b e r 1 9 9 9 to J u ly 2 0 0 5

• D e s ig n e d a n d p ro d u c e d p rin te d m a te ria ls f o r th e c o m p a n y ’s p re m ie r a u d io b ra n d s : H a rm a n K a rd o n, In f in ity a n d J B L

• In tro d u c e d m u ltim e d ia b y c re a tin g c u ttin g -e d g e v id e o s th a t p ro m o te d th e J B L b ra n d a t th e “ E ric C la p to n ” a n d “ C re a m ” c o n c e rts, “ C o ld

M o u n ta in ” m o v ie s c re e n in g, “ H o t Im p o rt N ig h ts ” a n d o th e r liv e s p o n s o re d e v e n ts

• U p g ra d e d 1 2 w o rk s ta tio n s f ro m O S 9 to O S X, e d u c a te d u s e rs o n n e w s y s te m s o f tw a re a n d s a v e d th e d e p a rtm e n t o v e r $ 1 5 K in e x te rn a l

M a c in to s h c o n s u ltin g f e e s

J e ffr e y G in s b e r g A d v e r tis in g

S e n io r A r t D ir e c to r - O c to b e r 1 9 9 7 to N o v e m b e r 1 9 9 9

• D e v e lo p e d a d v e rtis in g c a m p a ig n s f o r th e c o n s u m e r e le c tro n ic s a n d c o m m e rc ia l h o u s e w a re in d u s trie s f o r c lie n ts in c lu d in g C e llu la r

In n o v a tio n s, M iz c o In te rn a tio n a l, R e c o to n a n d S itra m A m e ric a

• H e a d e d b ra in s to rm in g s e s s io n s a n d a tte n d e d in itia l c lie n t m e e tin g s

• S u p e rv is e d s ta f f, h ire d f re e la n c e rs a n d s c h e d u le d /a s s ig n e d p ro je c ts

D a r b y G r o u p C o m p a n ie s

G r a p h ic /P r o d u c tio n A r tis t - M a y 1 9 9 4 to O c to b e r 1 9 9 7

• P ro d u c e d p rin te d m a te ria ls f o r th e c o m p a n y ’s m e d ic a l, d e n ta l a n d p h a rm a c e u tic a l b ra n d s : B a rth ’s, D a rb y a n d S p e n c e r M e a d

• D ire c te d c o v e r p h o to g ra p h y f o r a ll c a ta lo g s a n d b ro c h u re s

A d d itio n a l E x p e r ie n c e

H e n d r ik s I n s titu te

G r a p h ic C o m m u n ic a tio n s In s tr u c to r - J a n u a ry 2 0 0 1 to J u ly 2 0 0 3

• P re p a re d le s s o n s th a t in s tru c te d h o w to u s e th e la te s t v e rs io n s a n d k e y c o m p o n e n ts o f Illu s tra to r, P h o to s h o p a n d Q u a rk X P re s s

• R e f in e d c o u rs e c u rric u lu m b y a s s ig n in g “ re a l w o rld ” d e s ig n p ro je c ts, in itia tin g c la s s c ritiq u e s a n d e s ta b lis h in g p o rtf o lio re v ie w s

• M e n to re d s tu d e n ts b y s h a rin g p ra c tic a l in d u s try k n o w le d g e a n d p e rs o n a l w o rk e x p e rie n c e s

E d u c a tio n & C e r tif ic a tio n

• B a c h e lo r o f F in e A rts : A lf re d U n iv e rs ity, 1 9 9 3

• W e b D e s ig n & E -C o m m e rc e D e v e lo p m e n t: H e n d rik s In s titu te, 2 0 0 1

• A p p le H e lp D e s k : O S X P a n th e r, 2 0 0 4

A w a rd s & H on ors

• A m e ric a n G ra p h ic D e s ig n A w a rd - G ra f ik S a u c e S e lf -P ro m o tio n, 1 9 9 9

• T y p o g ra p h y A w a rd, A lf re d U n iv e rs ity, 1 9 9 3

• 4 3 rd In te rn a tio n a l D e s ig n C o n f e re n c e S c h o la rs h ip – A s p e n, C o lo ra d o, 1 9 9 3

L a te s t M a c in to s h A p p lic a tio n s

A c ro b a t, Illu s tra to r, Im a g e R e a d y, In D e s ig n a n d P h o to s h o p ; Q u a rk X P re s s ; M S O f f ic e ; D re a m W e a v e r, F la s h a n d F ire w o rk s ; F e tc h ;

F in a l C u t P ro, Q u ic k T im e P ro, S o u n d tra c k a n d S o u n d S tu d io ; T o a s t; V ire x /N o rto n U tilitie s

D ig ita l I m a g in g & P r e - P r e s s

• S ilh o u e ttin g, re to u c h in g, c o lo r c o rre c tin g, e n h a n c in g, m a n ip u la tio n a n d m u ltip le -im a g e la y e re d c o m p o s itio n

• P re p a rin g f ile s f o r f in a l o u tp u t a n d p a c k a g in g jo b s f o r d ig ita l/o f f -s e t p rin tin g

• P h o to s h o p D C S 2 .0 s p o t- c h a n n e l f ile f o r m a t f o r m u lti- p la te p r in tin g

T e c h n ic a l P r o f ic ie n c y

• H T M L lite ra te a n d k n o w le d g e a b le o f A c tio n S c rip t, A S P, C S S, P H P a n d S Q L

• S lic in g, o p tim iz in g a n d p re p a rin g R G B im a g e s f o r F la s h, th e W e b a n d v id e o

• H D v id e o a n d m u lti-tra c k a u d io e d itin g

• M a c in to s h O S X tro u b le s h o o tin g a n d s o f tw a re /h a rd w a re /R A M u p g ra d e s

• M u ltip le M a c in to s h w o rk s ta tio n in s ta lla tio n a n d n e tw o rk /in te rn e t/e -m a il c o n f ig u ra tio n

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