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www.whittendesign.com

DARIUS

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EXPERIENCE

1999–(Currently) Whitten Design, Bend,

Oregon. Position: Owner and President.

Complete advertising services, account

management, client contact, sales and

business development. Campaigns 1980–1988 Whitten Design, Portland,

including print, direct mail, broadcast, Oregon. Position: Owner/Operator

collateral, transit, web and new media. (Independent Graphic Designer). During

Services provided include: copywriting this period I free-lanced for advertising

and creative development, art direction, agencies but mostly worked directly with

production, illustration, web design, web my own clients. I worked in varying

development, marketing, market plans, capacities as: creative director, account

media plans and media buying. executive, copywriter, designer, graphic

artist, illustrator, photographer, art

Development platform: PHP/MySQL via director, and production manager.

Dreamweaver w/ ADDT; LAMP.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Development Model: Agile.

1974–1979 During this period I attended

My experience covers design college and worked as a work-study

1989–1999 RalstonGroup, Bend

and creative direction of student in the publications departments

Oregon. Position: Senior Art Director/Art

campaigns for: print, broad- of Mount Hood Community College and

Department Manager. Experience

the University of Oregon. At the former I

cast, and collateral. I have includes: Evaluation of staff designers

worked as a graphic artist, the latter a

through performance reviews, lead

experience with billboards, AWARDS

graphic designer. I spent my summers

weekly art department meetings

transit, packaging, exhibits, 1991 Northwest Addy

working for a “mom and pop” printer.

checking on deadline conflicts, assign

displays, corporate image, Award of Merit for pack-

There I did everything except run the

work and assess designer’s workload,

annual reports, posters, point- aging on Consep, Inc.

press e.g., full color stripping, camera

contact free-lancers. Review free-

SureFire brand.

work, etc.

of-purchase, direct mail, lancers portfolios (photography, design,

illustration) for style experience and

brochures, :30’s and end cap 1992 Central Oregon Ad

CIVIC EXPERIENCE

strengths match fees to client budgets Club Drake Award for

loops, web page design 2005–2007 Bend Chamber member.

and confer with AEs on appropriate Ochoco National Forest,

CD covers, music covers and action. Art Direct photo 2005–2007 Toastmasters International, Pine Springs Fire roadside

book covers. shoots/illustrators. Press checks on full member: Advanced Communicator. interpretive viewing center.

and multi color printing processes.

2006–2008 Winning Over Anger and 1992 Central Oregon Ad

Review client contact reports. Gather,

See my online portfolio at Violence. Board member, Public Club Drake Award for self-

prepare vendor estimates and budgets.

www.whittendesign.com/portfolio_fs.htm Relations. Website, press releases, news promotion announcement

Evaluate vendor’s market niche and

conferences, etc. and invitation to accep-

match with client budgets/needs eval-

tance in the American

Best regards, 1976 Umpqua Valley Artist Guild,

uate designer’s concepts and give

Association of

Umpqua Community College,

direction. Design, layout, and illustration.

Advertising Agencies.

Promotions chair-person.

Mechanical in both traditional methods

and with use of Macintosh computer. 1998 Central Oregon Ad

1973–1974 Douglas Education

Club Drake, Print Ad

Darius Whitten Service District, Roseburg, Oregon.

Computer Systems Manager: Train new Campaign: Pine Tavern

Graphic Artist.

and current designers and art directors Restaurant “You

EDUCATION

in use of Macintosh. Manage Macintosh Wouldn’t Miss”.

network and interface with PC file 1977–1979 School of Architecture and 1999 Central Oregon Ad

formats. Scanner and printer calibration. Allied Arts, BS: Fine and Applied Arts; Club Award of Merit, Print

Manage interface with service bureau University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Ad: Cascade Arena "End

and high-end pre-press. Database 97403. Major: Graphic Design. of Nothing To Do".

management of vendors and contacts

1976–6 months, Mount Hood Community 2000 Central Oregon Ad

in HyperCard/Filemaker. Make systems

College, Gresham, Oregon 97030. Club Drake Award, Print

purchasing recommendations and eval-

Major: Commercial Art. Ad: BendCable "Hot Air".

uations. Review new developments in

1974–1976 Umpqua Community

computers and keep designer and

TO

College, Roseburg, Oregon 97470.

management updated. Applications: MORE

Major: Fine Arts.

QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Photoshop,

Word, Dreamweaver, FreeHand, Flash, PERSONAL

Fireworks, Acrobat, Netscape

COME

I’m a non-smoker. I like to mountain bike,

Communicator, Filemaker,

alpine ski (in the winter months I’m a part-

Fontographer.

time ski instructor), hike, scuba dive,

camp, fish and ride my motorcycle.

Sometimes, I swing a stick at a small

white ball.

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