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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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