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March 09, 2010

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MICHELE SIMARI

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Creative Director

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o p p o r t un i t i e s . H i g h l y a t t un e d t o c ur r e n t a n d e m e r g i n g a p p r o a c h e s i n W e b s i t e d e s i g n, i n c o r p o r a t i n g

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t o a c t i o n . E n h a n c e a n d i m p r o v e p r o d uc t l a un c h e s b y d e v i s i n g p a c k a g i n g, l o g o s, a n d a d v e r t i s i n g t h a t

s uc c i n c t l y s h a r e s v a l ue p r o p o s i t i o n s a n d a p p e a l s t o t a r g e t e d a ud i e n c e s . M a n a g e m e d i a r e l a t i o n s a n d

p l a c e m e n t o f a d s a c r o s s m ul t i p l e o ut l e t s t o e v a n g e l i z e p r o d uc t s a n d g r o w c us t o m e r b a s e w h i l e

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s o ftw a r e, w ith 2 0 e m p lo y e e s .

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D e v e l o p us e r i n t e r f a c e f o r s o f t w a r e a n d g r a p h i c s, a s w e l l a s W e b s i t e d e s i g n . C r e a t e a n d i m p l e m e n t

m a r k e t i n g s t r a t e g i e s . E s t a b l i s h e d l o o k a n d f e e l o f m e m b e r d a s h b o a r d p a g e, e n a b l i n g c l ub s t o b r a n d a n d

c us t o m i z e i n d i v i d ua l p a g e s f o r o n l i n e i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h m e m b e r s .

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A s s i s t e d c l i e n t s i n a c q ui r i n g n e w c l i e n t s a n d r e t a i n i n g e x i s t i n g o n e s w i t h t h e i n t e g r a t i o n o f n e w

m a r k e tin g d is c ip lin e s to W e b s ite s .

Streamlined existing accounting system and improved usability, enabling expansion into

Smartphone technology.

SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, INC., Mobile, AL 2004 – 2008

Provides education data management solutions and assessment reporting to K-12 market in U.S. and

a c r o s s t h e g l o b e t h r o ug h 1 4 4 e m p l o y e e s g e n e r a t i n g $ 1 5 m i l l i o n a n n ua l r e v e n ue .

Cr e a tiv e D ir e c to r

Re b r a n d e d e s t a b l i s h e d c o m p a n y, t r a n s i t i o n i n g i m a g e f o r t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y . D e s i g n e d p r i n t c o l l a t e r a l, W e b

s i t e s, t r a d e s h o w d i s p l a y s, l o g o s, a n d a d v e r t i s i n g i n i t i a t i v e s . D e v e l o p e d l o g o s f o r a n n ua l us e r c o n f e r e n c e s

a n d in te r n a tio n a l v e n d o r s . De v e lo p e d c o m p a n y ’s fir s t c o m p le te ly o n lin e s y s te m, d e s ig n in g in te r fa c e .

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E n a b l e d m o r e c ur r e n t s t o c k o f m a r k e t i n g c o l l a t e r a l b y i m p l e m e n t i n g s h o r t - r un p r i n t p r o c e s s, w h i c h

s i g n i f i c a n t l y r e d uc e d e x p e n s e s .

In itia te d c o m p a n y - b r a n d e d H T M L e - m a il n e w s le tte r c a m p a ig n, w h ic h im p r o v e d b o th lo o k a n d fe e l

o f r e g ul a r c o m m un i c a t i o n s w i t h c l i e n t s .

Increased attendance at STI user conferences through strategic interactive marketing initiatives,

i n c l ud i n g e - m a i l n o t i f i c a t i o n s a n d W e b r e g i s t r a t i o n .

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T E S T U, N ew Y ork, N Y 2000 – 2004

Start-up company focused on providing online college and high school test preparation courses and

a s s e s s m e n t s, w i t h $ 4 m i l l i o n a n n ua l r e v e n ue a n d 3 3 e m p l o y e e s .

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D e f i n e d s t r a t e g i e s a n d d i r e c t i o n s f o r m a r k e t i n g i n i t i a t i v e s, i n c l ud i n g l o g o s a n d b r a n d i n g i n o n l i n e a n d

o f f l i n e s p a c e s . M a n a g e d t e a m o f f o ur i n t e r n a l a s w e l l a s c o n t r a c t e m p l o y e e s i n m a r k e t i n g a n d p r o d uc t i o n

d e p a r t m e n t s . C r e a t e d W e b p a g e s a n d e n t r a n c e p o r t a l s f o r up s e l l i n g c us t o m e r s . M a n a g e d us e r

e x p e r i e n c e t h r o ug h l e s s o n s, p r a c t i c e e x a m s, a n d r e p o r t s .

K e y A c c o m p lis h m e n ts

Received Technology and Learning Educational Award of Excellence and Codie Award for Skill

N a v ig a to r .

I n c o r p o r a t e d d a t a m i n i n g a n d d i g i t a l p r i n t i n g t o p r o d uc e t a r g e t e d m a r k e t i n g m a t e r i a l s t h a t s a v e d

m o n e y w h i l e m a k i n g m a i l e r s m uc h m o r e e f f e c t i v e .

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Stony Brook, NY 1998 – 2000

Part of the public university system in New York, SUNY, incorporating undergraduate and advanced

s t ud i e s a s w e l l a s o n e o f t h e l e a d i n g h o s p i t a l s i n t h e g r e a t e r N e w Y o r k a r e a .

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P r o d uc e d m a r k e t i n g m a t e r i a l s, i n v i t a t i o n s, b r o c h ur e s, a n d a d v e r t i s e m e n t s f o r un i v e r s i t y a n d h o s p i t a l, a s

w e ll a s s ig n a g e a n d c o lla te r a l fo r s p e c ia l e v e n ts, a s m e m b e r o f fiv e - p e r s o n te a m . In v o lv e d in c r e a tio n o f

un i v e r s i t y W e b s i t e a s m a r k e t i n g t o o l .

MCGRAW-HILL PROFESSIONAL BOOK GROUP, New York, NY 1992 – 1998

D r i v e s t h e f i n a n c i a l s e r v i c e s, e d uc a t i o n, a n d b us i n e s s i n f o r m a t i o n m a r k e t s t h r o ug h l e a d i n g b r a n d s .

A r t D i r e c t o r o f A d v e r t i s i n g a n d Pr o m o t i o n ( 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 8 )

P r o m o te d f r o m in itia l p o s itio n a s Gr a p h ic D e s ig n e r to d ir e c t m a r k e tin g, p r o m o tio n, a n d a d v e r tis in g o f m o r e

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p r o d uc t s . D e s i g n e d m a r k e t i n g m a t e r i a l s f o r t r a d e s h o w s, r e t a i l l o c a t i o n s, a n d b o o k c o v e r s / p a c k a g i n g .

M a n a g e d o n e d i r e c t r e p o r t, h i r i n g f r e e l a n c e d e s i g n e r s a s n e e d e d . C o n d uc t e d b e t a t e s t i n g o n d i g i t a l

r e f e r e n c e t i t l e s a n d d e s i g n e d s t a r t - up s c r e e n s a n d C D l a b e l s .

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CD-ROM version of Science Navigator.

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P ub l i s h e r s W e e k l y .

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i n p r o d uc t m e n u.

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

BLACK SHEEP STUDIOS, Brooklyn, NY

Gr a p h ic D e s ig n e r

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON, INC., New York, NY

Gr a p h ic D e s ig n e r / D e s k to p M a n a g e r

Education

B.F.A., Me dia Communications, SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, New York, NY



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