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A creative person with an acute understanding of design strategy, technology and usability. Strong project management skills enable on-time, or earlier, delivery of product in a professional, documented fashion. Award-winning sense of design and user experience produces top quality products.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premier

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe After Effects

Quark

Adobe InDesign

HTML

Dreamweaver

Frontpage

Flash 5

Fireworks 3

Adobe After Effects

Topas 3D Animation

Netsuite

JavaScript

ImageReady

JSP

SQL

Unix

Sound Edit

Avid Media Composer

Macromedia Director

Interwoven

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Quantel Paintbox

Quantel F.A.T. Animation System

Award-winning Photo JournalistExperience

RQA, Darien, IL 7/2003 - PresentWebmaster/Creative Manager

* Design and maintain all creative for company on the web and in print. This includes logos, brochures, sell sheets, magazine ads, trade show banners and booth graphics, business cards and letterhead, marketing emails, internet design, intranet design, powerpoint and proprietary online tools.

* Support creative marketing and advertising needs for all divisions including offices around the world. Translate and modify as needed to meet international needs.

* Manage corporate branding across all worldwide offices maintaining a consistent message to current and potential clients, thereby building brand awareness.

* Schedule and produce photography shoots as needed. Establish photo library and archives for print and sales.

CLTV News, Oak Brook, IL 6/2002 - 7/2003Creative Director

* Maintain CLTV website operations including updates and re-design.

* Manage staff of artists and freelancers who create graphics, animations and video opens for broadcast TV.

* Manage concept and creation of CLTV print campaigns to be used in the Chicago Tribune, TVWeek, Chicago Magazine and RedEye. This includes scheduling, message and artwork. Average 8 ads per week including 4 color and black/white.

* Schedule and produce photography shoots as needed. Establish photo library and archives for print and sales.

* Produce storyboards and comps for web strategy, animations and marketing strategies.

MyPoints.com, Schaumburg, IL 8/1999 - 1/2001Senior Project Manager - E-Commerce Products

* In charge of building and maintaining major core commerce products for company including free ISPs, shopping merchants, offline initiatives and member benefits

* Responsible for 4 of the company's largest revenue-producing clients which generated multi-million dollar revenues. Revenues reflect over 25% of 2000 bottom line.

* Coordinate team of 3-6 people including developers, designers, copywriters, offline technicians and marketing reps.

MyPoints Senior Producer - Co-Brand Products

* Directly responsible for all parts involved in building co-branded MyPoints websites with e-commerce partners.

* Coordinate a staff of 3-6 people involved in all aspects of site creation and maintenance. Assign developers and designers as per client requirements.

Chicago Tribune Internet, Chicago, IL 11/1996 - 8/1999Multimedia Editor

* Editor in charge of posting nightly updates to all sections of the Chicago Tribune Internet Edition while position was being re-evaluated and permanent candidates interviewed.

* Coordinate website operations and manage up to 6 staff members consisting of copy writers, sports writers, photography editors and technical support.

* One of the 12 Founding members of Internet production staff. Involved in all aspects of launching a major corporate website. Before site launch, consulted on information personally gained from focus groups, management meetings with the Chicago Tribune newspaper staff and web technology seminars.

* Produce, report, copy edit stories for the all Internet Tribune properties.

* Act as Lead Producer on story packages coordinating staff of up to 3 designers, writers and technical editors.

* Staff Photo Editor managing photo assignments and photographers. Maintain quality control in line with Tribune standards.

* Produce, technically setup and operate Perceptual Robotics I-Cam live picture system. Manage onsite for live events.

* Edit audio & video on Avid system then upload using Storyserver.

Tribune Company, Chicago, IL 10/1993 - 11/1996Art Director - Multimedia Department

* Created graphics and animations for use in corporate presentations, videos and TV commercials.

* Managed staff of up to 4 freelance and full-time artists, writers and photographers ensuring cohesiveness and maintaining focus.

* Coordinated and tracked working hours and equipment rentals within budget requirements up to $30,000.

Warm Boot, Ltd., Chicago, IL 10/1990 - 10/1993Lead Artist / Onsite Producer

* Managed staff of 2-4 artist and designers. Coordinated and maintained budgets.

* Created presentations and annual shows using Rio graphics system for corporate events with budgets as high as $300,000

* Acted as client representative, production manager, producer and technical support working with the top levels of companies such as Amoco, IBM, AT&T, Searle, Kraft, Motorola, McDonalds and Seagrams.

Education

1987 Northern Illinois University

B.F.A. Comprehensive Design and Electronic Graphics

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