Project Manager Management
Resume:
R ichard J. DuFour
Maplewood, NJ
**************@***.***
www.linkedin.com/in/rjdufour
MANAGER: CREATIVE OPERATIONS expertise & skills
Award-Winning master of the creative process: delivering projects and fulfilling visions in digital & print channels.
A results focused, purpose driven leader with a passion for the power of visual communication. Collaborates on strategic solutions
to complex challenges with integrity & high standards.
• Increased profitability and revenue up to 57% for multiple clients.
• Led teams of 3 – 20 people in design, project management, editorial. Trained & mentored, optimized to meet business objectives.
• Transformed workflow, solved organizational challenges through design & implementation of unique creative production databases.
• Created crucial workflow process, business rules, infrastructure to meet unique client needs, transforming challenges into success.
• Leveraged best industry practices, workflow patterns to teams & technology; resolving chronic bottlenecks, improving cycle time.
• Designed and led presentations & trainings to clients and colleagues.
• Praised as proactive partner, cultivating & managing key relationships in a wide variety of cross-functional teams, including:
publishers, editors, artists, writers, letterers, colorists, finance, production, including: programmers, pre-press & printing vendors.
• Accurately delivered thousands of creative, publishing, advertising & marketing projects; all within cost/time/quality parameters.
• Designed, Created & Produced revenue-generating advertising & publishing projects, including: Corporate Identity & Collateral
Marketing materials, Feature Magazine & Newspaper Articles, Print Advertising, Direct Marketing, Concept Illustrations, Pen & Ink
Illustrations, Corporate Communications, Catalogues, Packaging, Large Scale Displays for conventions, trade shows, courtrooms.
• Proficient in Creative Workflow Solutions/Production Database Environments (Workamajig, JobSuite/AdTrak), Digital Asset
Management across multiple DAM systems (editorial, brand, production, ecommerce), Metadata, Creative Asset Server Structure
(partitions, user rights & permission sets), Mac OS X, Apple iOS, MS Office Suite, MS Project, Graphic Design & Illustration
High Profile Brands: Johnson & Johnson • Macy's • BMW Financial Services • BellSouth • Chase • Citibank • Marvel Entertainment
EXPERIENCE chronology
Operations Manager: Consultant Medisys Health Communications, High Bridge, NJ 10-2013 – 05-2014
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Digital Project Manager: Freelance Macy’s.com, New York, NY 08-2012 – 01-2013
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Operations Manager: Design Center Johnson & Johnson, Morris Plains, NJ 02-2010 – 11-2011
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Workflow, Project Mgmt. & Systems Consultant AlphaMedica, Inc., Tarrytown, NY 10-2008 – 04-2009
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Workflow, Project Mgmt. & Productivity Consultant Macy’s Corporate Marketing, New York, NY 05-2008 – 07-2008
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Sr. Project Manager/Supervisor G2 Direct & Digital (formerly Grey Direct), New York, NY 09-2000 – 11-2007
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Project Manager: Freelance 1996 – ongoing
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Art Director/Graphic Designer: Freelance Wizard: The Guide to Comics Great Eastern Conventions The Graphics Source
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Graphic Artist/Illustrator Marvel Entertainment (formerly Marvel Comics Group), New York, NY
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CREDENTIALS awards, training & education
Gold Standard Award for Excellence 2003, 2005 Grey Direct
Complete Workflow and Project Management The David Allen Company, Ojai, CA
Practical Psychology & Leadership, Productivity, Time & Project Management Robbins Research Institute, San Diego, CA
Time Management & Productivity, Project Management Franklin Quest, Salt Lake City, UT
Media Sciences: Journalism, Design, Broadcasting The County College of Morris
Learn more about me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rjdufour **************@***.*** 862-***-****
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