Graphic Designer & Illustrator

JHD Designs LLC

JOHN H. DREW JR.

Address: **** ***** ***, *** **

Edison, NJ 08837

Phone: 908-***-****

Email: ********@***-*******.***

Portfolio: http://www.jhd-designs.com

Summary

• Versatile and motivated Illustrator and Graphic Designer with 20 years of experience; working in both traditional and digital media. In addition, has advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite applications.

• Highly skilled in unit, QA, and User acceptance Testing procedures. Strong leader comfortable working independently or collaboratively to achieve IT and design goals. Skills

Areas of expertise: Art Direction, Installation and Configuration, Hand Drawing, Layout Design, Staff Training and Development, Packaging Design, Branding, Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Logo Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Adobe Illustrator, Design Consultant Development and Application Tools: Java, JavaScript, Perl scripting, ColdFusion, HTML, Director LINGO, FLASH Action Script, MVS C/C++, PHP, and SQL; MS Office, MS Outlook, Visio, Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino Server, MS Exchange, Internet Scanner Software (ISS), Net Objects, NetBIOS and Apache, Operating Systems: Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/ 7, Linux (Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE) and Mac OS 9, X + Networking: TCP/IP, Ethernet, Web Services, VPN

Software: Adobe CS 6 Suite, MS Office Suite 2010 and SharePoint, WordPress, Power Point, Keynotes Work Experience

April 2013 – present – Owner, Graphic designer and Illustrator, JHD DESIGNS LLC, Edison, NJ, USA Project:

Project Name Short business/technical description of the project

Designer for Thinc Inc • Website, T-shirt logo design, and Illustration

Artist Wanted Art show Contestant • Featured New Artist Fine Arts Painting Metlife Diversity LIAT (Local Inclusion Action

Team) Events

• Created Style Sheets for logos

• Created content for Intranet and Email messaging for events.

• Designed Posters and Brochures for event

• Layout Design

H.O.P.E Ministries (non-profit) • Designed letterhead, logo, and business identity

• UI/UX Design

Metuchen Assembly of God • Website Design and Development Every Beauty: Beauty Supply • Created Style sheet for Branding

• Created logos and labeling for beauty products

• 3D graphics for Product Design

JHD Designs LLC

Project Role: Artist, Designer, Business Owner of all projects listed Tasks and Accomplishments:

• Planned, analyzed, and created visual solutions to communicate problems

• Found effective methods to get messages across in print, electronic, and film media by using a variety of methods such as color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and various print and layout techniques

• Developed layouts and production design for magazines, newspapers, journals, corporate reports, and various publications

• Prepared sketches and layouts by hand and with the aid of a computer to illustrate my clients vision

• Created graphs and charts from data for use in publication and Power Point presentations. In addition, I've done icon, logo design, and business suite development

• Other artistic endeavors include storyboard development, Comic Book illustration, and character design along with Portrait painting and drawing

• Web Design, Web Developement, UI/ UX design

Technologies used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Pencil, Acrylics Paint, Oil Paint, HTML, Java Scripting, Lingo, Actions Scripting, Maya, Lightwave 3D, Some 3d Animation and 3D Graphics

August 2004 – December 2014 – QA test analyst, website and database designer/admin, MetLife, Somerset, NJ, USA

Project:

Project Name Short business/technical description of the project

T.E.A.M.U.P. Website • Designed / Developed New Website

• MS SQL Database Administrator

• Designed Lotus Notes Database tool for

Migration, UI/UX Design

• Content Management of the site Via ColdFusion

SharePoint Database Design / Migration • Managed Database migration of Lotus Notes Database to SharePoint

• Designed New Look of SharePoint Sites

• Created and Managed content of SharePoint, and

UI/UX design.

• SharePoint Admin Training

• Worked with Developers remotely in India

Distance Learning Implementation: E-Learning

Platform

• Testing Platforms Stability with Selenium

• Content Management of Video

• Packaged and Delivered E-Learning updates

to Sales Field Servers

• Surfaced new links to Intranet Websites

• Oversaw the routine maintenance of E-

Learning Content

Quality Assurance • Designed Processes both written and visual content for review by Business Owners and

Management

• Responsible for the overall look and feel of

software, content, branding, tools, hardware, and

software throughout MetLife’s Field Operations

(Which is throughout the entire United States and

JHD Designs LLC

Canada)

• Redesigned and helped integrate Marimba Castanets Tuner into New England Financials (NEF) Sales Force Laptop and Desktops

Project Role: Project Lead, Tester, Web Designer, Web Developer, Web Admin, Content manager, Support, Subject Matter Expert, Business Analyst, Quality Analyst Tasks and Accomplishments:

• Managed four remote members of MetLife’s QA Team located in Boston and Tampa regions.

• Supported Enterprise's End User Computing (EUC) initiative as Lead tester by deploying Global Communications Platform Project of migration to Microsoft Exchange/Outlook

• Guided operations by providing progress reports in support of America's Retail business strategy by utilizing SharePoint

• Used SQL to examine and test data in automated systems

• Achieved 97% reduction of field defects in 6 months of employment

• Extensive functional testing of HP, Lenovo, Toshiba, Apple MAC, and Dell devices

• Managed stability testing of acquired systems into MetLife’s environment (Travelers, ALICO, NEF, GENAM)

• Designed and managed proprietary SharePoint sites (Databases) for Release Management group

• Published field status and rollout communications to MetLife’s Intranet and Internet portals.

• Website Content Management for MetLife’s online Classroom (Distance Learning)

• Redesigned Release Management’s ‘TEAMUP’ Database (Test Engineering Agenda Management Utility Portal). Regularly maintained processes and server platform as Web Administrator and developer for database. Required an extensive understanding and use of MS SQL Server, ColdFusion, Java scripting, and PERL for development and design of database system monitoring and improving database performance and capacity, and planning for future expansion requirements.

• Oversaw efficient Release Management processes, via TEAMUP (Database), as primary point of contact for business partners - ensured customer satisfaction surveys enhance experience, service quality, and productivity with its business owners. Technologies used: Java, JavaScript, Perl scripting, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Windows Media Player, Marimba Tuner/Castanets, ColdFusion, HTML, Director, MVS C/C++, PHP, and SQL; MS Office, MS Outlook, Visio, Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino Server, MS Exchange, Internet Scanner Software (ISS), Net Objects, NetBIOS and Apache, TCP/IP, Ethernet, Web Services, VPN, Windows Office, Microsoft Access, MS Visual Studios, TFS (Team Foundation Server), Microsoft Project, and SharePoint.

Education

JHD Designs LLC

• DeVry University (Downers Grove, IL, USA)

Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems and Systems Design Credits towards a BS in Computer Information Systems, Programming, Computer Science

• NJIT (Newark, NJ, USA)

Computer Science

Credits towards a BS in Programming and Web development

• Kean University (Union, NJ, USA)

Computer Science

Credits towards a BS in Computer Information Systems

• Collins College (Tempe, AZ, USA)

Visual Communications, Fine and Studio Arts

Awarded BA in Visual Communications (Graphic Designs)

• Academy of Art University (San Francisco, CA, USA) Production Design, Fine and Studio Arts

Credits towards an MFA in Graphic Illustration

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