Creative Director: Deadline Oriented, Presentation and Sales Skills

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(education)

Art Institute of Atlanta,

Atlanta Georgia - Fall, 1994

Associates Degree in Visual

Communication I Graduated

December 1996 (with honors)

Major: Creative Direction /Art

Direction I Minor: Art History

West Virginia State College,

Institute West Virginia

Fine Arts / Art History

Fall 1993 and Spring 1994

(professional experience)

Design Horse, Inc. I Atlanta, Georgia / Jacksonville, Florida I 1999 to present I Creative Director Started Company in 1999. Responsibilities Include: Meeting all budgets and deadlines, all sales, accounting, vendor management, hiring and directing printers, photographer and designers Industry Expertise: Airline, Retail, Consumer Goods, Telcom, Financial, Software, Healthcare Some Projects Include: Ad Campaign, Logo Development, Corporate Identity Packages, Presentation Folders, Promotional Product Design, Apparel Design, Web Design, Posters, Exhibit Design, Catalog Programs and Annual Reports.

Aspen Marketing Services I Alpharetta, Georgia I 8 / 00 to 8 / 05 I Art Director / Creative Director Hired to lead the Aspen Creative team. Responsibilities Include: Meeting all budgets and deadlines, all sales, accounting, vendor management, hiring and directing printers, photographer and designers. Industry Expertise: Pharmaceutical, Airline, Retail, Consumer Goods, Telcom, Financial, Software. Some Projects Include: Ad Campaign, Logo Development, Corporate Identity Packages, Presentation Folders, Promotional Product Design, Apparel Design, Posters, Exhibit Design, Catalog Programs and Annual Reports.

Stroud’s Southern Printing & Design I Roswell, Georgia I 1 / 97 to 8 / 00 I Sr. Graphic Designer Hired to lead the design team in the graphics and pre-production department. Some Projects Include: Newsletters, brochures, magazine ads, direct mail, Promotional Pieces, Logo Development, Corporate Identity Packages, Posters, Programs and Annual Reports University of Charleston I Charleston, West Virginia I 6 / 96 to 12 / 97 I Graphic Designer Developed and designed all projects for the University, including Newsletters, Brochures, Posters, Promotional Pieces, Direct Mail, Directories and Invitations. Syscan Corporation I Charleston, West Virginia I Graphic Designer Internship while in college I 1994 - 1995

(skills)

Adobe Creative Suite

(Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)

Quark Xpress

Powerpoint

Microsoft Word

(profile)

Solid understanding of all print mediums. Able to direct at all stages of project development from concept through production.

Deadline Oriented / Energetic / Enthusiastic / Team Player Management Experience / Client Focused / Process Driven / Presentation and Sales Skills

(kudos)

Sponsor and donater of

Creative Services to the

March of Dimes WalkAmerica

1999 - 2003

First Place Design Awards

for the March of Dimes

WalkAmereica 2001 Tee-Shirt

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