Project Manager Design

YUSEF W. RAMELIZE

GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA

References Furnished Upon Request

Software & Technology Expertise

Quark Xpress, In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Director, Flash, Swish, Acrobat, Power Point, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, GoLive, FrontPage, HTML, Java Script, In Mac or, PC platforms

Expertise

Award-winning designer with over five years of professional art direction experience in print production and web design.

Proactive project manager with the ability to coordinate and manage the allocation of work-flow to designers, freelancers, photographers and copywriters.

Driven and passionate about quality design, with the ability to multi-task and work efficiently under demanding deadlines with a strong attention to detail.

Excellent team player who works well independently on design projects from conception to completion.

EDUCATION

The City College of New York, New York, NY:

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) In Electronic Design and Multimedia 2001 – 2003

Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY:

Associates in Arts 1996 – 1999

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Informa plc New York, NY http://www.informa.com

(Production and Creative Manager, Informa USA staff board member: May 2007 – Present)

Lead and direct the assistant production coordinator in the overall execution of design concepts and artwork.

Coordinate with the Publisher, Sales Manager, Editorial Manager and Director of Audience Development & Manufacturing to create and manage the monthly flat-plan.

Prep and pre-flight journal pages and ads to send to the printer.

Create and manage monthly production reports to monitor cohesion with strategic goals.

Serve as a USA staff board member to assist with final decisions and solutions for all employee concerns.

The Energy Intelligence Group New York, NY http://www.energyintel.com

(Production Coordinator: March 2005 – May 2007)

Collaborated with global editorial and marketing staff to coordinate production goals.

Managed production layout of daily, weekly, and monthly energy related newsletters including The Oil Daily, which provided over fifty years of comprehensive news briefing to the Americas.

Created book cover design for: The Energy Intelligence Top 100; High Oil Prices 2006 and The 2006 International Crude Oil Market Handbook.

Developed creative design for online marketing material.

Printech Business Systems New York, NY http://www.printechny.com

(Graphic Designer: March 2004 – March 2005)

Facilitated projects from consulting with clients, to managing and gathering client specifications to insure complete satisfaction until final print production.

Coordinated outreach and maintained strong client relationships with Lehman brothers, Ernst & Young (E&Y), Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP) and many more.

Skilled use with a diverse array of industrial printers including: Xerox 6060, 2000, 6180, DT135, 2101 series, HP and Display Maker poster industrial printers.

Expedited file set up to send to the printer for print production, off-set and digital.

Bluewater Marketing LLC. Brooklyn, NY http://www.bluewaterpages.com

(Graphic Design Freelancer: November 2002 – February 2004)

Managed the annual production of the print directory, which in 2004 circulated 50,000 copies.

Coordinated and designed all marketing material, which included the annual directory, brochures, posters, post cards, online e-cards, animated gifts, banners and all other print media.

SELECTED FREELANCE DESIGN PROJECTS

Homeless for One Week, New York, N.Y. www.homelessforoneweek.com

Founder and Project Director of Homeless For One Week, an annual initiative to raise awareness about homelessness and to aid local agencies in fundraising in New York City.

GreenDeen Book Bklyn, NY. www.greendeenbook.com

Website design, development and maintenance of their complete online presence.

Polish Bar of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N.Y. www.polishbarbrooklyn.com

Created their company logo and store front design.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Nominated as NY1 News’ “Queens Person of The Week” for charitable spirit and promoting awareness through the Homeless For One Week project, 2010

Recipient of the Informa Healthcare “Best Production Person” award, 2008

Recipient, Therese McCabe Ralston Connor award from the City College of New York, 2002

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