resumé

20+ years of hard work, skill and experience.

Skills include Adobe Creative Cloud Acrobat, After Effects, Bridge, Dimensions, Express, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Premier Pro, Premier Rush , XD. Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams. Branding, color palette, corporate identity, graphics, iconography, logos, wordmarks, style guides, templates, typography. Digital ads, art buying, asset management, banners, Canva, comps, email, image research, interactive PDF, prototyping, photo retouching, presentations, Keynote, social media, web. Print ads, collateral, OOH | POS, packaging, labels, prepress, sales kits, RFPs, signage, store design, trade show booths.

Education includes Syracuse University BFA Advertising Design, General Assembly Web Design Circuit, Edward Tufte Design Seminar, Cornell University Summer Arts Program.

  • Founder, CD, AD, Designer, Production Artist

    Digital and print branding, art direction, design and implementation of presentations, advertising, marketing materials, packaging, and production for large corporations, small businesses, and startups. I work independently or on a team to produce creative, accurate, and timely deliverables from concept to release. Companies include Agilex, Artistscent, Brandemix, Crazy Strong, Guidemark Health, Morvillo Abromowitz, MYST, Ramy Brook, and more.

  • Founder, CD

    Invented, designed and produced the world’s first premium Yuca Vodka, made from the root—currently on shelves and served in restaurants.

  • Senior Designer

    Created conceptual campaigns, identity, and implementation for in-house company wide initiatives. Produced high level presentations and guidebooks for internal use. Helped to implement and roll out new identity branding for Novartis via print and digital marketing materials, signage and presentations worldwide.

  • Senior Production Designer

    Digital and print design, production, and implementation of brand guidelines and assets for high-profile companies including American Express, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, CVS Health, Novartis, Morgan Lewis, and Truth.

  • Designer Print and Digital

    Design and production of web and print projects for consumer and pharma including websites, banners, email, brochures, sales sheets, identity and graphic design, Keynote and PowerPoint presentation. Worked on various accounts including iHOP, Farxiga, USPS, TOEFL.

  • Art Director

    Worked remotely via digital routing system for in-house studio. Designed and produced Creative Services projects for refresh of corporate branding including complex and detailed charts, infographics, interactive forms, brochures, sales sheets, advertisements, booklets, branding assets, presentations.

  • Visual Designer

    UX/UI design in an agile environment. Worked with co-designers and developers to design, wireframe, and test software created for use within the Adobe Creative Cloud environment. Worked on the design and implementation of the TimeTracker extension for Adobe, which later was adopted by Microsoft as Open Hour.

  • Senior Art Director

    Concept through completion of pitch and sales-side marketing materials for pharma clients including Abbot, AstraZeneca, GSK, Novartis, P&G, Pfizer, sanofi-aventis. Using a combination of extensive traditional experience along with exceptional technical knowledge and skill, provided successful creative print and digital projects for print, presentations, tablet, web, banner, video, mobile projects.

  • Art Director

    Design and production of litigation graphics for trial attorneys, using Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Word and PowerPoint on PC platform. Presentations produced for high-profile legal cases, including the World Trade Center, in collaboration with consultants for trial graphics software and exhibits.

  • Senior Prepress Specialist

    Prepress and release of intricate 4-color files for printing and publication. Responsible for incorporating client updates and proofreading, editing and art comments. Meticulous file management, prepress, preflight, collect and release of art files. Proactive in the scheduling of projects and getting work out on time.

  • Manager Design & Production

    Worked inhouse with clients and managed staff of designers. Increased print studio’s level of creativity, design, and quality of mechanical art releases. Established production workflow system to employ strict corporate branding guidelines. Updated technology and workflow to produce work in a timely manner. Maintained software upgrades.

  • Supervisor, Art Director, Gift Items Manager

    Supervised creative services department, created in-house campaigns, produced offering memorandum, prospectuses, corporate identity guidelines, logos, brochures, posters, trade show displays, event packages, presentations, and invites. Designed, contracted, produced and delivered over $2 million in deal closing gift items. Managed workflow, staff and assisted firm professionals.

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