I am proactive, driven and multi-talented art director and project manager with extensive experience in photography, advertising and print design. As a designer I strive to strike a balance between beauty and functionality. Good design is engaging and aesthetically pleasing but great design goes deeper by combining form, function, clear messaging, and usability above all else.
SPECIALTIES
Branding Communicattttions + Publication Design + Advertising + Package Design + Typography + Environmental Graphics + Book Design + Illustration + Photography.
INDUSTRIES
Arts & Education + Energy & Utilities + Insurance + Consumer & Business Products + Medical + Law + Non-profit Organizations + Parmaceuticals + Publishing + Real State + Science & Technology + Spirits.
CLIENTS
WORK EXPERIENCE
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- Art Director | Jan 15–Present
+ Work directly with clients and other stakeholders to develop concepts and produce final artwork for print and web.
+ Manage project planning, scheduling and vendor oversight.
+ Manage vendors and creative schedule.
+ Art-direct photography and web programming.
Clients | included: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Annenberg Space for Photography, Staar Surgical, Hueston Hennigan, LLP. -
- Faculty | Mar 13-Apr 16
+ Produced and coordinated lessons in a project-based curriculum.
+ Developed competency based learning, modules, rubrics, and self-assessments.
+ Communicated expectations and established grading criteria through instructional guidelines.
+ Contributed to a learning culture by participating on curriculum and system task forces, supporting campus events, workshops and meetings.
+ Responsible for teaching upper level courses and digital photography. -
- Graphic Designer | Jun 10–Dec 12
+ Translated marketing strategies into creative solutions.
+ Designed for print and multimedia communications in a variety of industries.
+ Coordinated with teammates on multiple projects in a timely manner.
+ Collaborated with copywriters, art directors to develop strong concepts.
Clients | included: Sigma-Aldrich, Elsevier, Alcon, Caris Life Science, ERBE. -
- Freelance Designer | Jul 09–Jun 10
+ Worked as an art director and designer on a broad range of projects from web and print design, to brand positioning and identity .
Clients | included: Frederick Fell Publishers Inc., Belas Artes, The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro St. Louis, Monsanto Creative Department, Hypoglycemia Foundation, Soft Surroundings, CPI Corp. -
- Art Director | Jul 08–Jul 09
+ Collaborated with AE/CD to pitch new programs and creative solutions.
+ Coordinated with writers to generate concepts from briefs.
+ Assisted in all creative areas moving from brief to final execution.
+ Conceptualized, designed, and produced multiple point-of-sale programs.
+ Designed at the concept level and made choices based on brand tone.
Clients | included: AB, Budweiser, Bud Light, VitaminWater, Monsanto, Elsevier. -
- Photo Restoration & Archival | Jun 03–Oct 07
+ Performed image restoration, enhancement and digital editing tasks.
+ Created storyboards and presentations to pitch new projects.
+ Produced mock-ups from package design concepts.
+ Managed prepress and quality control.
+ Assisted operations manager on daily projects. -
- Art Director, Book Designer | Aug 04–Oct 07+ Produced original work for book covers, page layouts and dust jackets.
+ Designed book promotion and marketing materials.
+ Designed promotional collateral and press release kits.
+ Paginated books’ layout in InDesign and QuarkXpress.
+ Managed quality control, pre-flighting, preparation of postscript and PDF files.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
+ Proven ability to grasp any situation, adapt, and learn quickly.
+ Ability to drive projects and procedures while maintaining creativity and flexibility.
+ Equally effective working independently or leading a team.
+ Work well under pressure and enjoy challenging projects.
+ Pre-press experience: quality control, pre-flighting, pdf and postscript files.
+ Digital restoration, enhancement, retouching, and color adjustment.
+ Digital experience: color conversions, color management.
+ Large format printing.
EDUCATION
MED Clinical Mental Health | University of Missouri – St. Louis
St Louis, MO 2012
MFA Computer Graphics | Florida Atlantic University
Ft Lauderdale, FL 2002
BFA Graphic Design | Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL 2000
Foundation Courses | Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY 1995