Résumé
OVERVIEW
Through present and past work experience and education, I have acquired a deep and thorough arsenal of skills for visually communicating the message in today’s worldwide marketplace. I have many years of experience in developing concepts from start to finish, ending with the development of highly effective websites, banners, and sales tools, including: electronic presentations, brochures, direct mail, corporate identity and illustrations. My current interactive abilities were developed out of a solid foundation of traditional design and production methods that are greatly complimented by the today’s digital tools. Having worked for over 22 years as both a client and as a creative partner with clients, I have gained well-rounded real-word experience to draw upon when solving business communication challenges.
EMPLOYMENT
DRAFTFCB
Creative Director | Current
- Clients: Prismacolor, Sharpie, Expo, DOW, S.C. Johnson, ProCure, KRAFT & KFC
ELEMENT79 (Interactive Group; Tractiv)
Sr. Art Director/Interactive Designer | 2006 to 2008
- 2008 Webby Honoree for Interactive - Banking: harrisbankhelps.com
- Clients: Harris Bank, Celebrity Cruises, Gatorade, Tropicana, International/Navistar, ArtistLink, Internal Work, New Business.
CAPPS DIGITAL
Sr. Digital Artist | 1999 to 2006
- Clients: Leo Burnett, Starcom Mediavest Group, Hallmark, Tampax, Virginia Slims
- Comp development and production for Leo Burnett. Leo Burnett’s new identity. Last pitch was SMG’s Coke City win. OSX and InDesign beta tester.
BAER DESIGN GROUP
Art Direction/Design/Production | Current
- Develop concepts for food packaging, websites and recruitment collateral materials. Packaging, B2B, collateral, identity, web consulting and advertising.
- Clients: Motorola, Topco, Larko Group, Sparks.
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
Art Direction/Design/Production | Current
- Concepting, logo development, production, retouching, consulting.
INFOCUS LEARNING INTERNATIONAL
Art Direction/Design/Production | Current
TECHNICAL CONCEPTS
Creative Director | 1993 to 1999
- Developed and managed an in-house agency/studio for a manufacturing company in the industrial odor control/janitorial supply business. Developed and executed all promotional, collateral, direct mail, video and illustrations as needed.
ARNOLD A. MARTIN ASSOCIATES, INC.
Art Director | 1989 to 1993
- Developed ideas for various clients from initial concept through final production. Responsible for hiring illustrators, photographers and production people. Packaging, B2B, collateral, identity and advertising.
- Clients; Scentex, Ace Hardware, Stratford Advisory group, Technical Concepts, Apollo Steel, Lightning Bug, Giftco, New Design.
DESIGN SPECIALTIES
Display & Sign Painter | 1987 to 1989
- A custom, high-end sign/design shop that specialized in custom painted, sand-blasted, gold-leafed wood and glass signage, short-run silkscreen posters, banners and awnings and store-front communications.
- Clients: Tabor Center, Mark Mock Design, Perkins, Corporate Communications Inc., Riverfront Center.
EDUCATION
COLORADO INSTITUTE OF ART
Associates Degree of Occupational Studies June 1988
22 YEARS ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE
From my beginning days of free-lance, many years at a Michigan Avenue agency, developing a complete in-house agency for a manufacturing company, Senior Production Artist at the premier studio in the country, to Sr. Art Director/Interactive Designer.
SOFTWARE
Flash, HTML, Drupal CMS, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator plus many web-centric applications.
References available upon request.
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