• Creative problem-solver with skills specializing in Web, Print, Publishing, Marketing, Advertising and Production Design
• Experience from the viewpoint of an Artist
• Master-level knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Knowledge of modern design techniques, HTML 5 & CSS3, as well as multiple CMS including WordPress, Magento, & Woocommerce

Experience

Certified Homecare Consulting – Senior Graphic & Web Design Consultant
Our company specializes in assisting healthcare businesses in their initial stages. I take on the task of handling 70 to 80 agencies simultaneously, each with its unique logo, website, business cards, and brochures. I am experienced in managing such a high volume of projects and have successfully completed over 200 agency projects, providing an extensive portfolio of healthcare-related works. We understand the importance of branding and marketing in the healthcare industry, and that is why we ensure that each agency receives personalized attention to detail to ensure that its vision is accurately portrayed through its branding materials.

General Electric – Global Operations – Senior Graphic Design Consultant
Working with several of the Management Team, I’ve taken the existing Brand style guide and applied it to all forms of internal communications, with a clean and simply stated look and feel. The breadth of my work at GE is in collateral, with over 90 designs approved – Postcards, Letters, and One-Page Designed Info-graphics. I have done extensive Formwork (insurance forms mainly) within several departments of GE, with over 15 unique states completed. I have designed and implemented several PowerPoint templates used throughout the company for internal communications. I was trusted with editing Videos for the Head of Global Operations as well as many of the staff, having worked on over 35 videos. I designed email templates for internal communications, with over 20 designs. In addition, was tasked with creating over 80 graphics and banners for web and print use. I used internal Brand Guidelines & spoke frequently about them on the internal social networking site Yammer. I worked with several C-Level employees and an additional 18 people in the company in various roles, most of which were dealing with highly classified business projects.

Gettysburg Flag Works – Senior Graphic Designer
Designing custom flags and banners of all sizes and styles, with over 2000 unique designs completed, approved, and produced. Working with Clients from concept inception to completion of projects, with PDF revisioning to handle adjustments by clients. Worked directly with several vendors daily, to outsource production of designs. Handling all marketing and web graphic design and implementation. All custom work is designed in Adobe Illustrator to ensure high-fidelity vector art. The final output is done through Adobe Photoshop and is printed on an Epson 9700 using large format heat transfer paper with dye-sublimation inks. Daily printer maintenance and repairs as needed.

Media Logic – Senior Digital Artist
Worked with the Studio team to produce various marketing materials. Ranging from Direct mail and collateral pieces to email blasts for high-end hotel chains via their credit card companies. Day-to-day work included newspaper ads for the AARP demographic, working with clients to promote their new business by way of Bus Wraps, handling photograph retouching for healthcare, as well as working on in-house 3D promotional projects in Cinema4D, especially working on compositional layouts, using light and shadow in a still environment.

Lippincott – Senior Production Artist
Handled production of several Brand Awareness and Brand Style Guides for electronics companies. Managed several large accounts like LG Electronics Style Guide – and updated corporate brand images

Bernard Hodes Group – Senior Production Mechanical Artist
Creation and re-sizing of various job creation advertisements for the nursing field, specifically targeting them through magazines and trade journals.

CMG Communications LLC – Studio Manager
Managed workflow for production staff and 4 full-time digital artists. Created, approved, and produced annual reports, corporate collateral, and direct mail. Digital mechanical revisioning with daily deadline advertisements.

Education: Rochester Institute of Technology – BA Graphic Design, Trinity-Pawling School – Diploma