BACKGROUND
Jack-of-all-trades. Experience working in agencies, corporate environments and as freelance designer. Able to take projects from sketch to print. Plays well with others, gets the job done and takes pride in sharing knowledge.
WORK
Art Director (04.08-Present)
Hornblower Yachts (Hornblower, Alcatraz and Statue Cruises) San Francisco CA.
- Maintaining brand standards and providing creative direction to staff.
- Establishing new work flows for increased productivity.
- Creative direction for seasonal campaigns.
- Work includes print, web advertising, video, sign systems, brand development and new business.
Senior Graphic Designer (01.06-04.08)
GA Communications - Advertising Agency, Livermore CA.
- Clients: Safeway and Longs Drugs
- Delegate job flow, supervise designers and direct photoshoots.
- Present solutions to clients and conveyed direction back to staff.
- Maintain brand standards in a deadline driven environment.
Freelance Designer (07.03-12.05)
Grand Rapids MI.
- Clients incl: Meijer Retail and Kellogg's.
- Involved in print, web and environmental design.
- Directed copywriting and photoshoots.
Graphic Designer (05.02-06.03)
Biggs-Gilmore - Advertising Agency, Kalamazoo MI.
- Focused on branding and creative concepts for corporate clients.
- Clients incl: DuPont, Brunswick Marine, Pfizer, Blue Cross and Zimmer.
- Assisted senior staff in developing corporate campaigns and presenting ideas to clients.
- Responsible for pre-press on files.
Graphic Designer (06.00-03.02)
Copper - Advertising Agency, Kalamazoo MI.
- Designed brochures, identities, web sites and developed branding.
- Small agency environment required full responsibility from concept to final.
- Art directed photographers and illustrators.
SKILLS
- Adobe Creative Suite
- MS Office
- Basic HTML, CSS and Flash
- Basic sound & video editing
- English-German bilingual
- Cross-platform proficient
EDUCATION
Visual Communications - Main course completion (08.96-05.00)
Ferris State University, Big Rapids MI.
Printing Technology Classes (08.95-05.96)
Ferris State University, Big Rapids MI.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
