| summary |
I am an accomplished visual designer with diversified experience in web, gaming, photography and print media, and have been happily designing professionally since the mid-1990s. I create designs that consistently exceed my clients’ expectations.
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| EXPERIENCE |
| Visual Designer for Web, Mobile and Gaming |
July 2006 – Present |
| Clients include: WebEx, Sega, Sega Mobile, AAA, Kaiser Permanente and McKesson |
- WebEx: Designed a visual library and iconography for WebEx Connect
- Sega: Create visual design standards for Nintendo Wii Virtual Console documentation
- Sega Mobile: Created graphics and Flash animations for use on mobile game website
- AAA: Documented visual design specifications and designed email and ad campaigns
- Kaiser Permanente: Created process flow diagrams in Illustrator, for internal teams
- McKesson: Create HTML templates and graphics for weekly customer newsletters
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| Photo Retoucher |
November 2005 – May 2006 |
| Custom Medical Stock Photo, Chicago, IL |
- Retouching and enhancement of photographs using advanced Photoshop techniques
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| Creative Director/Web Designer |
August 2003 – November 2005 |
| Arts eVentures, Chicago, IL |
- Lead the design of web sites, micro sites and email campaigns for non-profit arts organizations
- Boosted ticket sales, revenue and newsletter subscriptions for clients through compelling designs
- Designed and maintained the company website to showcase work and increase our client base
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| Director of Technology and Multimedia |
May 2001 – August 2003 |
| Goss Communications/ACME Recording Studio, Chicago, IL |
- Design, layout and production of multiple websites, newspapers, magazines and advertisements
- Branding, packaging and logo creation for retail products
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| Owner/Freelance Designer |
1992 – 2001 |
| Tronix Video & Music, Charleston, WV |
- Handled all aspects of daily business and financial matters
- Illustration, logo and graphics/web design work
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| EDUCATION |
| National Institute of Technology, Cross Lanes, WV |
1988-1989 |
- Studied Electronic Engineering
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| Carver Technical Center, Malden, WV |
1986-1988 |
- Studied Electronic Engineering
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| SOFTWARE |
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Adobe CS Suite: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, Fireworks
Other: HTML, CSS, Lightroom, Quark XPress, Reason, Finale, Wavelab, Ableton, Pro Tools
Microsoft: Office
Windows, Linux and Macintosh Platforms |