


Personal Strategy:
My professional goal is to continue to broaden my skills and abilities as a creative individual and utilize my talent and experience to benefit my employer or client.
Areas of Responsibility:
Responsible as an art director for creative stages of an assignment from concept through completion including layout, copy writing, comprehensives, presentation, production, budgeting, photo direction, print supervision, and employee supervision. Experience working independently and in AD/Copywriter teams.
Responsible as a senior designer for creating dynamic graphic solutions that help target and focus a message and engage response.
Working independently, I have also been responsible for managing client relations, cost estimation, billing, scheduling, choosing vendors, etc.
Areas of Experience:
• business-to-business and consumer print
• point-of-sale & collateral materials such as brochures,
display posters, banners, packaging and counter cards
• corporate identity / logo design
• trade show materials
• video / presentation production
• silk screen t-shirt design
• corporate communications
• direct mail and direct response
• web design and site production
• newsletter and magazine art direction, design, layout,
and computer production
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Education:
Los Angeles Trade Technical College,
Los Angeles, CA
Major: Commercial Art, Degree-AA
References:
Professional and personal references available upon request.
Portfolio:
Available for immediate review.
Awards:
•Business Marketing Association Award for Professional Excellence
•Maggie Award Finalist / Trade Journal
•Newsletter on Newsletter Gold Award
•Direct American Marketers Association Echo Award
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