I’m a senior presentation designer who specializes in clear, audience-centric communication through visual storytelling. Over 20 years, I’ve built messaging strategy, theme development, and concise storytelling for executive engagements, proposals, and large-scale events. I’m passionate about crafting elegant, easy-to- understand visuals that illuminate complex information and drive understanding. I partner with senior leaders to elevate their messages with data visualization, photography, infographics, and flexible templates for live or virtual settings. I thrive under tight deadlines, maintain a strong sense of urgency, and tailor designs to situation-specific technology requirements—from boardrooms to trade shows to digital signage. I’m committed to audience-centric design and clear, impactful communication.…

Eric Geist

I’m a senior presentation designer who specializes in clear, audience-centric communication through visual storytelling. Over 20 years, I’ve built messaging strategy, theme development, and concise storytelling for executive engagements, proposals, and large-scale events. I’m passionate about crafting elegant, easy-to- understand visuals that illuminate complex information and drive understanding. I partner with senior leaders to elevate their messages with data visualization, photography, infographics, and flexible templates for live or virtual settings. I thrive under tight deadlines, maintain a strong sense of urgency, and tailor designs to situation-specific technology requirements—from boardrooms to trade shows to digital signage. I’m committed to audience-centric design and clear, impactful communication.…

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I’m a senior presentation designer who specializes in clear, audience-centric communication through visual storytelling. Over 20 years, I’ve built messaging strategy, theme development, and concise storytelling for executive engagements, proposals, and large-scale events. I’m passionate about crafting elegant, easy-to- understand visuals that illuminate complex information and drive understanding.

I partner with senior leaders to elevate their messages with data visualization, photography, infographics, and flexible templates for live or virtual settings. I thrive under tight deadlines, maintain a strong sense of urgency, and tailor designs to situation-specific technology requirements—from boardrooms to trade shows to digital signage. I’m committed to audience-centric design and clear, impactful communication.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Presentation Designer / Communications / Video Contractor at HAVI /tms
August 1, 2014 - Present
Created company-wide presentation and document templates for a corporate re-brand; updated legacy content to new formats; served as brand steward across internal and external creative. Designed dozens of templates for programs, products, events, clients and proposals; produced infographics and data visuals for clarity. Built videos and graphics for the site, social media, event mini-sites, internal SharePoint sites, and email newsletters; designed print collateral, posters, brochures, packaging, and trade-show graphics. Produced integrated media for HR programs, including presentations, workbooks, infographics and video interviews. Worked directly with senior leaders (CEO, CIO, CMO, CFO, CHRO) and cross-functional teams; projects spanned multiple time zones and teams; many decks were created on Teams and SharePoint.
Presentation Design Contractor at SXC / Catamaran
May 1, 2012 - July 1, 2014
Collaborated on brand standards and corporate presentation templates; updated legacy content to align with new templates; built decks for meetings, announcements, proposals and investors; created infographics and data visuals as part of the corporate design system.
Meeting / Event / Trade Show Producer & Creative Director at Production Companies
December 31, 1989 - December 31, 2006
Produced and creative directed proposals, business meetings, trade shows and events. Led theme and message development; wrote, produced and designed pitch decks; handled set designs, floor plans, speech writing/editing, storyboarding, and speaker slides. Managed budgets (from $2K to $2.5M), on-site execution, show calling, print collateral and signage; conducted follow-up surveys to measure impact.
Presentation Design Freelancer at Independent / Freelance
December 31, 2006 - December 30, 2012
Broad multi-industry experience across corporate and agency settings. Delivered proposal presentation work for Chicago agencies; built agency-wide templates in PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides for Isobar; part of successful Ogilvy 'agency of record' proposal team.
Design Contractor - Presentations/Communications/Video at HAVI /tms
August 1, 2014 - Present
Created company-wide presentation and document templates for corporate re-brand, updated legacy content to new formats, and served as the corporate “brand police” to ensure consistent application of brand standards. Designed dozens of templates for programs, products, events, client communications, and proposals, including infographics and data visualization. Produced videos and graphics for websites, social media, event mini-sites, internal SharePoint sites, and newsletters. Created print collateral and signage, trade show graphics, and speaker support materials. Worked directly with C-level executives and cross-functional teams across time zones, often using Teams and SharePoint for collaboration. Also contributed to HR programs with presentations, wikis, infographics, and video interviews.
Presentation Design Contractor at SXC/Catamaran
May 1, 2012 - July 1, 2014
Collaborated on brand standards and corporate presentation templates for the merged entity; refreshed legacy content to new templates and produced decks for meetings, announcements, proposals, and investor communications.
Presentation Designer / Freelancer at Freelance (Chicago area agencies)
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2012
Provided proposal presentation services for marketing/advertising agencies; created agency-wide PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides templates; supported healthcare clients; contributed to Ogilvy proposal team as part of a successful Agency of Record engagement.
Meeting / Event / Trade Show Producer & Creative Director at Production Companies (various)
January 1, 1990 - December 31, 2007
Produced and creatively directed proposals, business meetings, trade shows, and events. Responsibilities included theme and message development, writing, design, and production of speaker support materials; floor plans and set design; video production; scripting; budgeting (from $2K to $2.5M); on-site event management and show calling; print collateral and signage; post-event follow-up.

Education

Theatre and Writing at Boston University
September 3, 1986 - May 20, 1988
BFA, Sculpture and Painting at Massachusetts College of Art
September 12, 1988 - June 7, 1991
Theatre, Writing at Boston University
January 11, 2030 - February 4, 2026
BFA in Sculpture, Painting at Massachusetts College of Art
January 11, 2030 - February 4, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Government, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Travel & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Retail, Other, Transportation & Logistics, Non-Profit Organization, Real Estate & Construction