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I am a seasoned graphic designer with tons of experience in visual communications including print design, web design, interactive development, publication design, branding strategy and execution of marketing plans.
My background spans both large and small ad agencies, in-house corporate creative teams, web development firms, publishers, event production firms, and government agencies.
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Work Experience
Senior Graphic Designer at Gainwell Technologies
March 31, 2022 - PresentLead designer in creative team of large in-house corporate marketing and communications. Responsible for the design and production of print and digital collateral, print and digital ads, social media static and motion graphics, event and tradeshow booth design, website graphic support, presentation design, branding strategy and support.
Senior Graphic Designer at Merit Mfg
March 1, 2017 - March 1, 2022Lead design and UI/UX for e-commerce design and consulting company. Provide front-end web and mobile design solutions for multiple clients along with branding and marketing strategic planning.
Senior Graphic Designer at Creative Circle/MGMA
October 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017Lead design and art direction for MGMA member’s Connection magazine. Responsible for all layout, art direction, production, design and file preparation for printing. Magazine is published 8 times yearly.
Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director at FSW.com
July 1, 2013 - April 1, 2016Lead senior designer for in-house marketing department. This included creative for online marketing campaigns, print catalogs, marketing collateral, corporate branding, affiliate communications and promotions and event trade shows. Oversaw 3 designers.
Senior Designer (Contract) at Dish Network (Blockbuster Corporate)/Creative Group
September 30, 2012 - February 28, 2013Worked closely with corporate marketing for this national brand with over 840 store locations. Provided design layout/concepts for POP materials, direct mail, in-store merchandising/displays, print collateral as well as online graphics for Blockbuster.com, blog and social media graphics.
Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director at FSW.com - Inverness Business Park, CO
July 1, 2013 - April 1, 2016Was lead senior designer for in-house marketing department. This included creative for online marketing campaigns, print catalogs, marketing collateral, corporate branding, affiliate communications and promotions and event trade shows. Oversaw 3 designers.
Senior Designer at Dish Network (Blockbuster Corporate)/Creative Group
October 1, 2012 - March 1, 2013Worked closely with corporate marketing for this national brand with over 840 store locations. Provided design layout/concepts for POP materials, direct mail, in-store merchandising/displays, print collateral as well as online graphics for Blockbuster.com, blog and social media graphics.
Art Director at Kranitz Enterprises/RC Pilot Magazine
November 1, 2011 - September 1, 2012Provided art direction, management of digital layout and design with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite for entire digital tablet magazine. Produced for iPad, Android and Kindle. Also provided marketing and client digital ad creation.
Art Director at PilotMag Magazine (National distribution)
April 1, 2008 - November 1, 2011Led creative direction and management of designers and outside vendors/printers for publication which included bi-monthly print magazine, online and tablet versions. Provided layout and design of publication, cover to cover and including digital tablet editions.
Graphic Designer at Affinity XM
May 1, 2006 - April 1, 2008Provided art direction, layout and design for cross-media design firm. Directed production and design group on multiple areas of design and development of cross-media projects. This included working with the XMPie platform for dynamic publishing applications.
Senior Designer at The Mallfinder Network (PlaceWise)
January 1, 1999 - April 1, 2004Managed creative services staff. Responsibilities included the art direction, design and graphics production of all Mallfinder Network shopping sites. Company maintained over 160 shopping and corporate retail management websites. Also developed company marketing materials as well as shopping center web site promotional materials.
Manager of Creative Technology at Thomas & Perkins Advertising
August 1, 1997 - January 1, 1999Position was responsible for building and managing computer graphics capabilities agency wide. Provided training on computer graphics production procedures, design and integration of agency web production projects, graphic illustrations, photo enhancements, interactive presentations, non-linear video editing production.
Graphics Technology Manager at Bernstein-Rein Advertising
May 1, 1995 - July 1, 1996Responsibilities included assisting creative directors and art directors with in-house computer graphic services. These include digital illustration, photo retouching and manipulation, page layout and design production as well as web page design and multimedia graphics for interactive kiosks and CD-ROM.
Education
BFA in Visual Communication at School of Visual Arts
January 11, 2030 - June 17, 2026Visual Communication Coursework at Northern Illinois University
January 11, 2030 - June 17, 2026BFA in Visual Communication at Northern Illinois University
January 11, 2030 - June 17, 2026Qualifications
Thomas Jefferson Award (Department of Defense) - Graphic Illustration (Editorial)
January 1, 1986 - December 31, 1987Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Retail, Government
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