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I am a Master Presentation Designer, passionate about storytelling and turning complex ideas into engaging visuals. I design dynamic, animated presentations that elevate audience engagement, emphasizing clear communication, data visualization, and brand coherence for high-profile live events. I love collaborating with production companies, agencies, startups, and executives to craft compelling decks and on-brand experiences across PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides. Whether it's investor meetings, general sessions, or training programs, I bring storytelling, design excellence, and practical solutions to every project.…I am a Master Presentation Designer, passionate about storytelling and turning complex ideas into engaging visuals. I design dynamic, animated presentations that elevate audience engagement, emphasizing clear communication, data visualization, and brand coherence for high-profile live events. I love collaborating with production companies, agencies, startups, and executives to craft compelling decks and on-brand experiences across PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides. Whether it's investor meetings, general sessions, or training programs, I bring storytelling, design excellence, and practical solutions to every project.

Cindy McArdle

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I am a Master Presentation Designer, passionate about storytelling and turning complex ideas into engaging visuals. I design dynamic, animated presentations that elevate audience engagement, emphasizing clear communication, data visualization, and brand coherence for high-profile live events. I love collaborating with production companies, agencies, startups, and executives to craft compelling decks and on-brand experiences across PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides. Whether it's investor meetings, general sessions, or training programs, I bring storytelling, design excellence, and practical solutions to every project.…I am a Master Presentation Designer, passionate about storytelling and turning complex ideas into engaging visuals. I design dynamic, animated presentations that elevate audience engagement, emphasizing clear communication, data visualization, and brand coherence for high-profile live events. I love collaborating with production companies, agencies, startups, and executives to craft compelling decks and on-brand experiences across PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides. Whether it's investor meetings, general sessions, or training programs, I bring storytelling, design excellence, and practical solutions to every project.

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I am a Master Presentation Designer, passionate about storytelling and turning complex ideas into engaging visuals. I design dynamic, animated presentations that elevate audience engagement, emphasizing clear communication, data visualization, and brand coherence for high-profile live events.

I love collaborating with production companies, agencies, startups, and executives to craft compelling decks and on-brand experiences across PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides. Whether it’s investor meetings, general sessions, or training programs, I bring storytelling, design excellence, and practical solutions to every project.

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Work Experience

Presentation Designer at Presentation Department

January 1, 1999 - Present

Design and develop presentations for meetings, events and trade shows in collaboration with production companies, agencies and businesses. Projects include large-scale leadership and sales meetings, pitch decks, startup launches, investor relations, general sessions, breakouts, training, awards shows, kiosks, and animated walk-in loops. Create visuals, custom infographics and animations that align with brand guidelines and ensure coherence across materials, platforms, and content. Build PowerPoint and Keynote templates, storyboards, and theme graphics; produce brochures, invitations, branded signage and large-format print materials.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at IMC Experiences

January 1, 2018 - Present

Design annual UPS Leadership Conference presentation templates for multiple stage sets and screen configurations; develop storyboard templates; create general session content with full-screen imagery, infographics and animation; design venue signage and branded activity signage; provide onsite graphic support at events in the U.S. and Canada.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Blueprint NYC

January 1, 2012 - Present

Design presentation templates, theme graphics, content, animated walk-in loops, awards and training presentations, general sessions; produce signage and kiosk assets; provide onsite graphic support at locations nationwide.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Sony Electronics

January 1, 2002 - Present

Design presentation graphics from storyboards and scripts for press events, corporate and sales meetings, trade shows and town halls. Provide on-site presentation graphics support and live-show operation at corporate events; create animated product information graphics for self-running LED displays at major trade shows (CES, NAB). Conceived and programmed a 20-minute motion graphic for a 20′ x 300′ LED screen as an interstitial piece at Sony’s CES booth.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Freelance – Production Companies & Agencies (Aquent, Blueprint, IMC Experiences, GJS Media Productions, PrimeFilms, Kindle Communications, Rhodes Productions, Proscenium, RIVE) / End Clients

January 1, 2001 - Present

Freelance presentation design work for a broad roster of agencies and end clients including Acadia, AstraZeneca, Cisco, Genentech, Heineken, HP, J&J, Pfizer, Sony, Toyota and more. Responsibilities span templates, content design, animation, infographics, and live-event support.

Presentation Designer at Presentation Department

January 1, 1999 - Present

Work with production companies, agencies and businesses directly to develop presentations for meetings, events and trade shows. Projects include large corporations’ annual leadership and sales meetings, pitch decks, start-up ventures, investor relations, general sessions, breakouts, training, awards shows, kiosks and animated walk-in loops. Design presentations that align with brand guidelines and ensure coherence across materials, platforms, content and projects. Create engaging visuals, custom infographics and animation to convey information quickly and clearly. Build PowerPoint and Keynote templates; develop storyboards; conceptualize theme graphics; and produce brochures, email invitations, branded labels and directional signage, including large-format print and step-and-repeat banners.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at IMC Experiences

January 1, 2018 - Present

Design annual UPS Leadership Conference presentation templates for multiple stage sets, including large-format screens, unconventional aspect ratios, overlapping screens, and multiple sizes. Develop storyboard templates for client input; create general session content with full-screen imagery, infographics, animation, speaker titles, content and awards layouts. Create venue directional signage and branded activity signage and labels. Provide onsite graphic support at event venues in the U.S. and Canada.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Blueprint NYC

January 1, 2012 - Present

Design presentation templates, theme graphics, presentation content, animated walk-in loops, awards presentations, training presentations, general session presentations, animations, evites, large-format signage and banners, kiosks. Provide graphic support onsite at locations around the country.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Sony Electronics

January 1, 2002 - Present

Design presentation graphics from storyboards and/or scripts for press events, corporate business and sales meetings, trade shows, town halls. Provide on-site presentation graphics support and operate live shows at corporate events across the country. Create animated product information graphics for self-running, looping presentations on LCD screens at major trade shows, including CES and NAB Shows in Las Vegas. Conceptualized, designed and programmed a 20-minute motion graphic using Keynote for a 20' x 300' LED screen as an interstitial piece between live presenters on Sony's CES booth.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Various Production Companies & Agencies

January 1, 2001 - Present

Freelance work with production companies and agencies, supporting end clients including Acadia, AstraZeneca, Biohaven, Cisco, Dr. Seuss, Genentech, Gilead, Idorsia, Heineken, Hewlett Packard, Novartis, Pfizer, Petco, Puma, Qualcomm, Roche, Targus, Valient Pharmaceuticals, Walmart. Responsibilities included design and animation for presentations, training and events, general session content, signage and print, and on-site support.

Presentation Designer at Presentation Department

January 1, 1999 - Present

Lead designer for meetings, events and trade shows; collaborate with production companies, agencies and clients to develop presentations; ensure brand coherence across materials, platforms and content; create engaging visuals, custom infographics and animations; develop PowerPoint and Keynote templates; design storyboards, theme graphics, signage and large-format print.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at IMC Experiences

January 1, 2018 - Present

Designed annual UPS Leadership Conference templates for multiple stage sets, including large-format screens and mixed aspect ratios; developed storyboard templates; produced general-session content with full-screen imagery, infographics and animation; created venue directional signage and labels; provided onsite graphic support in the U.S. and Canada.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Blueprint NYC

January 1, 2012 - Present

Designed presentation templates, theme graphics, content and animations for general sessions, awards, training and events; produced illuminated walk-in loops, evites, kiosks and signage; provided on-site graphic support across the country.

Presentation Designer at Sony Electronics

January 1, 2002 - Present

Designed presentation graphics from storyboards/scripts for press events, corporate meetings, trade shows and town halls; provided on-site graphics support for live shows; created animated product information graphics for self-running looping presentations at major trade shows (CES/NAB); conceptualized and programmed a 20-minute motion-graphic piece for a 20' x 300' LED screen at Sony's CES booth.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Various production companies & agencies

January 1, 2001 - Present

Collaborated with agencies and production houses including Aquent, Blueprint, IMC Experiences, GJS Media Productions, PrimeFilms, Kindle Communications, Rhodes Productions, Proscenium, RIVE; served end clients such as Acadia, AstraZeneca, Cisco, Genentech, Heineken, Pfizer, Walmart, and more; supported numerous projects for corporate and live-event contexts.

Presentation Designer at Presentation Department

January 1, 1999 - November 5, 2025

Work with production companies, agencies and businesses direct, to develop presentations for meetings, events and trade shows. Project scopes include large corporations’ annual leadership and sales meetings, pitch decks, start-up businesses, investor relations, general sessions, breakouts, training, awards shows, kiosks, animated walk-in loops. Design presentations that embrace brand guidelines, ensure coherence across all materials, platforms, content and projects. Create engaging visuals, custom infographics and animation to present information quickly and clearly. Construct PowerPoint and Keynote presentation templates. Make presentation storyboards. Conceptualize theme graphics. Compose brochures, email invitations, branded labels, directional signage for event venues, large-format print including step & repeat banners.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at IMC Experiences

January 1, 2018 - November 5, 2025

Design annual UPS Leadership Conference presentation templates for a variety of stage sets including large-format, unconventional screen aspect ratios, overlapping screens, and multiple screen sizes. Develop storyboard template for clients to provide their input. Conceptualize and produce general session content, including full-screen imagery, infographics, animation, speaker title, content, awards layouts. Create venue directional signage and branded activity signage and labels. Provide onsite graphic support at event venues in the U.S. and Canada.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Blueprint NYC

January 1, 2012 - November 5, 2025

Design presentation templates, theme graphics, presentation content, animated walk-in loops, awards presentations, training presentations, general session presentations, animations, e-vites, large-format signage and banners, kiosks. Provide graphic support onsite at locations around the country.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Sony Electronics

January 1, 2002 - November 5, 2025

Design presentation graphics from storyboards and/or scripts for press events, corporate business and sales meetings, trade shows, town halls. Provide on-site presentation graphics support and operate live shows at corporate events across the country. Create animated product information graphics for self-running, looping presentations on LCD screens at major trade shows, including the CES and NAB Shows. Conceptualized, designed and programmed a 20-minute motion graphic using Keynote for a 20' x 300' LED screen as an interstitial piece between live presenters on Sony's CES booth.

Presentation Designer, Freelance at Various production companies & agencies

January 1, 2001 - November 5, 2025

Freelance presentation designer with a broad client base, including Aquent, Blueprint, IMC Experiences, GJS Media Productions, PrimeFilms, Kindle Communications, Rhodes Productions, Proscenium, RIVE; end clients include Acadia, AstraZeneca, Biohaven, Cisco, Dr. Seuss, Genentech, Gilead, Idorsia, Heineken, Hewlett-Packard, Novartis, Pfizer, Petco, Puma, Qualcomm, Roche, Targus, Walmart; additional business with 3B Scientific, Align Technology, Boston Scientific, Corza Medical, Eden Roc Sciences, Life Technologies, Scripps Networks (HGTV, Food Network, DIY), Shiseido, Sony, Toshiba.