I'm a creative, articulate hands-on Art Director/Designer/Production Manager guy. Strengths in Adobe CS, branding, project management and execution, public speaking and team leadership skills, with extensive knowledge of Multimedia and Production processes.
I enjoy working in collaborative, creative environments, and meeting new challenges in design, marketing and advertising.
H I S T O R Y
Hamamatsu Inc., Bridgewater, NJ
Freelance Art Director/Designer: 6/20 - Present
• Working closely with Marketing Department, designing trade ads, branding and design for new products
• Graphics and technical illustrations for scientific and electronic components
American Media Inc., New York, NY
Art Director: 3/15 - 6/17
• Tasked with the successful launch of the new International Editions for Muscle & Fitness (UK, Germany & France) and FLEX Magazines (UK & Germany) from NYC
• Implemented style guides and consistent branding across all 5 titles
• Worked closely with foreign editors, translators and freelancers for the monthly output of the 5 titles
• Design and layout of all covers and interior local features, specific to each country
Energy Intelligence Group, New York, NY
Production Manager: 4/11 - 7/14
• Led the Production Team; responsible for the layout, design and publishing through multiple delivery methods of all EIG publications; scheduled and managed staff
• Worked closely with Marketing; designing ads, brochures, promotional and collateral materials for new products and services as well as for international conferences
• Led design and production of special reports and presentations for Research & Advisory division
• Implemented and maintained corporate identity in all output
• Transitioned and trained Production Team in latest programs
Source Interlink Media, New York, NY
Designer/Production Artist: 9/08 - 4/11
• Fast paced weekly magazine design and production on multiple titles including Pixie and Soap Opera Digest
Stan Adler Associates, New York, NY
Designer/Production Artist: 4/04 - 11/07
• Brand ID, corporate catalog and brochure development for financial clients, including Met Life, UBS and Morgan Stanley
• Web design, promotional and collateral materials, heavy photo manipulation
Shaw & Todd Advertising, New York, NY
Designer/Production Artist: 1/01 - 12/04
• Development and execution of new business pitches
• Production and creative for all ads and promotional collateral for existing accounts, including Nikon and Sartorius, direction and retouching of all photo shoots
• Catalog design and art direction for fashion accounts
Chillingworth/Radding Advertising, New York, NY
Designer/Production Artist: 4/99 - 12/00
• Development and execution of concepts for new ad campaigns
• Branding in print, television and online
• Catalog and print ad design, heavy photo retouching for apparel, jewelry and home furnishing accounts
E D U C A T I O N
Purchase College/SUNY Purchase, BFA, Art + Design
R E L A T E D S K I L L S
• Highly skilled in Adobe CS, Microsoft 360, K4 Publishing, and all related programs for Mac and PC