SUMMARY
Graphic Designer and Production Artist
with creative and production expertise for print, presentations and web projects.
SELECTED SAMPLES
(click on links to see work)
Print
The Sharper Image
The Sharper Image
The Sharper Image
American Express
Providian
Web
Auriemma Consulting
Bert Monroy
EnCompass
The Sharper Image
The Sharper Image
Logos, Icons & Illustrations
Providian
Clinique
The Sharper Image
The Sharper Image
Catalogs & Books
Peachpit Press
The Sharper Image
Linens'n Things
Child Craft
CLIENT LIST
Binger Catalog Marketing Inc.
Peachpit Press
Auriemma Consulting
Group
CFS
EnCompass
Bert Monroy
Clinique
Nobart
The Finals
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Print:
PhotoShop,
Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Acrobat
Web:
HTML, CSS, BBEdit, DreamWeaver, ImageReady, Fireworks. Working knowledge
of Flash, JavaScript and ASP. Experienced with Mac and PC platforms,
cross platform and browser issues
EDUCATION
UCB, Berkeley,
CA
B.A., Political Science
NIU, DeKalb, IL
B.F.A., Fine Art & Design
SFSU Extension
Multimedia Studies
REFERENCES
Available upon
request
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LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LBORATORY
BERKELEY, CA
| 2010 - present
Conceptualize and design complex publications, illustrations, brochures, reports, Web pages, newsletters, displays and posters for a broad range of scientific and adminstrative customers.
FREELANCE
SAN FRANCISCO & BAY AREA
| 2008 - 2010
• Auriemma Consulting
• Bert Monroy
• Binger Catalogs
• PeachPit Press
THE SHARPER IMAGE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 2003 – 2008
Designed and produced marketing materials for store, catalog, and online
channels for The Sharper Image, a specialty retailer. Print included; mailers, catalogs, signage, illustrations, photo retouching,
packaging, instructional manuals, and presentations.
Account management and all aspects of pre-press production, image retrieval,
document layout and edits, ordering first through final color, and releasing
files per job specifications. Online included; designing web pages, banners
and emails, retouching and optimizing graphics for web.
• Worked with art directors and copywriters to design/produce
in-store posters, signage and packaging
• Assisted in producing monthly product catalog and mailers, magazine
and newspaper ads
• Account Manager role for projects; from color proofs to release
and delivery
• Created illustrations for instruction manuals
• Designed web pages, banners and emails for online channels
• Retouched
and optimize graphics for print and web
CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICE CORPORATION
EMERYVILLE, CA | 2002 – 2003
Designed and produced direct mail and online marketing materials for
American Express, including concepting, design and all aspects of pre-press production; image acquisition,
document layout and edits, color correction and color proofing, releasing
and
archiving
files.
• Incorporated client branding, templates and style sheets to produce acquisition
and fulfillment materials
• Conducted stock search, selection and photo retouching
• Relied on PDF and FTP technology to deliver comp files to client.
• Ordered
color proofs and overnite final pre-press files to vendors
• Kept accurate billing records of time sheets and purchase orders
per job
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL
UI AND WEB DESIGNER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 1999 – 2001
Designed user interface and web sites for large financial services company.
Responsible for building flowcharts, storyboards, workflows, comps
and prototype sites for online products and product enhancements. Managed
small to mid-sized projects. Participated in project ideation and internal
and client design reviews. Collaborated with cross-functional design teams
and programmers. Worked with engineering team to meet technical specs
for
projects.
• Created initial concept for 2002 redesign implementing a new
brand
identity. Designed clear user-centric interface. By using
CSS styles and templates the new design reduced page load, and made site
maintenance easier.
• Project Manager and Art Director on several intranet sites
• Collaborated with internal clients as well as participated in cross-functional
meetings, to fulfill requirements during the development of a project.
• Developed intranet design standards guide for the company
• Created winning banner graphics and e-mail blasts
• Produced web ready content, graphics and animations
• Assisted in monitoring the quality and standards of the Providian brand
in applications on the web
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL
STUDIO ARTIST
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 1996 – 1999
Responsible for designing and producing direct mail, marketing and
internal communications, including all aspects of pre-press production,
from creating
art and graphics, proofing, sending final files for film output, and
archiving work. Worked with pre-press vendors and printers on color
correction and
press checks.
• Prepared accurate print files for a variety of print collateral and corporate
communications
• Consistently met deadlines for two bi-monthly direct mail rollouts, each
rollout had multiple components
• Designed first checkletter and buckslip for online accounts. Worked with
print productions team to determine paper stock and weight
• Mentored co-workers in PhotoShop skills
• Created an archive system for pre press files and maintained it
MCKESSON
PRODUCTION ARTIST
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 1993 – 1996
Responsible for designing internal communications and marketing materials;
packaging, pharmacy catalogs, sell sheets and trade show graphics for
pharmaceutical company. Handled all aspects of pre-press production, from creating
art
and graphics, sending final files for film output, to archiving work.
• Prepared accurate print files for pre-press, meeting individual job specifications
on time and within budget, working with a variety of vendors
• Responsible for ValueRite pharmacy catalogs
• Worked closely with senior management and assisted with screening of
presentations for Board of Directors, Investor, and Shareholder presentations
and slide
shows
• Supervised and trained free-lance staff
BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
PRESENTATION GRAPHICS ARTIST
NEW YORK, NY 1988 – 1993
Responsible for producing slide presentation graphics and in-house
design projects for a leading marketing strategy firm.
• Worked closely with consultants and support staff to coordinate presentations
• Created charts, graphs, maps and complex information graphics
• Trained support and free-lance staff in charting and graphics standards
• Managed graphic department of ten for six-month interim period
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