TALENTS & SKILLS: - An intuition and solid background that enables me to design intriguing, informative, visually appealing and effective online and print designs that accomplish what the client intends. - Talent for designing and integrating front-end user interfaces for web pages and web software applications. - Graphic & Multimedia Design and Development for web sales promotions, advertisements, and e-newsletters. - Familiar with a variety of graphic design concepts, practices, and procedures, including the creation of storyboards, flowcharts, icons, illustrations, technical drawings and other graphics for design documents. - Content Designer, ranging from minor tweaking to total overhauls. Input of updates with an eye for detail and accuracy, from text documentation to html. - Special Talent for collaborating with clients to produce dynamic Branding and Corporate Identities from initial concept to updated designs - Logos, Business Cards, e-Cards & Web Banner Design. - Experience leading and directing the work of others in-house and out. - Active team participant, with strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with both Development and Marketing Teams. - Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, understanding and respecting time restraints and specifications, while delivering top quality design. - Extremely computer literate with the ability to learn and utilize new software products quickly.
SOFTWARE EXPERTISE: - Adobe Photoshop/Image Ready - Adobe Illustrator - Macromedia Dream Weaver - Macromedia Flash - Macromedia Director - Microsoft FrontPage - Microsoft Office Products/PowerPoint - Gif Movie Gear - AutoCAD LT
Website Design in collaboration with engineering by Designdotcom, Windham, NH: www.gsmai.comwebsite (Web Design, Flash Animations); www.stonehillbuilders.com (Logo Design, Corporate Identity, Website design, gif animation); www.bostonbiomed.com/ (Logo Design, Corporate Identity, Website design); http://www.merrimackvalley.org (Banner designs for pages); www.metrowestcondo.com (Map .gif animation designed, drawn and animated) ; http://www.hermlephoto.com.
- Web Design, Content Development & Updates for Tate Designs, Dedham, MA: www.advantageboston.com; www.aopa.com; www.thebluetrumpet.com; www.icagen.com; http://www.chestnuthillrealty.com; www.grkb.com; www.colemanknight.
- User Interface Design, Animation & Graphic Arts: - Powerhouse Electronics, Salem, MA Design of a Brochure of Capabilities; Folder design with Word Template Collateral for inserts. - Fantasy Entertainment, Hudson, NH Macromedia Director Splash Animation for Touch Screens - Fidelity Corporation, Boston, MA Toolbar icons for Compliance Software Product. - Merrimackvalley.org Animated Gif banner for the City of Lowell. - IPOP Network, Amherst, NH Layout and design of user interface for touch screens and kiosks. - Symantec Corporation, Waltham, MA www.symantec.com Suite of icons and screen layouts for iPatch product development. - Pilot Software, Cambridge, MA www.pilotsw.com The creation of icons, splash screens and install screens for Pilot Software's suite of products. The creation of animated graphics and navigational aids for website and products for the web. - Entrepreneurs Law, Laconia, NH, Stuart FL www.entrepreneurslaw.com Coordinator of all marketing material, including website design, flyers, newspaper ads, telephone marketing and contact support. - Accrue Software, Inc., Cambridge, MA The creation of photomontages and user interface design for Accrue Software's web software products. - Equisoft, Inc., Salem, MA www.equisoft-inc.com Web design and user interface visual design for Formulator Racing Software for the Daily Racing Form. www.dailyracingform.com - SUN Microsystems, Chelmsford, MA Screen layout and icon design for the "Show Me How" Multimedia CD. - AVID Technologies, Tewksbury, MA The design and development of icons for MediaSuite Pro and VideoShop.
02/00 -- 03/01 GOLDK INC., WALTHAM, MA Senior Web Product Designer - User interface designer, graphic artist and team participant with marketing and engineering for the first release of GoldK's 401(k) and IRA web-based product from prototype to release. - Worked efficiently during an accelerated development cycle while multi-tasking and applying my talents wherever needed. - Assigned to create persuasive and informative PowerPoint presentations for the President and CEO. - Organizational skills were utilized to create a database of presentations and slides for marketing and sales.
03/99 -- 01/00 RATIONAL SOFTWARE, LEXINGTON, MA Senior Graphic Artist - Team Leader for Creative Group created to support Field Sales with multimedia tools including PowerPoint Presentations & Video Solutions to successfully market and sell Rational's software products and Support University.
06/91-- 02/99 INTERLEAF INC., WALTHAM, MA Senior Graphic Artist & Animator - Designer, Choreographer and Animator of full color Macromedia Director animations for on-line tutorials and quick start applications, Attract Screen Animations for Trade Shows and Corporate Product Demo CD's. - Managed team graphic artists and lingo programmers. - Visual User Interface Designer, collaborating with interaction designers and engineers to design visual UI elements from concept to release.
EDUCATION: - Master of Fine Arts, Graphic Design 1982 Boston University, Boston, MA - Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts & English 1980 Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
FURTHER AREAS OF STUDY: - 2008- Dreamweaver Templates -- Manchester Technical Institute, Manchester, MA - 2006 Macromedia Dreamweaver Course -- GoodBrain Academy, Manchester, MA - 1997 Web Site Usability -- Jared Spool, Instructor - 1992 -- 1995 CHI -- Computer Human Interface Conference & Classes Boston, Monterey CA, Amsterdam Holland - 1992 -- 1998 Seybold Seminars - 1993 New Media, Design, Photography Week Long Classes Center for Creative Imaging, Camden, ME
AWARDS: - 1995 -- 1996 International On-Line Communications -- Award of Excellence; Society for Technical Communications - 1995 -- 1996 Boston Northern N.E. Chapters -- Award of Excellence; Society for Technical Communications - 1993 -- 1994 International On-Line Communications -- Award of Excellence; Society for Technical Communications - 1992 Gain Exposure Demo Contest-Winner; Gain Technology Inc. - 1990 Nebraska Interactive Videodisc Award & International Television Association Golden Wheel Award; Nebraska ETVA Network/UN
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