PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• I am creative, driven and passionate about design, but I also value the importance of being a true business professional.
• I take pride in the ability to understand each client and the needs and goals of a project fromboth the designand business standpoint.
• I am a very motivated, extremely reliable self - starter with agency, interactive and entrepreneurial experience looking to leverage my excellent communication, presentation, and consulting skills along with my wide array of talents to add maximum value to an organization and its clients.
• More than 20 years of interaction and visual design experience within the financial, automotive and architecture industries, among others
• Experience engaging with stakeholders in order to discover and design a product strategy that meets the need of client customers
• Led team of designers to ensure that product strategy components are met
• Ability to collaborate with designers on design specifications
• Possess excellent communication skills, consultant skills and negotiating skills
• Multiple years of working with Web Applications and Interactive Media
• Extensive knowledge with user experience, web conceptualization, interface schemes, etc.
• Extensive experience with project scoping, wire-framing and storyboarding

TECHNICAL SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Graphics and Design: Photoshop . InDesign . Illustrator . Freehand . Fireworks

Rich Media: Flash . After Effects . Director . Premiere . Sound Edit and Sound Forge XP

Web Production: HTML5 . CSS3 . RWD . ActionScripting . Dreamweaver . Visual Studio

Working Knowledge: ASP . ColdFusion . PHP (Front - End Only)

General Knowledge: WordPress and social media applications including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, GooglePlus, Flickr, Foursquare and YouTube

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements and created a product strategy for E-Commerce project
• Work closely with clients to create exciting and engaging interface schemes and packaging with ongoing support
• Enlighten and inspire clients and partners through creative thought, leadership, and experience; fulfill the role of lead designer on matters related to Brand, Design, and User Experience
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen positive relationships with clients, freelancers, vendors (photographers, copy writers, illustrators, etc.)
• Gathered Creation and development of exciting, user-friendly visual designs that meet brand objectives and fulfills functional specifications

Graphic & Web / Designer & Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design and manage package designs, advertisements/print and web projects from conceptualization to completion
• Direct and coordinate design jobs from conceptualization to final production
• Manage and lead day-to-day operations including invoicing, managing creative measuring performance, administering processes and standards
• Responsible for the design of brand identity, managing collateral pieces, and web projects from conceptualization to delivery
• Business experience managing a design project from beginning to completion

Interactive Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed various compelling interactive web solutions driven by brand personality including eCommerce
• Worked closely with project managers and engineers to create and execute various web applications
• Participation in project kick-off meetings, internal creative reviews, generating and proposing web concepts to clients, refining design schemes based on client feedback for sign-off, production art inclusive of optimization of graphic content, flash development and CSS build, quality assurance testing prior to going live, and post production support

Senior Graphic Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked within a multidisciplinary team of creative directors, visual designers, interaction designers, project managers, information architects, and programmers to ensure successful design implementation
• Designed various compelling interactive web solutions driven by brand personality including eCommerce
• Design intuitive interface schemes, along with navigation for web-based applications

Senior Graphic Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed various compelling interactive web solutions driven by brand personality including eCommerce
• Worked within a multidisciplinary team of creative directors, visual designers, interaction designers, project managers, information architects, and programmers to ensure successful design implementation
• Designed various compelling interactive web solutions driven by brand personality including eCommerce
• Worked closely with internal information architects and programmers to determine content population

Senior Graphic Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Fulfilled the role of lead designer on matters related to Brand, Design, and User Experience; Motivated and inspired clients and partners
• Design and manager package designs, advertisements/print and web projects from conceptualization to completion
• Responsible for the design of brand identity, managing collateral pieces, and web projects
• Created and executed various ‘mock’ products for independent films

Interactive Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and produced multimedia software for CD-ROM and Kiosk
• Participated in client engagements and project meetings while communicating relevant issues to the client and other members of the project team

Senior Visual Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Fulfilled the role of lead designer on matters related to Brand, Design, and User Experience; Motivated and inspired clients and partners
• Product strategy as needed for the client
• Led design teams on the creative efforts; responsible for the delegation of production tasks
• Worked within a multidisciplinary team of creative directors, visual designers, interaction designers, project managers, information architects, and programmers to ensure successful design implementation
• Design intuitive interface schemes, along with navigation for web-based applications and multimedia
• Managed and educated creative teams while coordinating with various disciplines
• Interacted with clients to determine project scope and present solutions for the final outcome
• Worked closely with internal information architects and programmers to determine content population

Multimedia Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed computer-based marketing presentations for auto show and tradeshow environments
• Responsible for conceptualization of storyboard illustrations for visual product tours and animations
• Designed and produced multimedia software for CD-ROM and Kiosk
• Participated in client engagements and project meetings while communicating relevant issues to the client and other members of the project team