EXPERIENCE

Senior Art Director (freelance)
September 2011 to present
Confidential, Jenkinstown, PA

Responsibilities include: Working with clients such as: MARS and Anda Inc. The work ranges from web design to print ads, package design and POP sales. Also being involved in the project from the beginning of conceptual to the photo shoots to the end, with the final printing/go-live stage. I work in both platforms including Window and Mac OS X.

Programs used:
Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, HTML, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Excel and Acrobat etc.

Senior Art Director/Designer
Interactive/UX Design
Project Manager
May 2010 to September 2011
Confidential, Lancaster, PA

Responsibilities include: Working with clients such as: Veeco, MBI, Glatfelter and JLG. The work ranges from web designto video to corporate identities to internal and public brochures, radio and TV, direct mail, newsletters, trade ads, sell sheets and billboards etc. Also being involved in the project from the beginning of conceptual to the photo shoots to the end, with the final printing/go-live stage. Help in site architecture, site map development and wireframing for web sites. Help manage the creative department to organize flow of creative, scheduling creative, estimating for projects and mentor designers in providing creative solutions for the client. I work in both platforms including Window and Mac OS X.

Programs used:
Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, HTML, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Excel and Acrobat etc.

Senior Art Director/Designer
Interactive/UX Design
September 07 to May 2010
Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

Responsibilities include: Working with clients such as: Hershey Food Corporation, Morgan Corporation, Harsco, TYCO, Susan Byrnes, CMS, PEBTF, Milton Hershey School, UniLife, U-Grow, plus other numerous accounts. The work ranges from web design to e-learning, video to corporate identities to internal and public brochures, radio and TV, direct mail, newsletters, trade ads, sell sheets and billboards etc. Also being involved in the project from the beginning of conceptual to the photo shoots to the end, with the final printing/go-live stage. Help in site architecture, sitemap development and wireframing for web sites. Help manage the creative department to organize flow of creative, scheduling creative, estimating for projects and
mentor designers in providing creative solutions for the client. I work in both platforms including Window and Mac OS X.

Programs used: Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, HTML, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Excel and Acrobat etc.

Senior Art Director
May 06 to September 07
Confidential, Lancaster, PA (based in Austin, work from home)

Responsibilities include: Working with clients such as: Nextel Communications and Nextel Government, Sterling Financial Corporation and affiliates, Conemaugh Health Systems, Geisinger Health Plan, Armstrong Industries, Lebanon Seaboard and Wilton Armetale, plus other numerous accounts. The work ranges from corporate identities
to internal and public brochures, radio and TV, direct mail, newsletters, trade ads, sell sheets and billboards etc. Also being involved in the project from the beginning of conceptual to the photo shoots to the end, with the final printing stage.

Programs used: Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint, Streamline, Microsoft Word, Freehand and Acrobat.

Freelancing
March 05 to Present
Confidential, Falkenburg & Partners,Austin, TX

Programs used: InDesign, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator,Powerpoint, Microsoft Word and Acrobat.

Senior Art Director
March 04 to March 05
Confidential, Columbus, GA

Responsibilities include: Working with clients such as: Columbus Bank and Trust, Synovus Financial Corporation, St. Francis Hospital, Miriam’s Cafe, Burger King, Roosevelt Institute, Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University and other numerous accounts. The work ranges from corporate identities, brochures, radio and TV, direct mail, newsletters, trade ads, sell sheets and billboards etc. Also being involved in the project from the beginning of conceptual to the photo shoots to the end, with the final printing stage.

Programs used: Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint,
Streamline, Microsoft Word, Freehand and Acrobat.

Art Director/Graphic Designer
October 99 to December 03
Confidential (was Agnew & Corrigan), Lancaster, PA

Responsibilities include: Working with clients such as: Nextel Communications and Nextel Government, Sterling Financial Corporation and affiliates, Conemaugh Health Systems, Geisinger Health Plan, Armstrong Industries, Lebanon Seaboard and Wilton Armetale, plus other numerous accounts. The work ranges from corporate identities to internal and public brochures, radio and TV, direct mail, newsletters, trade ads, sell sheets and billboards etc. Also being involved in the project from the beginning of conceptual to the photo shoots to the end, with the final printing stage.

Programs used: QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint, Streamline, Microsoft Word, Freehand and Acrobat.

Graphic Designer
March 97 to October 99
Confidential, Lititz, PA

Responsibilities include: Working with clients such as: Hershey’s Food Division, Fulton Bank Corporation, Panasonic Food Division, Health Central, Lancaster General Hospital and The Lancaster Health Alliance, plus other numerous accounts. Our work ranges anywhere from corporate identities to internal and public brochures, direct mail, newsletters, trade ads, sell sheets and billboards (and much more). Also being involved in the project from the beginning of conceptual to the photo shoots to the end, with the final printing stage.

Programs used: Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Freehand.

Graphic Designer/Electronic Imaging
October 96 to April 97
Confidential, Lancaster, PA

Responsibilities include: Working on Mac and IBM, designing signs, banners, brochures, etc. Also Photo retouching, general document outputs, prepress work, scanning, film, and slides.

Programs used: Powerpoint, Pagemaker, Dos, Quark Xpress,
Photoshop, Illustrator and Freehand.

Illustrator, INDESIGN, Photoshop Instructor
September 99 to Present
Confidential, Lancaster, PA

Responsibilities include: Developing lesson plans for classes and teach the basics and advanced skills of each program. Also producing projects for students to work on in classes.

Education

Decided to take additional classes such as-marketing, business, teaching and art classes, graphic design to complete
my degree.

Majoring in: Commercial Art/GraphicDesign
Courses include: Computer/Electronic Design, Advanced Graphic Tech, Advertising Design.
Areas of experience: knowledge in Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Freehand, Quark Xpress and Pagemaker. Projects include: Color mechanicals, magazine and brochure layouts, corporate identities, and direct mail pieces.