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OBJECTIVE
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New challenges in web design and development, Flash design and development,
print design, production & pre-press, interactive and animated presentations.
Available for freelance projects, temporary or permanent placement.
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EXPERIENCE
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Affinion Group, LLC (Online Creative and Strategy), Norwalk, CT
Web Designer (September 1999 - Present)
- HTML and CSS, XML, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator
- Created original color graphics, maintained websites, enrollment micro-sites.
- Managed product branding, print collateral for events marketing, quality
assurance from concept to launch.
- Designed and produced online marketing creatives for Affinity Partner
Marketing programs.
- Created e-mail campaigns for national and regional banking clients (Chase,
Bank of America, Citibank).
- New marketing concepts for client pitches for New Business Development teams.
- Working with Strategy and Client Management teams, reviewed website and email
marketing analytics to recommend ways to improve impression and
click-to-conversion rates across multiple products and clients.
- As liaison across teams, managed customer online fulfillment process across
all products and clients.
- Analyzed workflow methods, streamlined processes and improved production times
across teams and service bureaus, assisted in the creation and testing of new job
tracking database tool in Filemaker.
- Improved communication across teams regarding creative process Efficiencies
and Best Practices.
Advantage Human Resourcing, Norwalk, CT
Graphic Designer/Production Specialist (July 1996 - Present)
From investment banking graphic support services to designing new online portals
for e-commerce, exceptional client satisfaction record, with repeat clients who
request me by name.
- Designing new online portals for e-commerce.
- Interactive, web, print, and presentation design.
- Web and print production, and pre-press.
- Proofreading and copy editing.
- Investment banking graphic support services.
- Transition team for Swiss Bank's headquarters move to
Stamford, CT.
- DM Design and production.
- Catalogue layout and production.
The Chase Manhattan Corporation, New York, NY
Presentation Specialist (1993 - July 1996)
Graphic Artist for Global Banking Group
- Created computer illustrations and original electronic artwork.
- Created pitch material in Pagemaker, Deltagraph, and
Excel (charting) for internal/external promotions, including
color graphics.
- Slide presentations in Persuasion and Powerpoint.
- Administration of image material to service bureaus and
preparation of invoices, imaging to film and quality assurance.
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EDUCATION
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School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Continuing Education
10-years of continued advanced study, self-directed curriculum
- Recently completed Intermediate Flash with Actionscript 3.0
with Zevan Rosser (author: Learning ActionScript 3.0:
A Beginner’s Guide)
- Advanced HTML and CSS (Daniel Hahn, Grey Interactive)
- Several Graphic Design courses
- Color Theory
- Typography I and II
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY (BFA 1990), Rowan University,
Rutgers University
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CAPABILITIES
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Strong production specialist for web and print, with sharp, creative designer’s
eye and strict adherence to latest web standards and best practices. Creative,
strategic marketing pieces produced measurable results, and helped drive new
member flow for recent long-term (9 years) client. Presentations, advertising,
and management of electronic press files to service bureaus, proofing and quality
assurance. Clean designs and timely production for internet and print marketing.
Attentive to detail, I am focused and self-motivated.
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SOFTWARE
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Mac and PC: Proficient-to-expert with the latest Adobe Design Suite of
Applications: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash (AS 2.0 and learning 3.0),
Dreamweaver, and Fireworks, QuarkXpress, Freehand, Powerpoint, Pagemaker,
Persuasion, Excel, DeltaGraph Pro, Word, BBEdit, MacDraw Pro, GraphicConverter,
all manner of font management software, and more. Currently teaching myself PHP
and MySQL (Lynda.com). Constantly updating software and design skills at School
of Visual Arts (Continuing Education).
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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Association for Multimedia Communications, International Webmaster’s
Association–HTML Writers Guild, Philadelphia New Media Association, and
Metropolitan New York Macintosh Alliance.
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OTHER SKILLS
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Web animation in Flash and GIF, Flash Interactive Design and Development, Strong
HTML, CSS and Javascript, product, copy writing/editing. Also skilled in
recording voiceovers in SoundEdit and Audacity for import to Flash. Exceptionally
organized and creative approach to optimize workflow strategies.
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OTHER EXPERIENCE
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- Training Director and Vice President of the We Care Hotline, a crisis
intervention, suicide prevention and psychological counseling referral service
hotline based in Long Island.
- Group travel consultant and adventure tourism guide for ski clubs in the New
York City metropolitan area, leading trips to British Columbia, Europe, and
several U.S. states.
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INTERESTS
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Skiing and world travel, group vacation/travel leader/organizer, mountain
guiding and safety, rock climbing, Habitat for Humanity and theatre acting.
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