OBJECTIVE
Seeking freelance work producing web design, graphic design, and illustration.
DESIGNER OVERVIEW
Skilled professional with proven experience in illustration, graphic design, web/multimedia/print production, and client/internal support. Strong verbal, written, analytical and people skills necessary for working with creative teams in conceptualizing, developing, and supporting innovative marketing concepts that strengthen sales initiatives and ensure client retention.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Designer - Minotaur Design, 1999 - Present
- Provide turnkey solutions for website design and development, including Flash, PHP/MySQL, and web standards implementation of HTML/XHTML and CSS.
- Provide professional illustration and graphic design, from concept to finish
Art Director - Reynolds & Reynolds - Virginia Beach, VA, 6/97 - 4/05
- Provided art direction and design for international clients including Nissan, Infiniti, Toyota, Honda, Acura, and Scion to design compliant websites and jump pages.
- Designed web & multimedia content for national automotive dealerships and manufacturers.
- Led a design committee in creation, revision, and deployment of several hundred website designs, both for manufacturers such as Nissan, Infiniti, Toyota, Honda, Acura, MINI, Subaru, Hyundai, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi, as well as large dealer groups such as Sonic Automotive, Southeast Toyota, United Auto Group, and clients in the UK.
- Developed project plans and cost estimates for upcoming projects, while monitoring team workload, productivity, and schedule.
- Served as design team leader developing for two distinct content management systems producing material for dealerships, dealer clients, and Reynolds Web Solutions internal use.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
- Consultant, Satellite Studio, Knoxville, TN, 1993 - Present
- Consultant, Digital Media One, Knoxville, TN, 2005 - Present
Major Skillsets
- Windows/Mac Platforms
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Acrobat
- HTML/XHTML/CSS
- PHP/MySQL
- Javascript
- ASP
- Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
- Macromedia Flash/Actionscript
- Macromedia Director MX
- Macromedia Coldfusion MX
Media Skills
- Pastels/Charcoals
- Pencil/Colored Pencil
- Pen & Ink
- Scratchboard
- Oils
- Acrylic
- Watercolor
- Guache
EDUCATION
- Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
- B.F.A. in Visual Communication/Illustration, 1996
- Minor in Advertising Design
- References available upon request