Experience
Multimedia Designer / Art Director 6/2008 - Present
UNIQUECREATIONS, Gilbert, AZ.
As a multimedia designer and art director, involved in the creation of visual and functional designs for clients. Projects include marketing materials, website generation, print designs, video animation, 3D designs, and movie prop fabrication.
Art Director 2006 - 2008
Perry Systems, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Responsible for all design creations ranging from the creation of websites, landing pages to print design. Duties included creating Flash movies for interactive demonstrations on websites, creating online data-capturing forms, and user interface with web page flow design software. Developed web commercials for local companies; created package designs with corporate identity for a nationwide vitamin campaign. Managed outside freelance designers brought on for various projects.
Art Director 2003 - 2006
Kollins Communication, Inc., Mahwah, NJ.
Managed and maintained all Graphics Department projects. Major projects ranged from online marketing material for Sony’s Mobile electronics division to Samsung in-store marketing campaigns. Design projects included format printing, web design, and 3D graphics for various TV commercials.
Production Artist 2003
Hartz® Mountain Corp., Seacaucus, NJ.
Involved in Hartz Mountain’s 2003 re-branding campaign by adapting new corporate identity to existing product line, converting Illustrator design sketches to print-ready design in Photoshop; using specific client color scheme.
Designer 2001 - 2003
Freelance Design Consultant, Hackensack, NJ.
Consulted for various companies in developing in-house design departments and hiring of talent. Contracted to develop several websites and corporate identity packages for local merchants.
Senior Designer 2001
Frederator, Inc., NYC, NY.
Frederator was the producer of a children’s cartoon, Fairly Odd Parents. Designed marketing material for sales presentations. Responsible for all artistic and graphic needs within the company. Created and developed packaging for a co-branding project between Federator and Nickelodeon. Lead the design department creating web creations for popular teen magazines (Teen Beat and Tiger magazines).
Freelance Designer 2000 - 2001
Morgan Stanley, NYC, NY.
Consulted on a website design for major client, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Duties involved taking Illustrator concept design files for user interface and convert them through to implementation. The development of user interface screens from Illustrator concepts was then converted for HTML coders, which was crucial for the success of Morgan Stanley’s multi-million dollar customer program.
Senior Designer 2000
Max Manager, NYC, NY.
At this time I was working as a consultant and was contracted to set up design department, create company identity and website for Max Manager's online consumer shopping product. I was involved with the creation of their corporate identity and the look and feel of their user interface design for Max Managers's web shopping experience.
Senior Web Designer 1999 -2000
Viacom - VH1.com, NYC, NY.
Involved with VH-1.com’s creation, tasks revolved around creation of monthly themes for their website. Promoted to senior web designer after utilizing creativeness and technical abilities in design. Worked closely with the Vice President of Marketing during the early stages of VH1.com’s website development. Oversaw the implementation of designs involving the coding department staff.
Promotions Director 1998 - 1999
Team Enterprises Promotions, Waltham, MA.
This promotional marketing company held clients that included Kahaula, Barcardi, Jack Daniels and other well known alcoholic beverage companies. Tasked to set up and coordinate promotional events in the Boston metropolitan area. Using one-on-one marketing techniques at sales events and using Point of Sale (POS) displays, to obtain data for clients about their consumers.
Designer 1998 - 1999
Consumer’s Connection, Boston, MA.
A marketing firm for the Boston metro area. Developed strategies for local business, bars and nightclubs to increase sales and marketing. In charge of all art creation of web sites, marketing material, and presentations for the sales staff.