I am a very savvy senior art director in the areas of advertising, entertainment and graphic design. I have excellent management skills and can copywrite. Working for many different clients, I have an excellent range of experience. Designing mostly on different print projects, I can also design up-fronts for web as well. Call me.

Past Client List:
Real Estate: Galaxy Holding Companies with projects such
 as VUE and Villa Malibu, Ryness Marketing, LBA Realty 
and the WHotel Residences, Hollywood

Electronics: Microsoft, Intel, Pioneer, Nintendo

Financial: Countrywide Bank, Howard Hughes, 
Buchanan Street Partners and Goodwin Proctor, LLC

Entertainment: Warner Bros.  Home Video, Think Film, 
Media 8 Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Universal Theme Parks, New Wave Entertainment, Paramount Domestic TV, 
Disney Consumer Products and Lily Tomlin

Hospitality: Chesapeake Bay Hyatt, Sheraton Hotels, 
St. Regis Hotel (NY), Bob’s Big Boy, Carrows Restaurants

Health care: FHP Healthcare, iscribe Rx
 
Business: USAir, US West, Thailand Government, UCLA 
Anderson School, Pioneer, Westfield Corporation
 
Non Profit: Ballona Institute, Motion Picture & Television Fund, Braille Institute, 
Westside Pregnancy Clinic, National Aquarium in Baltimore

Work History:

FundiDzn: Santa Monica, CA2004 – 2010
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR/Freelance

Developed and executed strategic creative design of branding, collateral and websites for entertainment, non-profit and health care clients. Managed creative team (photographers, copywriters) as well as print and production vendors. Worked with public relations department in executing their objectives.
Clients: Warner Bros. Home Video, Think Film, Media 8 Entertainment and the Motion Picture & Television Fund 

Macy & Associates: Playa del Rey, CA2004 – 2009
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR/ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR/Full Time
Determined creative strategy and direction. Developed brand identities, and provided leadership to meet all project deliverables. Managed internal and external customer relations and skillfully improved company’s design style to earn industry recognition. Provided creative concepts, production, press checking and copywriting for print and web projects. Attended client presentations and meetings.
Clients: WHollwood Residences, Ryness Marketing, Galaxy Holding Company, 
Howard Hughes Commercial, Goodwin Proctor, LLP and AT&T

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR/Freelance
Entertainment Agencies: Los Angeles, CA                                              2002 – 2004
Recruited to develop concepts and designs for several top entertainment design studios in Los Angeles; earned recognition for creation of the “About Schmidt” poster.
Clients: Bemis Balkind, Columbia Pictures, Concept Arts, Creative Domain, Dawn Patrol, Disney Consumer Products,  Drissi, New Wave Entertainment, Paramount Domestic TV and Warner Bros.

Rod Dyer Group: Los Angeles, CA   1999 – 2002SENIOR ART DIRECTOR/Full Time
Created concepts and finished art for logos. Developed brand identity systems for a variety of leading entertainment and corporate clients.
Clients: Chesapeake Bay Hyatt, Disney Consumer Products, The Grove, Hollywood & Highland, Thailand Government and UCLA Anderson School

Point Zero Design: Los Angeles, CA  1998 – 1999
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR/Full Time
Created innovative logos and collateral pieces to create product and business awareness; skillfully launched 
new products, created presentations and utilized excellent communication skills to supervise junior art directors.
Clients: iscribe Rx, Pioneer, Trimark Video, Corvel

Kovel Kresser: Los Angeles, CA       1995 – 1998
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR/Full Time
Working  with a variety of  creative teams, I was able to produce excellent print work, direct response, advertising 
and television commercials. Concepted and art directed commercials, advertising, collateral materials and new 
business pitches. Worked with numerous high-end photographers and outside vendors.
Clients: Countrywide Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Nintendo, Carrows Restaurants, Finesterra, Hotel, Cabo

Additional Experience: 
Ogilvy Mather: Los Angeles, CA  SENIOR ART DIRECTOR                            1995-1992
Clients: Microsoft, Intel
Foote Cone & Belding: Los Angeles, CA  SENIOR ART DIRECTOR               1992-1990
Clients: Pac Bell, Universal                        

Education
Otis College of Art & Design 1st Year Masters of Fine Art in Graphic Design
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
Maryland Institute of Art

Awards
Key Art Nominee, West Coast Show, New York Art Directors Club, Addy, Archive Magazine, Print Magazine, Washington, DC Art Directors Club,Baltimore Art Directors