Senior level designer/art director with dynamic branding background and conceptual ability for print and web. Commended for strategic ideas, swift execution, elevated taste level, strong photo art direction and refined sense of typography. Interests include fine art, pop culture, fashion and film. I am a passionate, professional creative who believes great work can be done within any budget.

Senior level designer/art director with dynamic branding background and conceptual ability for print and web. Commended for strategic ideas, swift execution, elevated taste level, strong photo art direction and refined sense of typography. Interests include fine art, pop culture, fashion and film. Notable achievements include: Convincing a Fortune 500 client to use custom photography over stock for their internal branding campaign; sold a TV network the power of roadblock web banner ads to promote a comedy series and implemented a cost-effective solution for an international product launch by utilizing same talent for all touch points of their branding campaign. Extensive knowledge of print production and adherence to brand style guidelines. I am a passionate, professional creative who believes great work can be done within any budget.

AGENCIES
Foote, Cone & Belding, Vitro Robertson, Lambesis, CDM World Agency, Muse Communications, Sargent & Berman, Creative Impact Agency, MiresBall Brand Design, Lunchbox Studios, Mentus, Bulldog Drummond, Firestation Agency, 
Visual Asylum, The Townsend Agency, Bozell SMS

CLIENTS
Kaiser Permanente, Disney, Sony, HBO, UCLA Health System, Pfizer, Kawasaki, Taco Bell, PBS, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Princess Cruises, Kodak, TMZ.com, Universal Music, Paramount Vantage Films, Jabra, Creative Nail Design, Ameristar Casinos

EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE  Sr. Designer/Art Director  2004 - present
Responsibilities include concept, art direction, design and production for projects ranging from ad campaigns, annual reports, branding themes, corporate identity, packaging, and web sites/banners/rich media. Frequently collaborate with copywriters, web programmers and advise in print production.

GROUP181  Partner/Art Director  2000 - 2004
Supervised, coordinated and executed projects with direct client contact and managed freelance designer/programmer/production teams. Created advertising and graphic branding themes for startup companies including technology, medical, real estate development and consumer products.

THE TOWNSEND AGENCY  Art Director  1998 - 2000
Concept, art direction, and design of advertising campaigns, branding themes, brochures, marketing collateral, web sites and signage. Partnered with a copywriter and supervised graphic designers and a interactive producer. 
  
VISUAL ASYLUM  Sr. Designer  1996-1998
Concept, design and production of 2 and 3-dimensional projects including invitations, packaging, publications and direct mail. 

BULLDOG DRUMMOND  Art Director/Designer  1995 - 1996
Concept, art direction, design and production of advertisements, brochures and corporate identity.

INTERSHIPS
FOOTE, CONE & BELDING  Art Director  1995
Concept and art direction of car brochures, advertising campaigns and TV commercials.

BOZELL/SMS  Art Director  1994
Worked with a copywriter partner to concept advertising/branding campaigns, including TV and radio spots.

COMPUTER SKILLS 
MAC and PC proficient in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark Express, Power point, Word and working knowledge of Flash.

EDUCATION 
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Communication/minor in Marketing, California State University at Long Beach

AWARDS
Lurzer’s Archive, ADDYS, American Corporate Identity, The Creative Show SD, ICON Awards