I am a graphic designer and production artist who has largely worked within the packaging and publishing industries. Over the course of my career, I have had an enormous amount of hands-on experience assembling thousands of projects on time and ready for press. My objective is to join a creative team and to be able to utilize my experience and expertise on a wide variety of design and marketing projects.

EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, Continuing Education Program, 2012-2017
SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Associate in Applied Sciences, Commercial Art

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• Advanced Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and QuarkXPress. 20+ years Mac. Acrobat. Powerpoint. 
• Strong design and typography. Print production. Retouching. Web design. 
• Supervision and training of junior designers and interns. 
• Willing to grow, refine existing skills and learn any necessary new ones.

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S.R.F. DESIGN 2012/present
DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR: Design & production. Comps & mechanicals of packaging & marketing materials largely for the beauty industry.
CLIENTS
• SHEA MOISTURE - Design & production of catalogs, brochures, packaging, CPG, OOH & collateral projects utilizing Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign. Retouching. Preparing assets for web production. Catalogs & brochures. Point of purchase signage.
• BORGHESE - Design & production of packaging, B2B & collateral materials utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop & Indesign.
• PRAI BEAUTY - Mechanical production of packaging utilizing Adobe Illustrator.
• CANE + AUSTIN - Production of sell sheets & brochures utilizing Adobe Illustrator.
• BioElixia - Production of mechanical art utilizing Adobe Illustrator.

COOPER SQUARE COMMITTEE • 2009/present (seasonal)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Design & production of program books, invitations, signage & email blasts for Cooper Square Committee’s annual fundraising gala utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop & Indesign.

AMPLIFY • 2017/2018
DESIGNER: Production of science teacher’s lesson guides augmenting the company’s system of online educational apps. Responsible for maintaining design standards, book production & finished mechanicals.

TRIUMPH LEARNING 2006/April 2011
TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR: Created over 100,000 technical illustrations (charts & graphs) for math textbooks utilizing Adobe Illustrator.

S.R.F. DESIGN 1999/2008
DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR: Design & production of packaging & marketing materials
CLIENTS
• QVC - Production of mechanical art for packaging materials utilizing Adobe Illustrator.
• Borghese - Design & production of packaging materials, point of purchase displays & brochures utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop & Indesign.
• Boom Development - Design & production of packaging & promotional materials utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop & Indesign for Boom clients such as Disney &  Sears.
• Fran Wilson - Design & production of packaging materials, point of purchase displays & brochures utilizing Adobe Illustrator.
• Scott Barnes - Production of mechanical art for packaging materials utilizing Adobe Illustrator.
• Paula Dorf - Production of mechanical art utilizing Adobe Illustrator. Production of comps.
• Professional Reproductions - Production of mechanical art utilizing Adobe Illustrator.
• Perlier - Production of mechanical art utilizing Adobe Illustrator.

THE GAZILLION GROUP 2000/2006
DESIGNER/PRODUCTION ARTIST: Design & production on book jackets, VHS & DVD packaging & children’s toys for publishing & for entertainment clients.
CLIENTS: A&E Television, McGraw-Hill, Checkmark Books, Facts on File.

HARING DESIGN 2001/2002 & 2004
DESIGNER/PRODUCTION ARTIST: Design & production on books & brochures outlining the medical policies for various NFL teams and other clients.
CLIENTS: National Football League, Avalon Bay.

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FREELANCE CLIENTS
Fordham University, Deborah Lippman, National Kidney Foundation of New York/New Jersey, Hoboken Dept. of Environmental Services, Red Rockett Design, Mico Promotions.

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PUBLICATIONS
EVENT POSTCARD DESIGN • P.I.E. Books, Tokyo, Spring 2001

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REFERENCES
Available upon request.