Designer specializing in corporate exhibits, retail showrooms, marketing centers, commercial and residential design. Experience includes: design and fabrication engineering, estimating and pricing, identity development, graphic design, animated and graphic presentations.

My objective is to effectively contribute my skills and ensure growth through enterprising and intuitive design.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
     Results driven, highly motivated Creative Director/Designer experienced at
     architectural design, brand merchandising and graphic concepting for exhibit, retail,      
     architectural and environments firms. Deliver persuasive concepts, renderings and 
     animations that communicate designs with function, energy and purpose. 
     
     Manage projects from concept through construction. Work with details and refinements    
     in design execution. Experienced at cost analysis for building concepts, knowledge of     
     construction materials and design trends and deliver concepts that meet and exceed 
     expectations.  

WORK RELATED HISTORY 
     Contract Designer, Chicago, IL                                       1987 – Current                                

     Senior Designer                                                                                   
     Fritkin Jones Design Group Inc., Chicago, IL                    2005 – 2009                                      

     Senior Designer
     Osgood Displays and Services, Chicago, IL                      1999 – 2001

     Creative Director / Lead Designer
     Dimension Craft, Chicago, IL                                          1995 – 1999
	
     Exhibit Designer 
     Freeman Decorating Company, Chicago, IL                      1993 – 1995

     Designer / Retail Environments
     Chicago Design Group, Northbrook, IL                             1987 - 1990

 FREELANCE CLIENTS:
     Cadence, Catapult, 1888 Mills, Metro Exhibits, Cardenas Marketing, DCI, Skidmore,  
     Owings & Merrill LLP, Exhibit Group, Giltspur, Matrix, Dimension Works Inc. Image    
     Display, Exhibit Partners, Peterson Associates, Set Piece Design, Burke Display, Emco  
     Mfg.   

 BRANDS:
     McDonalds, KitchenAid, Sears, Mercedes Benz, Pepsi, Pontiac, Rolls Royce, Helene    
     Curtis, Captain Morgan, etc.

 COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
    Structural Design              Graphic Design                  
    Autodesk VIZ                    Illustrator CC                   
    3D Studio Max                  Photoshop CC                  
    AutoCAD                          After Effects                    
    Hand Drawn Concept         Premiere Pro  
                   
  OTHER SKILLS:
    Design and management                    Material & cost analysis
    Concept development                         Graphic development
    Branding strategy                               Presentation specialist

  ACCOMPLISHMENTS
      Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP, one of the world’s largest architectural firms.
      Presentation management for Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China.  

      McDonald’s Corporation, lead creative for the Owner / Operator Convention  
      Designed total show layout, worked with managers from 50 corporate divisions.

      Citibank, designed prototype bank exhibit and banking kiosk.

      Smithfield Foods, the largest meat processor in the world. Winning design contract
      for 2007/2008 FMI shows.

      Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, 2008 winning design contract featured in
      Event Design magazine.

      Developed exhibit systems for a proprietary modular rental program.

  EDUCATION
    Bachelor of Arts. Dominican University, River Forest, IL
      Major – Studio / Graphic Art
      Minor – Business Administration

    Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
      Coursework in etching, stone and zinc plate lithography
 
    Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Heights, IL
      3D Studio - Certificate 
      AutoCAD - Certificate 
      Dreamweaver  - Certificate