Designer and Art Director with over ten years of experience and a track record of successful websites, publications, catalogs, and collateral.
Seeking design position where creativity, quality, and passion are expected and valued. Ideal position would fully utilize my skills in art direction and design.

PROFILE: ART DIRECTOR, DESIGNER
Art Director and Designer with over ten years of experience.  Track record of successful websites, magazines, and collateral. 
Satisfied clients include Apple, LucasFilm, TiVo, Walmart, Symantec, LEGO, Marvel, Best Buy, and many more.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
	+ Taking national websites, magazines, and collateral from concept through launch. 
	+ Design and art direction on top 20 viewed websites. 
	+ Design and art direction on nationally/internationally distributed publications.
	+ Recognized by Circulation Management Inc. as fastest growing magazine in US, all categories: PlayStation Magazine.
	+ Nominee Best Video Game Magazine ‘98 (Western Publications Association): PlayStation Magazine

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
	+ Expert use of current graphic software and computers.
	+ Art direction of photography, illustration, and design.
	+ Website visual design, look and feel, user interface, icons, buttons, controls, landing pages, ads, banners, animation.
	+ Designed: logos, icons, email, signage, catalogs, magazines, collateral, ads, apparel, packaging, toys, and style guides.
	+ Expert user of software including: PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Imageready.
	+ Solid working knowledge of HTML, Flash, AfterEffects, and optimizing for web usage.
	+ Knowledgeable in developments and trends in design, pop culture, and technology.
	+ Experienced with various printing techniques including offset, silkscreen, letterpress, and large scale.

WORK EXPERIENCE: 
KIXEYE
Graphic Designer-Marketing 2011-present
Designed digital collateral for mobile and browser based games. Monitored performance of ads and adjusted designs to maximize click-throughs and game installs. Creation from concept to production of campaigns and emails to alert players of events within our games. Design of style guides, collateral, presentations, game UI, tradeshow graphics, and promotional items.

Gazillion Entertainment 
Graphic Designer-Marketing/Creative Services   2009-2011
Company comprised of industry leaders focused on developing and supporting a new generation of quality online properties. Worked closely with companies such as Marvel and LEGO to help visually maintain and expand on their brands in the realm of video games. Duties included visual design for online assets, web sites, email blasts, ad banners, large scale graphics, packaging, print collateral, promotional items, client presentations, and motion graphics. Additionally, designed video game UI, and did motion comic voice over work.

Jaman.com 
Visual Designer-contract   2009
Jaman is an online destination for people to discover, share, and review independent and international movies. Jaman's internet community pioneered the social aspects of film. Within both the Marketing and Product departments, conceptualized and did visual design for assets including apps, home page promotions, banners, icons, UI, and video player. Collaborated with companies such as TiVo, Apple, AOL, and Facebook. 

Electronic Arts/Mead Westvaco 
Project Manager, Creative Development Department-contract   2008
Within the Creative Development Department at Electronic Arts World Head Quarters, coordinated collaboration of personnel (including game studio project managers, writers, designers, production, and legal department) in the creation of packaging for consumer video game software for multiple platforms. These assets were utilized worldwide.

Symantec 
Visual Designer-contract   2008
Working closely with the Visual Design Customer Experience Department, designed a B2B portal updating the company visual brand throughout the website.  Coordinated implementation with the Symantec engineering department.


TiVo 
Visual Designer, Brand Marketing-contract   2007 – 2008 
Design for international consumer electronics company. In the Brand Marketing Department, did visual design for digital assets including landing pages, emails, logos, on-air graphics, event graphics, packaging, print and online ads, environmental graphics, and promotional items.

Hi5.com 
Visual Designer-contract   2007 
Design consultation for popular international social networking web site. Created home page takeovers, emails, custom skins, promos, icons, presentations, banners, and logos.

Walmart.com 
Senior Designer-contract   2006 - 2007
Developed customer facing visual designs for the online aspect of the world’s largest retailer. Designed promotions, landing pages, banners, and related collateral for departments including Photo, Electronics & Video Games, Home & Family.
 
GamePro Magazine/gamepro.com, Star Wars Insider Magazine
Art Director   2003 - 2006
Designed and lead art direction of internationally distributed video game and film enthusiast magazines, websites, and related branding and marketing. Worked closely with LucasFilm and utilized its vast archives and in-house experts to create a Star Wars fan magazine. Managed designers, photographers, and illustrators. Collaborated with publisher, editors, and marketing. 

Haggin Marketing 
Art Director   2003
Designed and art directed Dell Inc.’s nationally distributed computer catalogs. Circulation of 2 million.

Upside Media/upside.com 
Senior Designer   2001 - 2002
Conceptualized visual design for monthly publication and website for the grand dad of the new economy magazines. Created features, templates, and marketing collateral. Responsible for art direction of designers, photographers and illustrators. Collaborated with publisher, editors, and marketing department. 

Imagine Media/Future US
Art Director (Multiple Publications)
Brisbane, CA   1994 – 2000
PlayStation Magazine, Next Generation Magazine, GamePlayers Magazine -Launched, designed, and art directed video game     
magazines and branding, including promotional items, collateral, logos, and event graphics. Art directed designers, photographers, and illustrators.

Imagine Media/Future US
Art Director 
Brisbane, CA   1997 -1998
Imagine Games Network (ign.com) -Launched, designed, and art directed video game and entertainment website. Conceptualized and implemented branding, UI, landing pages, features, icons, navigation, logos, photography, collateral.

EDUCATION:
	+ San José State University: Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design 
	+ California College of Art: Next Generation Web site Design
	+ Bay Area Video Coalition: HTML Website Design, Flash for Designers, AfterEffects