I am an Art Director/Graphic Designer of anything Print (with a smidge of Web thrown in). ?I possess several years experience with a strong emphasis in Catalog Design and Management.?As a design professional, my experience has encompassed all facets of print advertising including: direct mail, newspaper, circulars and various other collateral materials. I have facilitated each step of design from concept and production through printed publication.

Creativity is my superpower. I am a professional at spinning any product into engaging layouts for advertising & marketing materials while providing design solutions that are on-brand and on-strategy to achieve profitable results

I am an Art Director/Graphic Designer of anything Print (with a smidge of Web thrown in). ?I possess several years experience with a strong emphasis in Catalog Design and Management.?As a design professional, my experience has encompassed all facets of print advertising including: direct mail, newspaper, circulars and various other collateral materials. I have facilitated each step of design from concept and production through printed publication.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Creativity is my superpower. I am a professional at spinning any product into engaging layouts for advertising & marketing materials while providing design solutions that are on-brand and on-strategy to achieve profitable results.

Further qualifications include: 
Art direction for print, web design, photo-styling and production.?Macintosh experience:  MacOS, Adobe Creative Suite - InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, InCopy and QuarkXPress. 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Senior Art Director
2007 – Current
HEALTH CARE LOGISTICS – Circleville, Ohio
– Art direction of Junior Art Director, Production Artist and Freelance Graphic Designers
– Art direction of all marketing materials including: catalogs, brochures, sales sheets, 
   web banners, trade show ?	signage & various direct mail pieces
– Design compelling collateral appealing to the health care industry including: concept 
   and photo-styling 
– Pagination and page layouts of multiple page direct mail pieces including 20-30 product
   line specific catalogs and ?900+ page annual product catalog
– Preparation of electronic files for print through final press checks
– Successfully implement branding, corporate guidelines, new procedures, 
   designs and formats
– Collaborate with various department personnel including creative staff, copywriters and
   senior management
– Interpret and implement new industry product and translate information into 
   marketable creative options

Art Director
2006 – 2007
RETAIL VENTURES/VALUE CITY – Columbus, Ohio
– Designed & developed circular, newspaper & in-store signage formats and layouts. 
   Emphasis on fashion and ?home store merchandise
– Photo art direction of fashion (flat and on figure) and product  
– Design of page layouts, Image selection and production through final proofs
– Successfully implemented branding, corporate guidelines, new procedures, designs 
   and formats
– Collaborated with various department personnel including creative staff, copywriters, 
   merchandise buyers ?and senior management
– Strong ability to interpret and implement current trends into marketable 
   creative options

Art Director
1999 – 2006
ROBINSONS MAY/MEIER & FRANK – North Hollywood, California   
– Designed & developed catalog, circular, and newspaper formats and layouts with a 
   strong emphasis on specific areas ?including home store and fashion
– Photo art direction of fashion (flats & on figure) and home store shoots
– Page layouts through final proofs consistently achieving corporate standards
– Successfully implemented branding, corporate guidelines, new procedures, designs 
   and formats
– Interfaced with various department personnel including creative staff, merchandise 
   buyers and senior management ?which resulted in more impactful campaigns

Catalog Designer / Catalog Manager
MICHEL & CO. – Culver City, California
– Designed & developed catalog/sales sheet formats, layouts, covers & graphics
– Photo art direction and electronic production
– Creative and technical management of all catalogs
– Oversaw daily operation of catalog department
– Supervised design, pagination, photo-styling & production staff
– Approved proofs and attended all press checks
– Maintained all deadlines
– Successfully Implemented new procedures, designs and formats
– Interfaced with vendors: photographers, designers, service bureaus & printers

Art Director / Designer
COMPUVEND – Chatsworth, California
– Designed and produced original advertising materials including: product line catalogs, 
   brochures and flyers
– Designed original new product art & logos
– Interfaced with vendors: freelance artists, service bureaus & clients

Designer
UNITED STATES PURCHASING EXCHANGE – Northridge, California
– Designed, developed and implemented catalog formats, layouts, covers & graphics
– Art directed catalogs
– Pagination and layout through to final production
– Approved final files for pre-press?
Catalog Production Coordinator - Promotion to Designer
Assistant Catalog Production Coordinator – Promotion to Catalog Production Coordinator
Catalog Supervisor – Promotion to Assistant Catalog Production Coordinator
Production Artist–Promotion to Catalog Supervisor

EDUCATION:

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE
Los Angeles Pierce College – Woodland Hills, California
Graphic Communications, Liberal Arts and various Fine Arts courses

Graphic Design and Fine Arts Studies 
California College of Arts and Crafts – Oakland, California 

Advertising Graphics, Repro-Graphics and Design Visualization
California State University Northridge – Northridge, California