An in-demand web designer. Has experience working with diverse clients and companies both freelance and in-house. Proficient with all aspects of web design and production from site concept and design to hand coding HTML/XHTML and CSS. Has experience creating Flash animations and interactive presentations. A multiple-time dot-com survivor who is used to working within tight deadlines alone or in collaboration with a team. Strives to learn new applications, techniques and technologies to constantly expand his abilities.
Freelance
GRAPHIC / WEB DESIGN 1997-Present
Design and production of assorted print and web based projects for various clients. Development of Flash animations, banners, and presentations.
Future Classic
SENIOR DESIGNER / WEBMASTER 2007-PRESENT
Design and production of all print, web and email, promotional materials for an entertainment and hospitality marketing agency. Design and production of client print, web, and email projects. Also responsible for maintaining, updating and developing FutureClassic.net, Wordpress based nightlife portal web site.
Media Pop / Next Generation Media
CREATIVE DIRECTOR 2006 - 2007
Responsible for the creative direction of a start-up hospitality and entertainment marketing agency. Created corporate identity of Media Pop and NG Media as well as client businesses. Designed web sites, html emails, logos, nightclub flyers, posters, tickets, business cards, stationery, proposals, and other promotional materials. Overhauled and built several new company web sites.
48hourprint.com
WEB DESIGNER 2005-2006
Front-end production for an online printing company. Designed and developed online Flash tutorials to increase customer awareness and accuracy in submitting print files. Updated and made graphical changes to “Design-Online” Flash application. Responsible for design and production of monthly internal and external HTML emails. Designed new web pages, graphics, and page elements as needed. Responsible for all front end production for site-wide “facelift” or overhaul of current web site as well as a new ASP.NET based company site. Designed "skins" for various ASP.NET applications to integrate them into company branding guidelines.
Karmaloop.com : Online Urban Boutique
DESIGNER 2002-2005
Responsible for design and front-end production for a major ASP.NET based e-commerce store. Created Flash elements for company web site as needed. Responsible for the design, production, deployment, and tracking of weekly and monthly HTML e-mail blasts to a 200,000 member e-mail list. Designed and produced print marketing materials including press kits, rate cards, flyers, magazine advertisements, stickers, and t-shirts. Designed and produced online marketing materials including custom web pages, page elements, and banner advertisements. Edited and produced web-ready product images from regular in-house photo shoots. Digitally photographed clothing and products.
Homeportfolio.com / DIAD Studios
DESIGNER / PRODUCTION SPECIALIST 2000 - 2001
Front end design and production for a major JSP based home design internet portal.
Responsible for all production and maintenance of the “Online Brochures” section of Homeportfolio.com. Designed and produced custom web pages, page elements, HTML e-mails, and web banners.
Produced web ready product images from print and digital sources. My department was spun off into a separate company, DIAD Studios, where I worked with several other designers developing corporate identities and marketing collateral for small businesses including DIAD Studios itself. Digitally photographed home design products and fabrics. Scanned and edited existing home design product images.
PersonalizedInteriors.com
WEB DESIGNER 1999-2000
Designed and produced custom web pages, page elements, and web banners. Helped develop user interface and experience for the PersonalizedInteriors.com e-commerce web site.
Languages & Technologies
HTML/XHTML (Hand coding and WYSIWYG), Javascript, Actionscript (Flash), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Open source Content Management Systems including Drupal, Wordpress, and Dot-net Nuke
Applications
Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Pagemaker, Image Ready, Fireworks, Swift3D, BBEdit, Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Peak, SoundEdit 16 II, RealProducer Plus
Hardware
Mac OS and Windows based PCs, Flatbed Scanners, Film Scanners, Dye Sublimation Printers, Large-Format Inkjet Printers, Desktop Inkjet Printers, Single-Lens-Reflex Digital Cameras, Digital View Cameras
Massachusetts College Of Art 1993-1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Instruction in: Design, Photography, Digital and Analog Video, Film, 3D Modeling and Animation, Physics, Astronomy
Cambridge Center for Adult Education 2001
Intermediate Flash - Introduction to Actionscript
Seybold Seminars : Boston 1999
Intermediate Photshop
Advanced Photoshop