• Award-winning Art Director with more than fifteen years of experience producing high-profile B2B and B2C design projects on both the agency and corporate side.
• Skilled in many media: print, web, interactive, animation, illustration, photography, fine art.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, with extensive computer skills on Mac and PC.
• Exceptional work ethic and strong interpersonal, client interaction and presentation skills.

SOFTWARE & SKILLS

• Adobe:
  Acrobat, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
• Apple:
  Final Cut, QuickTime Pro
• Programming
  XHTML/CSS, PHP, ActionScript
• Microsoft: Office
• Quark: XPress

EXPERIENCE
Instructor/Assistant Program Director of Undergraduate Studies, DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Philadelphia, PA, 2005 – Present

• Teaching undergraduate level web development classes.
• Developing curriculum to facilitate the understanding of industry philosophies and software.
• Advising graduate and undergraduate students

Adjunct Professor, MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
New York City, NY, Spring 2007

• Teaching ART 316: Illustration II
• Developing curriculum to facilitate the understanding of illustration in the digital medium through the use of Adobe illustrator.

Adjunct Professor, DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Philadelphia, PA, 2005 – Present

• Teaching “Introduction to Visual Communications” and “Introduction to Interactivity” to freshman and sophomore classes.
• Developing curriculum to facilitate the understanding of industry philosophies and software.

Creative Director, FINAMORE DESIGN
Brooklyn, NY, 2003 – Present

• Creating complete branding solutions, including logos, packaging, advertising and websites, for such clients as Current USA, G&L Guitars, BBE Sound, Epilogue Imaging, Doll & Toy Museum of NYC, Ladders, New Triad, and breedingground productions.

Art Director, Media Designs / Brand Games
New York, NY, 2001 – 2003

• Lead design of projects for interactive design firm, directing team of designers.
• Key projects: interactive CD-ROMs for [name of companies removed by request of former employer], branded video games for [name of companies removed by request of former employer], websites for [name of companies removed by request of former employer], and HTML e-mail campaigns for [name of companies removed by request of former employer]

Freelance Art Director
New York, NY, 1999 – 2001

• Designed print and online projects for diverse agency and corporate clientele: D’Arcy, Parham Santana, First Light Communications, Harper Collins Publishers, USA Network, SME Design, G&L Guitars, CustomSeaLife, Enterprise REInsurance, and Chelsea Piers.

Art Director, EARLE PALMER BROWN
New York, NY, 1998 – 1999

• Concepted and directed advertising and collateral for agency’s clients including Novartis Animal Health, PFAFF Sewing Machines, Champion Sportswear and M&M/Mars.
• Key projects included launching animal medicine product for Novartis involving consumer and trade advertising, pamphlets, a web site, vets’ office signage and a usage guide, and creating media kits for launch of M&M Ice Cream Sandwiches and Starburst Hard Candies.

Art Director, CREATIVE NETWORK SERVICES
New York, NY, 1997 – 1998

• Worked on short-term design assignments placed by temporary staffing agency for firms including Medallion, Golden Books, GT Games and Kreamer Design.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design, 1991
  CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, Fullerton, CA
• Certificate in Web Development – NYU SCPS
  New York, NY, Est Completion: 4/07
• Certificate in Fireworks/Dreamweaver/Flash – MOTION OVER TIME
  New York, NY, 2000.
• Conceptual Advertising – ADHOUSE
  New York, NY, 1999
• Advertising Concepting – SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
  New York, NY, 1998.

Awards & Recognition

• 2002 Web Award Outstanding Web Site (for mediadesigns.com)
• 2002 Web Award Standard of Excellence (for pfizer.com/brain)
• 2002 AdWeek Icon Gold Award, Marketing Innovation (for The Merrill Lynch Game Collection)
• 2002 AdWeek Icon Silver Award, Marketing Innovation, Non-Tech Companies (for Ralston-Purina “Incredible Dog” HTML e-mail campaign)
• Encyclopedia of Advertising (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers & Duke University)
• Lurzer’s International Archive magazine (Vol. 4-2000, p. 120).

References

• Available upon request.