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Senior Designer | Frost Miller Group, Inc—Bethesda, MD | December 2006—August 2014
Senior Art Director | Matthews Media Group, Inc—Rockville, MD | August 2001—December 2006
Art Director | Starch Design—Richmond, VA | March 2001—August 2001
Senior Designer | Circuit City Headquarters—Richmond, VA | June 1993—March 2001
S K I L L S A N D E X P E R I E N C E
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Established design themes based on creative briefs and conducted client facing presentations of design projects
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Supervised design team in the implementation of design themes throughout all print, web, and display campaign elements
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Provided guidance on copy direction and ensured consistency throughout design campaign elements
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Managed revisions on projects based on client feedback and maintained detailed records of all edits.
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Selected photography for purchases, directed photo shoots, and selected appropriate models and props
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Performed advanced level manipulation and retouching of photos and illustrations
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Mentored junior team members and supervised freelance staff
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Researched new design trends, techniques, tips, and tricks to share with design team
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Developed products for use in websites, HTML emails, and various electronic media
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Converted printed materials into digital publishing documents
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Designed detailed style guides and instructional memos which accompanied design projects
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Managed project revisions and created detailed file naming and file storage systems
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Worked with the Government Printing Office and ensured all government specifications and procedures were adhered to
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Conducted proof and press inspections for screen printed, digital, and offset printed projects
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Prepared detailed mechanicals and functional composites for vendors
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Coordinated with CAD engineers, fabricators, and architects to ensure that all specifications and requirements were complete and accurate
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Built scale models for presentations to enhance client understanding of complex displays
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Coordinated on-site prototype installations of signage and displays
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Performed maintenance, and software upgrades to computers, printers, copiers, and other electronic equipment
E D U C A T I O N
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts and Design | VCU School of the Arts—Richmond, VA | 1993
Additional course work:
Flash: Web Site Multimedia | Maryland Institute College of Art—Baltimore, MD
Web Site Development/Dreamweaver: Advanced CSS | Fig Leaf Software—Washington, DC
T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S
Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe DPS, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, CSS, Keynote, Numbers, and Microsoft Office
A W A R D S
Blue Pencil Award of Excellence | Awarded by the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)
Display Category: NCI CSSC—Support Center Table Top Display
Blue Pencil Award of Excellence | Awarded by the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)
Display Category: NCI CSSC—African American and Hispanic Banner Displays
Blue Pencil Award of Excellence | Awarded by the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)
Soft Cover Book: NCI—Making Health Communications Programs Work
Silver Award | Awarded by the Association TRENDS All-Media Contest
Advertising Media Kit Category: AOPA Pilot—Media Kit
Merit Award | Awarded by the Society for Technical Communication, Washington, DC Chapter
Publication Category: NCI—Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Cancer Research Book