To get a job! But more specifically obtaining a position as a Senior Designer or an Art Director in the graphic communication field, utilizing my skills in design, concept creation, and project management.
Lots! 20+ years of experience in graphic design for print; strong emphasis on strategic retail branding, in-store marketing, creative concepting for advertising and other venues of communication; highly skilled at Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and other Macintosh based graphics applications such QuarkXpress; art direction, copywriting, strong production/prepress skills and some illustration.
University of Baltimore,
Bachelor of Arts
degree 5/88
Minor: Advertising with concentration of study in graphic design
Academic Achievements:
G.P.A.: 3.24
Dean’s List (Fall 1987)
The National Dean’s List (1987)
English Honor Society
Academic Internship: Lewis Advertising - Traffic Coordinator, 4/88 - 8/88
Harvey & Daughters, Inc.
Connective Retail Branding
Sparks, Maryland
Art Director
3/06 - 7/08
Graphic design for strategic retail branding, including: concepting, brand essence evaluation, package design and in-store merchandizing. Strong focus on in-store display design for companies such as Black & Decker and DeWalt. I was responsible for projects at all levels from hands-on design, direction of artists, through coordination with the production department. Great emphasis was placed on design rationale, strategy and arriving at a clear communication objective.
Some
clients included:
Phillips Foods, Inc.
Black & Decker
DeWalt
Goetze's Candy Company
Manischewitz
BMW&W, Inc.
Barton Matheson Willse & Worthington
Baltimore, Maryland
Senior Designer
6/03 - 3/06
Concept and design of numerous types of retail marketing items–from package design and collateral to in-store displays for all major channels including The Home Depot and Lowe's.
Some
clients included:
Dap, Inc.
GTCO Calcomp
Black & Decker
DeWalt
Medifast
DeWalt
Harvey & Daughters, Inc. Graphic Communication and Advertising
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Senior
Designer
9/95 - 3/03
Broad variety of tasks– design, photo shoot direction, and press inspection. Projects included: print ads, capabilities brochures, sell sheets, package design, product catalogs, logos, direct mail, and web graphics. Specific expertise in Adobe Photoshop, including photo manipulation and color correction. As senior designer, I have had the opportunities to direct all creative and production aspects of numerous projects with the design team and vendors.
Some
clients included:
Phillips Foods, Inc.
Hanover Food Corporation
Procter & Gamble
Hershey Foods Corporation
Sweetheart Cup Company
Becton Dickinson
Black & Decker
H&S Bakery
Tessco
Alban Bruce Communications
Towson, Maryland
Graphic Designer / Large
Format Manager
11/93 - 9/95
Assisted in the
establishment of the company's large format printing installation. Established
company's collateral material, design for print and slide presentations.
Marchant Studio,
Inc. / The Image Works
Timonium, Maryland
Graphic Designer / Data
Base Manager
8/88 - 11/93
Responsibilities included technical illustration, graphic design,
and copywriting for numerous brochures and instruction manuals. Clients
included Black & Decker, CSX Intermodal, Triad Corporation (formerly
a division of Johns Hopkins Health Plan), Semco Teak Products, etc.
Electronic Display News
Magazine of Racetron Publishing
Towson, Maryland
Graphic Designer / Production
Coordinator
10/87 - 8/88
The responsibilities
of this position included: press and production scheduling, magazine
design and production, coordination with printer and other vendors,
some writing.
Thank you for your time
and consideration. Sincerely,
3620 Apple Court Stewartstown, Pennsylvania 17363
Email: psf11@yahoo.com
References upon request
Phone: 717-993-2917
Birth date: 7/18/65--
Baltimore, Maryland
Excellent Health
Married Since 6/88
I enjoy art not
only in my career, but personally as well. I would greatly appreciate
the opportunity to meet you, review my 3-D portfolio, and discuss how we
might discover a mutually beneficial opportunity. Meanwhile, please enjoy
browsing my virtual portfolio by clicking what you would like to see at
the top right. Oh and... please excuse the mess. I promise I clean up nicely!
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