Vesatile Computer Graphic Designer skilled in Design, Illustration, Digital Photography, HTML, Video, Animation, Multimedia and Interactive CD-ROM.
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Macromedia Director, Aldus Freehand, Premiere, HTML, Gif Builder, and LightWave 3-D. Familiar with Macromedia Flash, Fractal Design Painter, Poser, Bryce 3-D, Debabelizer, and Pagemill.
FREELANCE
Web Graphics & Design / 3-D Graphics - June 2003 to PresentData Development Group, Boston, MA
- Creation of a 3-D Visualization model of a local town’s main street.
- Designed web site for client based on 3-page brochure.
- Designed company web site.
- Responsible for converting GIS data elements from a 2-D map to create a searchable vector based interactive database to be used by Real Estate Personnel
Graphic Design / Poster Design – October 2003 to November 2003David Gleneck, Nashua, NH
- Created original posters and designed direct mail flyers for political campaign.
Videographer – July 2003 to September 2003Saugus Cable, Saugus MA
- Secondary Videographer for local summer concert series for Saugus Cable channel 3.
Graphic Design / 3-D Computer Graphics / Illustration - February 2003 to July 2003National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation, Washington, DC
- Designed a new and innovative educational board game (Freedom Crossroads) for Adults with Disabilities and Youth in Transition to increase understanding and develop critical decision making skills regarding individual, community, and asset development.
- Created all graphical elements of the game board and its contents
Graphic Design / Illustration / Advertising - October 2001 to PresentThe Creative Group, Lexington, MA
- Worked on-site at a local cable company converting old web pages to new ones for the internal call-center web site.
- Worked on-site at an environmental survey company, designing preliminary maps, books, and presentations.
- Worked on-site creating Illustrations and manipulating existing artwork for grade school standardized testing.
- Worked on-site Creating 4-color ads, both "Inserts" and "Direct Mail" for local newspapers.
Web page redesign - October 2001- November 2001
- Web page needed to be updated and freshened up because of increased business.
- Digital photographs taken of the new Lizards and implemented on the web site.
Graphic Design / Signage - October 2001- November 2001
- Created new and eye catching Political signs, and banners for the November election.
- Posters would range in size from 8-1/2" X 11", to a large billboard of 46" X 36".
Videographer – July 2001 to September 2001Saugus Cable, Saugus MA
- Secondary Videographer for local summer concert series for Saugus Cable channel 3.
FULL TIME
Graphic Design / Illustrator - September 1999 - June 2001
- Created all print design, which includes Business Cards, Letterheads, Envelopes, Shipping Labels, and Folders.
- Designed and produced posters, flyers, banners, and brochures for advertising.
- Created signage for office space (doors) as well as Trakus vehicles to Massachusetts D.O.T. specs.
- Prepared Pre-press work for printed material being outsourced.
- Assembled promotional advertising for new hires via Movie theatres, Newspaper ads, and Magazine ads.
- Prepared graphics for display on Jumbotron, and Broadcast TV.
- Maintained graphical summary sheets of actual sports data collected (DSI player Stats).
- Improved cusom labels for everything from VideoTapes to computer rack systems and mobile equipment.
- Used Digital photography to catalog employees, and to visually capture the process of making our custom chip equipment(Player patch).
- Created web pages, buttons, animations, and designs for Demo's og company's products ability, including the Hockey, Golf, and Motor Sports pages.
- Developed 3-D graphics for presentations and logos for the Trakus website.
- Maintained graphics library of illustrations and samples.
- Implemented product design labels for finished product, incorporating FCC ID codes to FCC standards.
- Designed T-shirts for Trakus advertising of specific sports, as well as embroidered shirts for workers and investors.
- Helped create a "how to" video on Trakus Player Patch Encapsulation.
- Managed multiple projects complying with sports teams deadlines.
- Worked as a team player on many projects that were going on in the company.
- Advised managers on purchases of specific graphics packages which would increase workflow and efficiency.
FREELANCE
Computer Consultant - July, August 1999
- Selected new hardware and software to enhance current computer workstations.
- Installed new computer equipment including, software, hardware, modems, etc.
Web Production Artist - May, June 1999
- Created, enhanced, and implemented graphics and Gif animations for clients web pages.
Photograph Retouching - March 1999
- Restoration of antique slides via digital processing, enlarging the image to final size, printing out onto photographic paper.
- Created an interactive slideshow presentation of the finished prints in Macromedia director.
Graphic Design / Illustrator - September 1998 - April 1999
Mainspring Communications, Cambridge, MA
- Collaborated with Research and Development team to create charts and graphs for both print and web graphics.
- Collaborated with Senior Graphic Design team to create new style of graphic design elements including aniamtions for the web.
Graphic Design / Illustrator - 1994 - 1998
Steel Road Motion Pictures, Boston, MA
- Collaborated with producer to create promotional motion picture movie poster, and video box.
Nancy Brohme, Hooksett, NH
- Created illustration of house, formated and produced "We've Moved" announcement cards.
North Country Nova Club, Nashua, NH
- Created illustration for main logo, and designed promotional materials for private organization.
Graphic Design Instructor - February 1994 - August 1994
- Taught graphic design concepts and IBM software packages including QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Pagemaker.
Teachers Assistant - 1989 - 1992 & 1996
- Taught basic skills for the Amiga and Macintosh computers.
- Software instruction for the following programs:
- Drawing(DeluxePaint IV & Digi-Paint III)
- Multimedia(Macromedia Director & Adobe Premiere)
- Animation(Sculpt Animate 3-D & Imagine 2.0)
FULL TIME
Computer Graphic Designer - September 1994 - September 1998
- Designed and illustrated fashion and juvenile jewelry for clients such as Disney, QVC, and Macy's.
- Designed and produced flyers, brochures, and presentations.
- Managed multiple projects complying with client deadlines.
Tufts University Television(TUTV), Medford, MA 1994
Tufts University Television(TUTV), Medford, MA 1994