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PROFILE<\/h1>\n

Award-winning artist \/ creative consultant skilled at innovative on-brand solutions with extensive graphic production experience for Web, Search, Interactive Disc, Print, Audio, Video & Live Event.<\/p>\n

A dynamic Team player and detailed Project Manager with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities.<\/p>\n

Highly skilled in client\/vendor relations and negotiations; talented as well at building and maintaining win-win partnerships.<\/p>\n

Results oriented passionate hands-on leader who is an expert at creating engaging communication designs.<\/p>\n

A touch-point innovator for effective awareness, engagement, conversion & retention performance.<\/p>\n

Accustomed to performing in intense deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on tight budget requirements.<\/p>\n

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CAREER EXPERIENCE<\/h1>\n

Current Contract NDA, Chester, PA January 2008 – (ongoing)
\nCreative MultiMedia & Innovation BPM Consultant
\nAdvise, invent & develop best of breed strategies for all internal and end-customer-facing media solutions including logos, landing pages, symposium presentations, vlog GUI, just-in-time informational hand-outs, and other print marketing materials from concept through production and post measurable analysis.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Since January 2008, currently serving at a multi-million dollar academia entity as it’s sole ITS-centric MultiMedia Creative Consultant for a vast array of large-scale print and web-based projects.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Currently developing an information security application for 7,000+ end-users.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Consult Higher Education Act, EPA & FERPA compliance.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Data Decay management
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Student Ethnographic Development
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Actively campaigning green-initiative grants.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Track approvals & deliveries.<\/p>\n

Self Employed (Freelance), (location listed per client) August 2007 – December 2007
\nCreative Solutions Consultant
\nProduced a vast array of multimedia projects for Medical, eCommerce, Food Service, Direct Ordering and Communication verticals.<\/p>\n

CAHME SpringHouse, PA – client
\nCAHME.org
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Website ReDesign
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Data Mining Programmer<\/p>\n

PHENSA Chester, PA – client
\nPhensa.net
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Website Content Framework ReDesign
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Social Network Integration Strategy<\/p>\n

Jim’s Pizza \/ South Jersey, NJ – client
\nLittleJimsPizza.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Newsletter email marketing.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 GeoDemographic Social Networking in Delivery radius.<\/p>\n

ChristianLoveNovels.com \/ Philadelphia, PA – client
\n\u2022 \u00a0 SEO Organic Long Trail Keyword Bucket Campaign :
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Event Production Consulting
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Corporate Identity \/ Branding Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Initiated cross brand B2B ecommerce business opportunities.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Wordsmith Twitter Message Design & GeoDemographic Broadcast<\/p>\n

Canine Justice Network \/ Cincinnati, OH – client
\nCanineJusticeNetwork.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Non-Profit Message Development
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Corporate Identity \/ Branding Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Dog\/Human MatchMaking Street Flyer Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Website Fundraising Design<\/p>\n

Bygone Video LLC \/ Nashville, TN – client
\nBygoneVideo.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 eCommerce Branding Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Website Checkout “critical-path” Design<\/p>\n

Studio Nine Photography \/ Philadelphia, PA – client
\nStudioNine.com \/ StudioNineBlog.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Target Audience Branding Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Website Vlog Engagement Design<\/p>\n

Concepts LLC \/ Los Angeles, CA – client
\nConcepts-LLC.com \/ TheNightClubRevolution.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Entertainment Venue Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Event Production Consulting
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Corporate Identity \/ Branding Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Investor Website Design<\/p>\n

Hotwire Communications, Wynnewood, PA May 2007 – August 2007
\nWeb Project Manager
\nDefined, developed and implemented graphics for IPTV, Print & Web
\n\u2022 \u00a0 CPM managing contracting artists.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Trained other employees on Software packages.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Graphic Design for Web & TV Menu Interfaces.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Strategize social networking.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Provided art direction to development team.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Negotiated statements of work and budgets with outsourced agencies.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Created work flows and on-line programming strategies for IPTV.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Monitor competition and introduce new ideas for enhancing customer experiences.<\/p>\n

ING DIRECT BANK, Wilmington, DE December 2006 – April 2007
\nWeb Marketing Graphic Designer
\nCollaborated with Marketing Director to present strategy and design solutions to business stakeholders. Media silos included DM, TV, Event, Smart-Sell, SERM, with primary focus Web & SEM\/SEO channel solutions.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Omniture & Coremetrics Statistics analysis:
\nReviewing and optimizing PPC campaigns, including thorough analysis of keyword lists, text ad relevancy, landing page quality and profitability of campaigns
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Measurable Result Design (e.g. HeatMap Design) for Web Performance Reports.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Extensive behavioral Graphic Design on Experiment (DOE Testing) for conversion web landing pages.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Designed, implemented text & environmental display advertising.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Big & Little “IA” Design elements.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 I.T. Business Continuity BASEL compliance –<\/p>\n

Independent Service Bureau, Odessa, TX October 2000 – July 2006
\nArt \/ Creative Director
\nFounded start-up (employing 8-12 people) servicing 60 ongoing accounts, and over 500 engagements for leaders in ten verticals.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Designed, developed, coded and maintained websites, Graphics for ad campaigns & business solutions as a full-service production house Service Bureau for regional Ad Agencies for independent business Clients including this assortment :
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Restaurant: Zucchis.com, CampbellsCatering.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Medicine: EuPraxia.com, IntegtativeMedicalCenter.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 NightLife: DosAmigosCantina.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Fashion: DitzyDames.com, 3DTailor.com, HorseshoeBayInteriors.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 eCommerce: AlphaDataConnections.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Goverment: MarineHeritage.org
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Municipality: GrowLamesa.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Non-Profit: CommemorativeAirForce.org, VeteransMemorial.us, KeepOdessaBeautiful.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Invention: GranaldoElectronics.info, ThunderStruckInc.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 OilFieldIndustry: HickmanSales.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 News: CBS7.tv
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Film: DesertReel.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Radio: ClearChannelRadio
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Speakers: KathyFirkins.com, SeedsForSuccess.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Communications: Area-Wide Phone Book
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Law: DavidGreenhaw.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Green: WindStreamEnergy.com
\n… and over 200 other Clients.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Coordinated and scheduled weekly creative Management by Objective S.W.O.T. meetings for Art Dept including layout, conceptual, functionality, engagement and repository production.<\/p>\n

USAOnline Incorporated, ISP, Midland, TX February 1999 – September 2000
\nInteractive Graphic Designer
\nDeveloped stabilizing IT Support & Web solutions in a chaotic ad-hoc fire-fighting business environment.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Designed & Produced 40+ page in-house monthly magazine with packaged Print Advertising.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Multi-location management of coordinated operations for five satellite offices in Texas & New Mexico.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Responsible for branding and maintaining consistent corporate identity throughout all initiatives across all satellites.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Closely worked with President to create business plans and strategies using wireless P2P broadcast technologies.<\/p>\n

GaeaNet Design, Cincinnati, OH May 1997 – January 1999
\nArt Director
\nPerformed leading role in the conceptualization, design and production of over 20 verticle small business catagories.<\/p>\n

Art Directed, Developed, and Produced 32 website clients coupled with miscellaneous Print Advertising Design paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

Assorted Clients included :
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Entertainers: 4RedHair.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Machinery: Bartels-Inc.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Manufacturing: EagleCustomHomes.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Restaurant: Deshas.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Authentic Dining: JackQuinn.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Major League Sports: CincinnatiReds.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 RealEstate: ChipShaw.com; JeffRameyHomes.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Music: BaroqueViolinShop.com; Cremona.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Non-Profit: GCCPA.org
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Academia: WrightState.edu Dept. of Medicine<\/p>\n

Paradigm Communication Group, Cincinnati, OH May 1996 – April 1997
\nInteractive Graphic Designer
\nMulti-Media Graphic Designer which produced Web, CD, TV Storyboards, Set Design & Digital Forensics.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Best boy\/grip (non-union)
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Lead Web Designer
\n\u2022 \u00a0 TV Commercial Storyboard Artist
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Co-led Web Programming<\/p>\n

Assorted Clients included :
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Tide Detergent: TheClothesLine.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Formica Global: Formica.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Baldwin Piano: Pianovelle.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 AndrewJergens: Bior\u00e9.com
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Alcoa: Interactive Sales GUI Application
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Arby’s Resturaunts: :30,:60 TVspots & print
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Cincinnati Bengals: SeasonTicket Infomercial<\/p>\n

Anything Airbrushed, Cincinnati, OH April 1995 – May 1997
\nIllustrator \/ Artist
\nAirbrush Illustrator and Fine Artist which also designed event promotional materials for the tri-state area.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Developed ‘ground-breaking’ methods for template technique, portraiture ‘dark flesh’ color and spray-away hardware management.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Solely conceived and then partnered with founder to expand one storefront into a second successful water amusement park satellite which still thrives seasonally.<\/p>\n

SOLUTION EXPERIENCE<\/h1>\n

Extensive skilled graphic design experience in the following : ( including various other types of projects not listed…)<\/p>\n

Print Graphic Design<\/h2>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Corporate Identity Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Takeones Flyer Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Newsletter Content Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Promo Posters Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Targeted Direct Mailer Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Magazine Layout & Publication
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Media Kit Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Annual Report Layout & Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Print Advertisements
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Environmental Signage
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Vehicle Wrap Ads
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Menus & Music CD Covers
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Labels & Packaging
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Large Format Displays
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Niche Specialty Items<\/p>\n

Multimedia Graphic Design<\/h2>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Brochure-ware 1.0 Website Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 E-commerce Website Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Social\/UGC 2.0 Website Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Flash Interactive Website Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Digi-Photo & Video Graphics
\n\u2022 \u00a0 3-D & Animation
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Forensic & Court Graphics
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Interactive Disc click-thru Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Interactive TouchScreen Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Storyboard Graphic Layouts
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Favicon & Avatar Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Photography Set Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Location Scouting & Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Video & Film Set Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Traditional Illustrator & Painter<\/p>\n

Graphic Design Strategies<\/h2>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Brand Portfolio Strategies for [Conversion]
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Brand Proposition Strategy for [Cultivation]
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Brand Creative Direction for [Awareness]
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Project Management
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Competitor Profiling & Strategies
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Big & Little “IA” Management<\/p>\n

Marketing Graphic Design<\/h2>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Targeted E-mail Campaign Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Geo-Demographic Targeting Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Psycho \/ Behavioral Design
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Multi-Variable DOE Testing
\n\u2022 \u00a0 LIVE Event Graphics
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Environmental Graphics
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Press Release Support Graphics
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Conference Exhibit Design<\/p>\n

TECHNICAL \/ SKILL PROFICIENCY<\/h1>\n

Affluent in assorted creative development environments below : ( including various other packages not listed…)<\/p>\n

Print<\/h2>\n

Extensive pre-press knowledge.<\/i>
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Quark Xpress
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Bridge
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Photoshop
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Illustrator
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Streamline
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Version Cue
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Macromedia Freehand MX
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe PageMaker 7<\/p>\n

Web<\/h2>\n

Web-based Design & Development<\/i>
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
\n\u2022 \u00a0 MS Visual Studio .Net 2003
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Acrobat Pro
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Fireworks
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 InDesign
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe GoLive CS2
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Microsoft FrontPage
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Eclipse Application Platform
\n\u2022 \u00a0 JQuery & YUI Frameworks<\/p>\n

Interactive \/ Multi-Media<\/h2>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Flash
\n\u2022 \u00a0 SoThink Decompiler 3.5
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Macromedia Authorware
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Macromedia Director MX<\/p>\n

Audio \/ Video<\/h2>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Avid & Avid Express DV
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 Premiere
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 OnLocation
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Adobe CS3 After Effects
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Media 100
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Avid & Avid Express
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Pinnacle Video Capture
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Camtasia Studio
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Jing
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Captivate 4<\/p>\n

Programming<\/h2>\n

Custom Application Development<\/i>
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Web-Browser based :
\nHTML 4, DHTML, DOM 2, CSS 2, JavaScript, Perl. AJAX, YAML, XML, XSLT & Water
\nWeb Server based: PHP, MS ASP.Net 2.0 & 3.5<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Enterprise Application based:
\nJava w\/ Xerces, JavaMail, Nail\/Mutt MTA, JCE, JavaBeans, JNDI, JSON, MS Visual Basic 6 & MS Macros
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Multimedia based :
\nActionScript 2.0, Lingo 9.0, Magma, G-Code \/ Deesel<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Administration consoles :
\nDOS including Batch Files \/ Cron Jobs, .bat to .exe conversion packaging, SSH Putty w\/ Bourne CLI, X-windows, bash terminal commands & CISCO IOS.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Source Control Management :
\nGit, BitKeeper<\/p>\n

Other Noteworthy Software<\/h2>\n

Adobe Design Premium CS3 Suite including Flash, Dreamweaver & Director, Microsoft Office 95\/98\/2000 & 2007 including Outlook, Excel, One Note, Visio, & InfoPath, Visual Studio Interdev, Silverlight, SourceSafe, BaseCamp, Documentum, FreeMind, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge, Zope, Plone, WordPress<\/p>\n

Database<\/h2>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Platform Experience (grid & jagged data)
\nMSSQL, MYSQL, UniData 7.1, XML 1, LDAP 3, ADO, MSAccess & CSV flat files<\/p>\n

Server Environments<\/h2>\n

MVC\/MTV, JQuery Thickbox, Bootstrap, Maya MEL script, Yahoo! User Interface Library, DotNetNuke 4, WAP, Zend Framework Library, WAMP, Apache Web Hosting, Tomcat\/Jakarta, Ant, DNS Domain Steering, Ascend RADIUS, MS Exchange Server, SQL 2000 Server, Solaris Server, Linux : RHEL, Free BSD, Ubuntu & Caldera Red Hat Server Platforms, VMWare & vSphere System Virtualization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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EDUCATION<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

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<\/a><\/td>\nWidener University, Chester, PA, June 2007 – ongoing (part-time)<\/p>\n

Bachelors in Liberal Arts and Computer Science Concentration,<\/p>\n

NJ Career Center, Vineland, December 2007 – July 2008
\nSylvan Prometric\/Pearson VUE Microsoft Application Developer (MCAD) in .Net Application Design & Development PrepTest Qualified to take Certification Exam<\/p>\n

Dimensions of Behavior, Midland, TX, Fall 2003 – Winter 2003
\nDiSC Profile Segment Number is :: 7447 – Creative in Personnel Profiling \/ Team Building<\/p>\n

The Art Institute Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, September 1994 – July 1996
\nAssociate Degree in Applied Sciences in Design, * ( Top of Class )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Scarlet Oaks Vocational School, May 1994 – August 1994
\nPhotography Certificate in Photography & Special Lighting Techniques, 4.0 Grade Point Average
\nLittle Miami High School, Cincinnati, OH, September 1990 – June 1994
\nGraduation Diploma in Math & Science concentration, 3.87 Grade Point Average<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

RECOGNITION<\/h1>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 August 2008 :: Written Exam Level 03 Achieved of the National
\nTeachers Exam (NTE) Scoring Guide
\n\u2022 \u00a0 ADDY Award Winner :: 2007 MoveOutMoveUp.com – Financial Interactive Website Design
\n( Spot Graphics & Project Management )
\n\u2022 \u00a0 1st Place Winner :: 2005 ” Rachel’s Challenge ” – Tribecca \/ Amazon.com
\niFilm Festival
\n( On-Location Grip & Project Management )
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Honorary Business Member :: 2002 Small Business Association of Texas – recognized by Texas GOP Representative Tom Delay
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Who’s Who in American Business :: 2000 Notable Professional of Merit – recognized for Multi-Media Leadership
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Golden Effie Award Winner :: 1998 Biore’\u00a9 – AMA Product Launch
\n( Website development & Brand awareness )
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Silver Addy & Bronze Medal Winner :: 1998 NY Multimedia Festival –
\n( Graphic Design for Demo CD )
\n\u2022 \u00a0 1st Place Winner :: 1997 CincinnatiReds.com – MLB Website
\n( SEO web visitor stickiness organic traffic development )
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Addy Honorable Mention :: 1996 BaroqueViolinShop.com – Cincinnati AdClub
\n( Website design & development )<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0 Coordinated a “Positive Alliance” initiative of outside dollars (grants & investors) cultivating B2B relations to further fund SMB projects.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Boosted Marine Heritage Foundation’s e-commerce net gains 300% over the span of the 2 year website hosting contract.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Expanded the ArtStudio’s net profits est. 135% by opening up and incubating its first remote satellite stand.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 Budgeted $150,000 our Web Production Team was a critical roll-out component that contributed to Biore’\u00a9 reporting profits over 127 MM in its initial 16 months as it began to define a new ‘space’ in facial care products.<\/p>\n

HOBBIES<\/h1>\n

Local Municipal e-Governance, Intense Cardio Fitness, Kickboxing, Weightlifting, Painting, Networking, Writing & daily Reading.
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