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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS + Fifteen years experience in print publications + Ten years experience in websites + Six years experience in Flash animation + Proficient in most commonly used computer design applications + Able to communicate well with clients and meet deadlines PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS + Top marketing/advertising clients such as Trump (Koenig & Strey), Earthlink, Cingular, Motorola, Porsche, Chevy Venture + Website clients such as BuffaloBills.com & other NFL & NHL teams, WTATour.com, LPGA, Ford Field, Rights of Autumn + Designed ads for various newspapers and magazines, including Chicago Magazine, Hemispheres, Sports Business Journal, Advertising Age, Sport Business UK magazines and the NYPost, Trader Monthly, Stocks & Commodities + Designed and maintained web sites for professional sports teams and sponsorships for top brands + Created several Annual Reports for professional team specific sites + Designed promotional brochures, flyers and catalogs, logo designs, package designs for hotel amenity lines + Created computer illustrations for a childrens anesthetic coloring book SKILLS Design Programs Illustrator, Photoshop/ImageReady, Indesign, Quark XPress, PageMaker, Acrobat HTML Programs DreamweaverMX, plus HTML coding Web Animation FlashMX Printer Knowledge Experienced in working with the Printers. Illustration Black & White ink, Watercolor/Color Pencil, Computer Illustration EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Ignite Sports / Sportvision, Inc. Chicago, IL Senior Graphic/Web Designer September 1999 - January 2003 American Hotel Register Co. Northbrook, IL Senior Package Designer September 1998 - September 1999 Package Designer September 1997 - September1998 Graphic Designer March 1995 - September1997 Capps Studio (Leo Burnette) Chicago, IL Production October 1994 - March 1995 Aquila Graphics (Leo Burnette) Chicago, IL Production (freelance) May - October 1994 Burgess Creative Group Chicago, IL Graphic Designer (freelance) April - May 1994 Lettering Specialists, Inc.Skokie, IL Computer Layout Artist (freelance) February - April 1994 EMPLOYMENT DESCRIPTIONS Ignite Sports, Inc./Sportvision, Inc. Print Several advertisements for Sports Business Journal, Advertising Age, Sport Business UK and other sport media magazines as well as newspapers Design work for NHL/NFL/LPGA Yearbooks Brochures and post card promotions Holiday cards and an Open House invitation Several NHL and NFL team specific Annual Recap Books (i.e. annual reports) Large banner and handouts with folder for a convention booth E-Newsletters HTML newsletters for clients Web Design Design and maintain websites for professional sport sites Design sponsorship advertisement microsites, promotional banners and pop-up windows for brand name companies and products Designed an in-house marketing site for Ignite Web Animation Designed an interactive Online Advertising Media Kit for Ignite Animated banners and active overlays ads for sponsors Animated Holiday e-cards American Hotel Register Co. Graphic Design and Production Designed and set-up product flyers, brochures and the annual company catalog Went on press-checks at the printer for final approval Package Design Designed amenity packages for hotels Capps Studio & Aquila Graphics Production Assistant Aided Leo Burnette's Art Directors set up presentation boards for Marlboro advertisements and Marlboro billboard mockups Additional Experience Printers I've worked with printers for eleven years through all my past projects. Projects are from concept to production set-up to completion. FREELANCE + GCCNS.com - Designed and currently building website + Glenview Community Church Nursery School - Designed ads for various Chicago area publications, designed signage and a two-page ad for church directory. + All About Fun Entertainment - Designed a trifold brochure, business card, letterhead & envelope. + ResultSales.com - Logo design and website designw + RJSchb.com - Designed, built and maintain website + A-Monks Sign Company - Designed, built and maintain website + Benefit Solution Managers - Logo design + CoolTrade - website graphics, convention brochure and various ad designs for major trading magazines + TravelPatti.com - Logo design, designed and built one page brochure website. + AdvantageWindowTinting.com - Logo design, website design, postcard design. + Atlanta Falcons - Postcard design, promo flyer ad and mail-out trifold with form + Solaris Tanning Spa - Logo design, designed, built and maintain website + Chicago Recruiters, legal and financial professionals - Logo design, CR's business card, letterhead & envelope designs + Emerald Isle Global Trading, Irish Seafood Importer - Logo design, quarter page ad in the Irish Echo Newspaper + Newport Construction Services, Inc. - Designed and built website (this company is no longer in service) + Axis Events, caterer and event planner - Logo design + Mindock & Assoc., Legal Nurse Consultant - Brochure + American Association of Nurse Anesthetists - Illustrations for a childrens coloring book (22 pages) + Chicago Convention, "Let the Wind Blow" - Logo design, business card, stationary & large sign + American Hotel Reg. - Brand name product and hotel logos redrawn and created as lineart for Print use + Christian Essentials and Business Essentials - Logo design + Peace Museum Convention - Logo design + Fastenator - Newsletter design + Lake County Haven - Cover for booklet + Wedding, baby shower and birthday party invitations EDUCATION Ray College of Design Chicago, IL, June 1990 through December 1993 Bachelor of Arts in Communications Design, May 1993 Oakton Community College Des Plaines, IL, June 1989 through May 1990 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL, June 1988 through May 1989
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