EXPERIENCE
Packaging design including packaging structure, dielines, logo development, line-look graphics, product placement for final production for brands including Disney Fairies, Girl Gourmet, Taylor Swift, Fancy Nancy, Club Penguin, Neopets, Style Six and Spa Factory / Art direction on photoshoots with models, product and packaging, Photoshop editing and touchups of all photos for final production / Design, including graphics, prop layout, product placement, print production and installation for multiple brands in the Los Angeles, Nentonville and Hong Kong showrooms
Project Management and design of 28,000 square foot retail showrooms in Los Angeles and Hong Kong, including conception, floor plans, color schemes, graphics, product placement and flow, print production, and execution for all brands under MGA / Project Management and design of all POP displays, in-store marketing, exclusive and bundle packaging, and retail advertising / Packaging design including form, graphics, and product placement for Bratz Dolls and Consumer Products from concept to completion / Hands-on work with construction and product placement for final production / Close work with engineering team to create inventive packages ideal in cost, size and structure
Developed the Holster company visual identity, collateral and web site / Design and art direction of identity, CD packaging, web sites, promotional materials, and merchandise of signed artists and musicians to creating a marketable package in association with their music / Direct work with musicians and industry contacts from concept to completion to best market each musical act
Created full advertising campaigns from concept, layout, illustration through execution for companies including Qwest, Woodbury Link, and The Minneapolis Public Library / In-house web site redesign including design, information architecture, programming, and publishing / On-site assistance and art direction with photo shoots and photo retouching / Client meetings and presentations of projects through all stages of development
Freelance design with clients including: Sporting News Magazine, Discovery, The Boys and Girls Club of America, Gonzaga University, New Millenium Management, Unmade LA, Composit, Up Against the Wall, V! Studios, Bone Health Council, Ripe Studios, Everyones Suspect Clothing, Barton Mallow Construction, Masters Tuxedo, Stephen J. Ryan Foundation, Watoto Village / Work ranging from motion graphics, digital media presentations, print advertising and design, packaging, web design, illustration and consulting
EDUCATION
CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Concentration: Digital Media Design
QUALIFICATIONS
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Quark XPress, Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Quicktime Pro, Microsoft Office, Windows and Apple OSX.
Extensive knowledge and experience with exhibition and trade show design, art direction, team leading, prepress and print production. Experienced in HTML, PHP and CSS.
Skilled in painting, drawing and illustration, print-making, silk-screening, wood block printing, papercraft, sewing and various styles of book-binding.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2004 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
IN DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN
Corcoran College of Art + Design
2002 DEAN'S SCHOLARSHIP
Corcoran College of Art + Design
Work shown in White Walls Gallery, Off White Walls, and The Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Personal web site acknowledged through several online design communities and design portals.
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