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Professional Experience
Ogilvy & Mather
Senior Art Director, March 2007 — Present
Role heavily involves team and project management and supervision as well as creative directing. I oversee projects from initial brief to final delivery. Leading teams for clients such as Cisco, Nestle, Brunswick, Time Warner Cable, and DuPont.
Atmosphere BBDO
Art Director, November 2005 — March 2007
Responsible for conceptual and visual design for clients such as: AOL, Red Stripe, FedEx, Dial, Purex, Combat, Snickers, CitiBank and NFL. The role also involved project and team management.
Big Spaceship
Art Director, January 2005 — November 2005
Was involved in conceptual and creative executions for websites and online ad campaigns for clients such as: Sony Pictures, Disney, Miramax, Fox, Food Network and Touchstone Pictures.
Draft Worldwide
Art Director, June 2000 — January 2005
Part of a large creative team for a worldwide advertising agency that created interactive marketing campaigns for clients such as: Audi, Maserati, Johnson & Johnson, Jose Cuervo International, Unilever, Verizon and Verizon Wireless.
I was also the senior creative supervising the Audi and Jose Cuervo teams and responsible for the redesign of Cuervo.com and CuervoNation.com.
The Shooting Gallery
Lead Flash Animator/Designer, January 2000 — June 2000
I was the lead flash animator, developer and designer for this independent film company where I created animations and full-motion graphics for all projects. I also designed and developed corporate website and microsites for a variety of motion pictures.
Open-I Media
Designer/Flash Animator, June 1999 — January 2000
Initially brought on as an intern but soon became a full-time designer. Designed and developed websites for clients such as: Aegis, The Standard Hotel and Gemtrust.com.
Garan Inc.
Junior Designer, September 1996 — January 1999
Position started out as a high school internship which eventually lead to a full-time design position. I was responsible for creating and designing team graphics for professional sports garments.
Education
Academy of Art College
San Francisco, California
Computer Art,
January 1999 — June 1999
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, New York
Computer Art,
September 1997 — January 1998
High School of Art and Design
New York, New York
Computer Graphics,
September 1993 — June 1997
Awards
2004 John Caples International Awards
Americaneedsdirt.com — 2nd Place: Consumer Website
2004 John Caples International Awards
Wisk Banners — Finalist: Consumer Online Ad
2003 WebAward
Wisk.com — Best Consumer Goods Website
2003 DMA International ECHO Awards
Cuervo.com — Bronze: Echo Trophy Winner
2003 John Caples International Awards
CuervoNation.com — 1st Place: Consumer Website
2003 eDesign Awards
CuervoNation.com — Best Website
2002 WebAward
Cuervo.com — Standard of Excellence
2002 WebAward
Maserati.com — Standard of Excellence
2002 John Caples International Awards
CuervoNation.com — 3rd Place: Consumer Website
2002 John Caples International Awards
Cuervo.com — Finalist: Consumer Website
Skills
In-depth understanding of the design process from initial brief to final delivery.
Knowledge of design and usability limitations for the internet and screen.
In-depth knowledge of interface design, navigational design, color, typography and grid layout systems.
Vast experience designing in various multimedia formats: websites/microsites, e-mail campaigns, rich media units, banner ads and CD-ROMs.
Knowledge and understanding of Web 2.0 technology and design.
Experience in team & project management, art & creative direction and client communication & presentation.
Software
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Illustrator CS3
Adobe InDesign CS3
Adobe Flash CS3
Adobe Bridge CS3
Adobe Acrobat 9
Final Cut Pro
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
BB Edit
Coda
Wordpress Blogging Platform
Mac OS X
Windows
HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, ActionScript, JavaScript
QuickTime