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Philadelphia

Collingswood NJ

Providing creative services for various clients in multiple industries utilizing visualstorytelling with my design, illustration, and multimedia expertise.

Philadelphia

• Head of design responsible for leading a team of designers to create seasonalproduct lines and packaging based on current/future trends and workingwith Chinese factories to produce samples, final products, and.
• Manage - Head of Design, leading a team of three designers
• Product Design - Created New product lines developing seasonal themes, style guides, POGs, and packaging for each client based on season
• Visual Development - Of seasonal themes and visual merchandising for display, marketing, and customer in-store experiences. These were simulated in a real environment and 3D Previz before being brought to life for the.
• Produce - Three videos describing who we are and what we do as an end-to-end global sourcing solution. These included; The Import/Export Process, Sourcing Capabilities, and A Day in the Life presented at the Daymon.

Collingswood, NJ

• Providing creative services for various clients in multiple industries utilizing visualstorytelling with my design, illustration, and multimedia expertise.Clients B2B: Camstar, CA, Itron, Spoke, Baltimore, HR Options.
• Print - Direct mail, brochures, t-shirt design, print ads, publications, wine labels
• Branding - Identity design, logo,
• Web - WordPress sites, email, social media, content management, presentations
• Illustration - Icons, infographics, storyboards, visual development
• Motion - Video Production, After Effects, interactive design, motion graphics, title graphics

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA

• Founder of caricature business on Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
• Created a highly successful boardwalk business built from the ground up
• Hire and manage a team of ten artists. Each artist trained to draw B/W and Color caricatures in 3-5 minutes, how to attract, engage, and entertain the crowd and create a call to action to turn a viewer into a customer
• Implemented an iPad based kiosk POS system to use at multiple locations

Oakland CA.

• Contracted to project manage the creation of materials for the rebrand of Chevron, Texaco, and Jiffy Lube, focusing on the customer experience at the pump and in-store.Clients: Chevron, Texaco, Jiffy Lube
• Project Manage - A small team of designers to produce printed materials for rebrand project
• Produce - Printed materials and content for DVDs, and custom packaging for the project
• Vendors - Work with to develop DVDs to coincide with printed materials in the project package
• Press Checks - Sign-off with the printer in the production and logistics of printed materials
• Printer - Collaboration in developing E flute packaging design for new franchise materials

Alameda CA.

• Responsible for producing print, illustration, and animation from concept through final.Clients: Oakland Raiders, City of Alameda, Jaguar, San Francisco Examiner
• Print - Direct mail, brochures, print collateral, and ad design
• Design - Logo development, campaign development, out-of-home advertising, TV, print, and 3D character design
• Illustration - Character design, cartooning, poster, spot, digital, caricature, visual storytelling, and storyboarding for TV commercials
• Animation - Flash, 2D, character design, storyboarding, and animation for TV commercialsHighlights:- Campaign development for Jaguar subway ads- Create character/mascot and campaign for the City of Alameda recycle.

Pleasantville NJ.

• Responsible for producing print, illustration, and animation from concept through final.Clients: Days Inn, Ramada, Trump Casinos, Midway slots
• Dedicated Designer - for $2.5MM Midway Slots account; concept, design, and illustrate all ads, direct mail, brochures, billboards, logo, campaign development, and character design.
• Illustrator - Ads, print, concept storyboards for TV commercials, billboards, direct mail, animation
• Design - Print, direct mail, outdoor advertising, billboards, bus backs, out-of-home, and subway adsHighlights:- Created a campaign for Midway Slots, including a new character, “Slotzilla,” to promote a new game.

Cape May NJ

UI/UX designer/developer for the City of Cape May. Designed an interactive touch screen kiosk system for the local hotel, B&B, and tourism industry in Cape May

Pittsburgh PA

Creator of 2D/3D animation, which included character animation, TV shows, TV spots,commercials, instructional videos, title graphics, and logos

Visual Communications

Filmmaking I, Filmmaking Ii

High School Diplomas