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New York, Ny, Us

Oceanside, Ny

Rejuvenated and maintained a complex Workamajig implementation encompassing more than 25 diversified GL Companies, including 10 TV shows, two television production studios, a call center, and multiple public relations and advertising agencies. Provided first-line technical support and training to more than 200 users, with normal response time of less than two hours. Worked with Accounting to conceptualize and implement inter-company billing using cross-project predecessors and pass-thru GL accounts. Developed all system settings and supporting data, including all unified coding and naming conventions. Created and maintained over 125 detailed/automated project templates, including full estimates. Shows: Access Health, The Balancing Act, BELatina, Billion Dollar Showdown, Competitive Edge, Designing Spaces, Elevator Pitch, Inside the Blueprint, Military Makeover, Military Makeover-Operation Career

Hauppauge, Ny

Brought on to evaluate existing project management and billing systems while analyzing and optimizing project workflows, especially for web development. Created optimized web development workflows that reduced production costs by over $4,000. Produced new business proposals, wrote radio ad copy, and acted as interim project manager for web development, including NY Metro Ronald McDonald House website.Clients: BNB Bank, Crest Hollow Country Club, Molloy College, Orlin & Cohen, ProHEALTH Dental, Sterling National Bank

Oceanside, Ny

Independent consultant with expertise in Workamajig project management software, workflow development, task management, data integrity, and staff training.• Fuseideas, LLC.: Resurrected failing Workamajig implementation. Revised all system settings, documented current workflows and created all project templates, automating all task assignments and capturing critical timeline and cost data. Extensively trained staff in person and through custom curriculum.• Print Media, Inc.: Created customized estimate and invoice layouts, and developed logic, workflows, and layouts for significant Workamajig customization (commissions, minimum mark-up, and profit warnings).

New York, Ny

Guided production studio through month-long new business pitch and simultaneous internal rebranding, which included extensive collateral sourcing. Assumed additional roles as production artist, proofreader, and copy editor as needed.

Valhalla, Ny

Working with engineering, marketing, and product development, created compelling packaging, website, and collateral copy for groundbreaking gaming headsets and accessories. Prepared animated sales and trade show presentations and in-store sales kiosks.

Stamford, Ct

Re-energized flagging Workamajig software implementation for three departments within Pitney Bowes Marketing Global Services. Designed customized workflows, built detailed project schedules and presentations, and populated necessary client and support data. These efforts increased productivity and saved over 4.4 FTEs. Acted as system administrator, training users and maintaining user guide. Created management presentations and wrote detailed progress reports.

New York, Ny

• Art Director for Senator Investment Group: Designed PowerPoint investor presentations, building and importing complex financial charts and graphs from Excel using given data. • PowerPoint Designer for Exec|Comm: Quickly completed PowerPoint redesign for a consulting company’s main presentations, then converted over 3,000 pages to new format, including complex charts and graphs.• Art Director for Vitech Systems Group: Designed website header images for software conference.• Art Director for OTG Management: Designed proposals and iPad apps (menus) for a food service company.

Ny And Ct

• Project Manager/Creative Ops Consultant for L.F. O’Connell Associates: Quickly assessed production and IT issues and made recommendations for server needs, information organization, and archiving. • Branding Standards Manager for Starwood Hotels, Inc.: Performed timely enforcement of graphic and communication standards for all Starwood properties in North and South America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. This included extensive copywriting and editing, as well as ad redesign as needed. • Project and Marketing Manager for GAT: Took on multiple roles for a $3.5 million sports nutrition company, including copywriter, project manager, art director, media planner/buyer, communications manager, and event manager. Copywriting efforts doubled female response for flagship product. • Production Director for Global Advertising Strategies, Inc.: Assumed multiple creative roles at a full-service multicultural ad agency, including creative direction for web/interactive, print, TV, and radio.

New York, Ny

Supervised all production and IT for a 35-person cultural/theatrical ad agency. Redesigned all graphic procedures, naming conventions, and data hierarchies, and instituted company-wide font management, resulting in significant increases in productivity and stability, and saving over $16,000 per month in equipment and personnel costs. Clients: Roundabout Theatre Company, Museum of Natural History, Cooper Hewitt Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Papermill Playhouse, and Metropolitan Opera

New York, Ny

Brought in to evaluate an intra-company web-based asset and project management system, independently created a comprehensive needs analysis report detailing all existing packaging art production systems and procedures, and redesigned/rewrote the companies’ global packaging guidelines.

New York, Ny

Directed production for all treatment, make-up, fragrance, and promotional packaging. Created line extensions and maintained on-shelf line-ups for brand consistency. Suggested comprehensive solutions to severe backlogs of packaging work through the use of temporary staffing additions and studio consolidation.

New York, Ny

• Mac Studio Help Desk for McCann Erickson: Supported over 100 Macs. Configured and rolled out new iMacs, troubleshot various hardware, software, and networking problems.• Director of Operations for KLK Staffing Corp: Supervised temp and permanent staffing operations, including billing. Revamped IT, purchased and configured new fileserver, computers, and software. • Production Director for The Sloan Group: Directed all print and collateral production while providing main Mac IT support and assisting in e-mail administration. Clients: Cablevision and A&E/New Video• Art Director for MediVia: Generated concepts and produced mechanicals for medical education seminars and events. Single-handedly completed all existing work when creative department was eliminated. Clients: Novartis, Astra-Zeneca, and Sanofi-Synthelabo

Managed direct-response and pharmaceutical studio, staff of five. Doubled studio efficiency within first three months by evaluating and rebuilding studio resources, hardware, software, workflows, and procedures.

Directly supervised four departments, including a two-shift, 35-station multilingual Mac and PC studio produced 150-200 creative and language translation job orders per day in 88 languages. Also responsible for all print production, quality control, and new media for the agency. Permanent staff of 24; temporary staff of 7-20.

Successfully managed two studios, totaling 21 stations. Two-shift production studio capabilities included high-end retouching, digital proofing, and printing film production. Produced an estimated 450 jobs per month, $5 million in billings per year. Permanent staff of nine; temporary staff of 26. Created a second, client-specific internal mechanical studio, which worked directly with Wunderman’s account management, quickly decreasing internal revisions by over fifty percent.

Created an in-house graphic studio, managed all internal creative work, and provided complete IT support, saving company in excess of $1.5 million in first two years. Also supervised outside resources including agencies, photographers, printers, and lettershops.

South Norwalk, Ct

Supervised and scheduled all print, slide, and audio-visual production for a small agency.

Grand Rapids, Mi

Independently learned Scitex Visionary software, produced catalogs and other sales support projects. Saved production costs equal to my annual salary during my first two months.

Coldwater, Mi

Designed and wrote all print advertising and collateral for all hospital programs and its medical affiliates. Planned and participated in all hospital events, including Pro-Am gold tournament. Photographed public relations and clinical images. Suggested and designed hospital’s first standalone annual report.

Bfa, Graphic Design

Civil Engineering

Education record

Activities and Societies: Public Relations, National Honor Society

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Council