Michael S. Dabrowa Email & Phone Number

Atlanta

Leading and directing the design and production of materials used for the firm's business development, branding, relationship building, advertising and communication efforts.

Kennesaw, Georgia (404) 226-7263

• Creative management consultant.• Promotional and marketing brand design strategist. • Creative print/digital designer and illustrator.• Journalism - Informational graphics expert/consultant.

Atlanta, Georgia

Lead designer producing marketing and business development materials such as proposals, brochures, flyers, booklets, PowerPoint presentations, logos and info-graphics.

225 N Main St., Cedartown, Ga 30125 (770) 748-0608

• High volume production artist for custom apparel/sign/banner print company.• Creating designs and illustrations for clients across the United States.• Project coordination with clients and sales team to achieve optimum results.

Atlanta, Ga.

• Enhanced and implemented visual direction of marketing and business development design materials, e.g. brochures, flyers, e-alerts, e-announcements, e-invites, print and web advertisements, newsletters, booklets, e-books, posters, banners, PowerPoint/Prezi presentations, blog sites, mini-websites, video, logos, info-graphics. • Researched, developed, and implemented the firm’s branding, successfully establishing best practices in consistency and usage.• Provided fresh strategies for firm’s public blogs and mini-websites. Leading meetings with Managing Partners and Partners, established stakeholder enthusiasm for clear and engaging design, content, utility and production strategies. • Leading project manager for successful setup and implementation of new electronic email system for the firm’s e-alert/e-invite communications, e.g. steering design, managing expectations, tutoring staff and creating help documentation. Opened up new forms of e-mail communication using this tool and my design acumen. Won Horizon Interactive awards for e-card design.• Go-to person for technical interpretation/analysis of data sets, floor plans, blueprints, schematics, surveys, diagrams and mapping.

Dalton, Ga.

• Leading content and design manager for daily city newspaper, duties include creative meetings with Editor and Publisher on content and design direction and innovation. Enhanced the newspaper’s graphic content and visual appeal.• Edited content for production of daily paper, developing stories and multimedia packages with reporters and their editors.• Designed engaging pages and sections for daily product and advance sections under strenuous deadlines. • Re-envisioned design for various magazine and tabloid products, both internally and for clients, e.g. Dalton Chamber of Commerce yearly prospectus, City of Dalton economic publication and Daily Citizen events calendar.• Go-to person for technical interpretation/analysis of data sets, floor plans, blueprints, schematics, surveys, diagrams and mapping.

Atlanta, Ga.

• Leader over graphics and alternative story forms for a daily 600,000+ circulation metro newspaper. • Led, and was a key participant of, content and visual strategy meetings for various winning initiatives across the newsroom and the corporation, e.g. special sections, daily news product, online interactive efforts and direction, reader participation development, reader survey and product testing, new product research and development, statistical analysis/presentation, major news event coverage, creative revenue development and employee development. Lead editor throughout the company for award winning visual inspiration and strategy. Always brought into meetings for new and alternative thinking and strategy. • Directly managed a 13 person department comprised of award-winning news artists, reporters and content editors. Duties included efficiently managing operational and capital budgets for graphics programs and computer equipment, provided critical training and mentorship, hiring strong full time and part time employees, arranging freelance help and internships.• Relied on for coordinating connections and meetings with community leaders, specialists, experts and representatives in aid of gathering critical information for industry leading graphic presentations, focal points and alternative story forms.• Created award winning information graphics, page designs, web interactives and illustrations.• Go-to person for technical interpretation/analysis of data sets, floor plans, blueprints, schematics, surveys, diagrams and mapping.

Newport News, Va.

• Leader of all graphics and alternative story forms for a daily 120,000+ circulation regional newspaper. • Led, and was a key participant of, content and visual strategy meetings for various initiatives across the newsroom and the corporation, e.g. special sections, daily news product, online and TV efforts and direction, computer to pre-press production analysis, reader survey and product testing, new product research and development, statistical analysis and presentation, major news event coverage, creative revenue development and employee development. Lead editor throughout the company for award winning visual inspiration and strategy. • Directly managed a 3 person graphics department. Duties included managing operational and capital budgets for programs and equipment, provided training programs and mentorship, hiring full time and part time employees, arranging freelance help and internships, being a reliable source of inspiration and organization.• Routinely coordinated connections and conducted meetings with public and private leaders, specialists, experts and representatives in aid of gathering critical information for presentations.• Go-to person for technical interpretation/analysis of data sets, floor plans, blueprints, schematics, surveys, diagrams and mapping.

Rock Hill, S.C.

Award winning news artist and illustrator for a daily, 12,000+ circulation city newspaper. Produced informational graphics and illustrations for daily, weekly news product, as well as for special sections, booklets and posters.