Develop strategic design initiatives and marketing collateral, providing graphic design, creative and art direction for all types of promotional material. Managed concept and execution.Implement and reinforce brand identity for product packaging, collateral, pop, brochures, corporate identity, logos, sophisticated brochures, image retouching, wildlife museum exhibits, scale models, key line production, comps, presentations. Ability to construct models. Solve multi-faceted design challenges, provide customer service, estimating, budget analysis and management, project management and staffing. Find optimal and practical solutions within budget constraints. Maintain current knowledge of the market and design industry. Demonstrated successful delivery of projects on time and within the given budget. Clients included: Frank J. Corbett Inc. HealthConnect, Mallinckrodt College, Chicago Arts Partnership in Education, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sears, Abbott Labs, Food Group, Flair Graphics, Shedd Aquarium, Goble & Associates, Abelson Taylor.

Participate in educating general public, children and school groups about the museum’s mission and conservation work featuring flora and fauna indigenous to Illinois and the Mid-West, as well as the famous tropical butterfly haven. Also, qualified to show live animals such as reptiles, amphibians insects and arachnids unique to the region.

Handled high-volume, quick-turn creative assignments for this 10,000-employee marketing and advertising firm. Managed design, production, pop, presentation graphics.Built complex, customized pieces for all major presentations, packaging, client presentation materials and unique leave-behind pieces for major client pitches. Addressed concepts for products/services during a period of intense growth for the firm. Enjoyed high rate of success in impressing clients and internal superiors. Agency enjoyed high 
profit margin resulting from my team’s speed, efficiency, and accuracy of deliverables. Clients included: CDW, BP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sanford, Unilever, Kraft, SC Johnson.

Copied and distributed classroom materialsEvaluated and graded examinations, assignments and papers, recorded gradesLed tutorials, discussion and laboratory sectionsDeveloped teaching materials, syllabi, visual aids and supplementary notes