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Fairfax, Va

ACS Creative is a full-service creative design and strategic marketing firm that designs and develops integrated solutions for success in today’s online and offline marketplaces. They offer a comprehensive range of services to help clients successfully harness and exploit the power of new and evolving marketing channels, as well as tried-and-true traditional avenues.Work includes the following:• Provide art direction for a team of creative professionals• Provide both UX and UI guidance to designers and developers• Design and help implement highly creative and functional web solutions• Create multi-level sitemaps and comprehensive high fidelity wireframes • Develop complex user flow diagrams for custom web based applications• Develop product-centric go-to-market plans for web and email based marketing campaigns• Collaborate with team members and clients to develop highly creative solutions • Consult on various brand related initiatives including strategy and marketing• Manage comprehensive brand audits• Design and execute comprehensive brand systems • Help develop and write proposalswww.acscreative.com

Alexandria, Va

Managed all aspects of creative projects from budgets and timelines to strategy and visual execution. Worked closely with high level client representatives including Marketing and Communications Managers, CEO’s and other organization leaders. Provided a full range of brand, marketing and strategic services to clients such as the Architect of the Capitol, National Restaurant Association, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, United States Army and ExxonMobil. Had oversight of all brand related assets including quality control of new products produced. Work included the following:• Provide art direction for a team of designers• Advise, direct and design a full range of products from print and web to exhibits and interiors• Collaborate with team members, partners and vendors to develop highly creative solutions• Help build product and service offerings• Consistently work to build existing contracts and gain new ones• Design and execution of comprehensive brand systems • Development of all brand documentation, brand standards guides, style guides• Design of web, print, exhibits, office interiors and environmental graphics• Management of brand assets and visual conventions for complex brands• Creation of both visual and verbal expressions for advertising campaigns• Work on both national and international advertising campaigns• Development of trade show and permanent exhibit experiences• Work on both national and international trade show exhibits• Design of large format graphics, including some in excess of 600 sq. ft.• Design interior office spaces including lighting, furnishings, flooring, signage, etc.• Advise on structural modifications when needed, including floor plan modificationswww.vessence.com

Washington, Dc

Handled the design, coordination, and production on projects for clients both large and small. Work included a full range of print products as well logos and corporate identities. Frequently met with clients to pitch new work and made recommendations for new products as needed. Consistently worked on multiple projects at a time, managing all visual aspects, timelines and deliverables. Work included the following:• Design of large publications, brochures, kit folders, posters and more• Vendor specification of 2 and 4 color print products• Vendor specification of complex folds, die cuts, spot varnishes and laminates• Management of project timelines• Specification of photography• Management of digital assets• Set up and deployed a new digital back up system• Managed maintenance of the design workstations

Washington, Dc

Worked with a team of designers to deliver a multitude of print related products such as logos, brochures, kit folders and posters. Was responsible for keeping to aggressive timelines, vendor specification of all print products and oversight of those products including quality control.Work included the following:• Design of large publications, brochures, kit folders, posters and more• Vendor specification of 2 and 4 color print products• Vendor specification of complex folds, die cuts, spot varnishes and laminates• Management of project timelineswww.corpvisions.com