Gary Alan Streng Email & Phone Number

San Francisco And Palm Springs

• Extensive client interaction covering concept, branding, design, writing, editing and budget, through the final stages of print production and mailing.• Create logos, marketing kits, PowerPoint presentations, digital ads, websites, Facebook ads, and event collateral.• Creative solutions for marketing (print, presentations, web, social media, and mobile).• Sketch concepts designs before creating digital and fine art illustrations.• Create architectural and landscape designs, then supervise execution.• Clients: San Francisco Heritage, Haas-Lilienthal House, Clorox, Wells Fargo, and Desert AIDS Project.

San Francisco

• Designed features and cover of the weekly, high-tech publication; InfoWorld - then reproduced those sections for web, social media, and mobile use.• Infographics and illustrations created to make complex ideas accessible.• Project Leader for major issues, providing direction to a five person team while maintaining stringent deadlines.• Awards received: 2005 Silver ASBPE Award, Feature Article Design (Color Printers: The Full Spectrum). 2004 Gold ASBPE Award, Publication Redesign. 2002 Maggie Award, Best Table of Contents.• Photo editing, manipulation and retouching to save the expense of photo sessions.• Increased revenue by creating white pages from magazine content for reproduction.• Hired illustrators and photographers while maintaining publication budget.

Sunnyvale, Ca

• Led clients through the process of creating, and communicating through single to multi-level trade show exhibits. Including: research, sketches, presentations, marketing, branding, advertising, direct mail, corporate collateral, and estimates.• Managed the Creative Department in the design of marketing materials, graphics and photo murals. Oversaw department budgets and produced company marketing materials.• Led seminars for the Sales Department on design, and the creative process to improve sales.• Clients: Burke Mercer, eBay.com, Informix, Salesforce.com and See’s Candies.

San Francisco

• Graphically articulated the corporate vision to civic, corporate and political audiences.• Designed, produced, coordinated printing and mailing of all materials to brand and support nine monthly Chamber programs, political concerns and events. Including: 49ers Luncheon, San Francisco Business Expo and the Excellence in Business Awards.• Produced the monthly newsletter San Francisco Business, the SF Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide, and the International Business Directory.• Decreased spending 18%, improved quality, and increased revenue by selling design services.• Developed a new logo, branding and two new company websites.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Graphic Communications, Design And Commercial Art

Certificate, Website Design, Coding, And Html

Fine Art, Graphic Design

Architectural Studies

Associate'S Degree, Graphics And Commercial Art

Activities and Societies: Gymnastics

Credited, Edward R. Tufte Infographic Seminars