Experience Summary
Freelance Artist - Media, PA
* Graphic Designer * 2000 - 2014
Portions of my time are devoted toward out sourcing my abilities to graphic staffing agencies while also producing design and production projects for local studios using the c4 creative suite I have here in my studio. The work I feel most at home with would be packaging, logo design,. digital illustration, traditional illustration, typography design, photo retouching and publication design and layout.
LaFrance/PacTec Corporation - Concordville, PA
* Graphic Designer * 1998 - 1999
Typography manipulation and logo redesign for use as product graphics, product packaging and specific control panels for clients worldwide. The full instructional course on Illustrator, Photoshop and trouble shooting from Mac Academy was part of the job training. Flight check and Streamline were also used regularly.
The Bullen Companies - Folcroft, PA
* Graphic Designer * 1997
Part of an art department creating collateral material for a busy sales staff. Designed and produced all packaging for The Bullen Companies extensive range of chemical products. Also provided graphic design for a contingent of clients in need of custom packaging for their particular market. Quark, PageMaker, Illustrator, FreeHand, and Photoshop were used throughout design and production.
Computer Expressions - Manayunk, PA
* Graphics Director * 1996
A one person art department responsible for all facets of
licensing, visual communications used in designing and marketing of various computer accessories produced at this active local business. Macintosh using Illustrator, Photoshop, and Quark for most projects. Other programs used included FreeHand, Ray Dream Designer, Adobe 3D, Canvas, Fractal Painter, Fractal Poser, TypeStyler, and PageMill.
Container Corporation of America - Oaks, PA
* Graphic Designer * 1992 - 1995
Designed, produced, and brain stormed products and packaging from concept to full color composition and then into production for the Design Market Research Laboratory at Container Corporation. Methods of production were directed by type of project. Macintosh utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop, and Quark were employed, but occasionally a need for Matrocolor transfers and traditional illustration would become essential to the overall feel of the final product.
Downham Printing - Chester, PA
* Art Director * 1990 - 1991
Designed and directed production of four color promotional collateral for local corporate clients. Products ranged from simple brochures to comprehensive promotional profiles and full color print ads. Implemented a system providing better product client review for investigating design approach. The system included streamlining of press time, staff production, ordering supplies, and overall office procedure.
Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates - Phila., PA
* Graphics Director * 1984 - 1989
Instrumental in transforming a small graphic department into a driving force in Whartons growing success. Designed, directed, and produced extensive advertising campaigns from thumbnail sketches to exacting printing specifications while managing all aspects of a busy creative department employing five full time artists.