Category: ARTS

         CREATIVE DIRECTOR         Career Focus    Creative Director, Graphic Artist, Studio Artist, Data Analyst, Sales and Marketing Representative - I have extensive experience with creating and directing page layout and collateral design. I am a self-motivated, detail-oriented designer and problem solver. I can conceptualize and execute visuals in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining accuracy and quality of the finished product. I often implement some of my skills as a professional Fine artist and Illustration artist to add a unique spin to many projects when the objective merits it. Clean, contemporary layouts with logical use of typography are my style.      Summary of Skills          Adobe CS: Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop; Dreamweaver  Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Access & PowerPoint;  MySQL, Citrix, Retrieve, HTML, Dynamic HTML  Photography, Illustration, oil and acrylic  painting, drawing & mural work, tile working  Furniture restoration and re-invention  Basic knowledge of JavaScript and Eclipse              Accomplishments      Product Roll-Out     Responsible for marketing for product launch including public relations, direct mail pieces, trade shows, sales training and e-mail campaign.         Professional Experience      Company Name     January 2002   to   January 2015     Creative Director   City  ,   State      Mentored our restructured Sales and Marketing Department which over saw web site design, web advertising, conference banners and ad creation for promotional marketing and catalog layouts.  Responsible for: new logo creation and branding of new products, motivating and problem solving.  I have also taken on the role of Data Analyst over the past 7 years - I pull data from various sources including, but not limited to: Citrix, Retrieve, ftp sources, various client websites, IRI, and directly from the clients themselves with increases in return time to our clients by over 60%.  Managed and met aggressive personal and team deadlines, handled changing priorities, while adhering to strategy, accuracy and time lines.  CLIENTS: Elizabeth Arden, Reckitt Benckiser, PepsiCo, Kraft, Maple Flooring, Acosta, Green Mountain Coffee, SC Johnson Helped to design and develop our latest version of NetBench, Ironbridge's robust data warehousing software.  Rebranded and developed identity for all of our existing and new products this past year.  Took on responsibilities over the past 5 years within our Sales and Marketing Department as a Sales Representative for various conferences and business trips to target current and potential clients in introducing new and updated products.  As well as being a liaison to our largest client on a weekly basis.  Work closely with marketing staff and clients to ensure that visual content is compelling, effective and on strategy.  Consult with marketing department on promotional and collateral material.  Took designs from concept to completion.  Art directed and designed custom publishing material for print and promotional materials.  Print work featured in CGM - Consumer Goods Magazine as well as other periodicals as they pertained to conferences and events.          Company Name     April 1999   to   February 2016     Professional Studio Artist/Graphic Artist   City  ,   State      RESPONSIBILITIES: Create art work for gallery display and sale as well as provide work to various charities, events and silent auctions (public as well as private).  Teach classes on painting and life drawing.  Worked with furniture for restoration and reinvention.  Produced marketing materials and studio announcements for various groups and individuals.  CLIENTS:  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Susan G Komen Foundation, CAR, Slant, Douglas Frohman, Cornelia Arts Building, Girls Rock! Chicago, Cancer Research and Charity funding Chicago, Delaware Street Capital, Southern Wine and Spirits.          Company Name     August 2000   to   October 2002     Art Director/Graphic Designer   City  ,   State      Work directly with clients to provide images used for instructional booklets and large volume catalogs, as well as producing warning labels for various products with tight deadlines and strict accuracy.  I created original product packaging and branding for our largest clients.  CLIENTS: Elkay Manufacturing, Spitfire Spark Plugs, NAF Graphic Arts Firm, Inverness Golf Club, Ironbridge Software Art directed and designed catalog layouts.  Heavy image manipulation for various clients products and equipment photo shoots Created line art for all instructions manuals for our clients Produced and designed original packaging for clients products Branded many products and concepts for clients as well as in house Designed and produced News Letter for LCH  - The Lake County Haven with support of Master Arts, Inc.  Created all sales and Marketing materials for Master Arts, Inc.  Worked directly with proofing department to create effect layouts for numerous instruction manuals brochures and catalogs.  Website layout and design.          Company Name     December 1994   to   July 1998     Medical Billing for Radiology Department   City  ,   State      Working with medical records as well as insurance company information to locate patient information for updating medical records as well as updating contact information for patients.  I ran all the documentation and brought all records up to speed for the whole department.  I worked independently the majority of the time while referring to pertinent medical staff and historical data at various intervals.  Worked with proprietary medical record software to update patient information Blended data from various insurance providers to add to the hospitals billing systems Learned and used medical shorthand coding to update and override incorrect information in the hospital's proprietary system Increased current and updated insurance and billable data over 30% in the first year and 22% over that the following years as a medical biller.          Education      Drake University     June 2000       Bachelor of Arts  :   Art, Painting, Graphic Design    City  ,   State       Studied to earn a double major with an emphasis in painting and the study of art history while also pursuing a minor degree in graphic design. I went on to receive additional training as a teacher for adults who want to engage in the fine arts as a second career while mentoring several young students to further their art education over the course of the past 6 years.         College of DuPage     1998       Associate of Arts  :   Painting and Graphic Design    City  ,   State       Painting with a minor in Graphic Design.          Professional Affiliations     I have worked with many non for profit organizations over the years as well as many charities to which I have provided art work.       Skills     Painting with acrylic and oils, the creative suite Adobe CS, Dreamweaver, photo, Photoshop, ad, advertising, Arts, Art, banners, Basic, billing systems, branding, brochures, Cancer, catalogs, catalog, Citrix, concept, conferences, content, SC, creativity, CLIENTS, client, Data Analyst, data warehousing, documentation, Dynamic HTML, Eclipse, ftp, Graphic Arts, drawing, HTML, Illustration, Illustrator, image, InDesign, instruction, insurance, JavaScript, layout and design, logo creation, Maple, marketing, Marketing materials, Access, Excel, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Word, MySQL, oil, packaging, painting, Photography, problem solving, producing, coding, promotional materials, proofing, Research, Sales, shorthand, strategy, Team Player, web site design, Website, websites