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Personal Site/Blog: http://www.totallytotallyamazing.com

Interests: Family, art, music, drums, skiing, etc.

About Me: I am presently a freelance web and print designer / art director for a wide variety of design and production projects.

My web and print graphic art skills are hands on, varied, and top notch. I possess broad knowledge and a keen eye for design, technique, and details. These skills encompass but are not limited to design, art direction, production, and project management; direct client and vendor contact (external and internal); contract negotiation and purchasing; pre press, book and internet publishing, IT, and top notch business skills.

Areas of Expertise: Application: CreativeSuitePro CS4 (Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Bridge), AdInterax, 24/7 Real Media - Open AdStream, ImageReady CS2, QuarkXPress 7, FileMaker Pro 8.5, MS Office X1 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook), Entourage, Suitcase Fusion, Fontographer, Freehand, iMovie, Final Cut Pro 2, etc.

Website Development: interactive websites, microsites, banner ads, hand coding, SEO, frameworks, libraries, user interface,  content management, classes, motion graphics and animation with oop and timeline, set-up, browser compatibility,  quality assurance, administration, and maintenance.

Programming: ActionScript 1.0 - 3.0, HTML/XHTML, XML, CSS, and thorough understanding of JS and PHP.

Graphic Art: original art, branding, interactive, audio and video production, photo retouching and color correction, pre press, font management, file conversion, ad layout, illustration, typesetting, copy writing, etc.

Project Management: estimating and maintaining budgets, trafficking jobs, scheduling, resource allocation, quality assurance, purchasing / vendor negotiation; written, verbal, and in person communication with internal and external clients.

Team Management: screening, hiring, firing, training, mentorship, development goals, reviews and employee support.

Technology: Mac and Windows pro; computer builds, networking and LAN set-up, administration and maintenance.

Current Company: totallytotallyamazing

Position: freelance AD / one to two man shop

Position Responsibilities: freelance graphics web and print

Industry: web, advertising, marketing, media

Company Website: http://www.totallytotallyamazing.com

Work History: totallytotallyamazing
May 2008 – Present, freelance Graphics Director (web / print)

Multiple freelance graphics projects for web and print.

Advance Internet
August 2007 – May 2008, Marketing Design Supervisor (print / online)

Responsible for design, production, branding, tracking, and project management of B2C and B2B banner ads, email blasts, print advertising, sell sheets, trade show collateral, brochures, direct mail, etc.

Direct communication on a daily basis via email, phone, and in person with approximately 30-40 internal clients, throughout the United States (varies due to new hires and total work load).

Responsible for finding, hiring, and training employees in the Marketing Design department.

WebMD, Inc.
September 2004 – March 2007, Production Manager (print / online)

Accountable for manufacturing and production of print (direct mail and books), marketing, and web products. Hands on management, scheduling, and tracking of projects between all team members.

Significantly reduced the printing costs of this publishing group by approximately 35%.

DnaArts, LLC
January 2001 – Present, Co-founder

Direct involvement in business model development, product design and development, quality assurance, management, project management, implementation, and accounting.

Creating rich media for web sites, interactive presentations, quizzes, expandable banners, etc.

Delta Graphics, Inc.
April 2001 – January 2004, Digital Pre Press Manager / Technical Consultant

Created a digital pre press department within this direct mail print shop. Estimated and purchased over 90K worth of equipment.

Establish a digital workflow that integrated well with the existing traditional photomechanical one. Trained and mentored all employees in this department.

Performed all types of print production and editing of customer art files, including photo retouching and color correction; responsible for file back-up and storage.

Daryl Graphics, Inc.
February 1998 – December 2000, Digital Pre Press Supervisor

Responsibilities included: hands on supervision of this five employee EPP dept.; maintained, repaired, and upgraded 4 Macs, 1 film imagesetter and its RIP, 2 PC workstations, and a network; direct client support; design and editing of customer files; scanning, photo retouching and color correction; print production, trapping, and imposition; calibrated monitors, film density, and digital proofer to press; purchased approximately 20-25K / year in equipment and supplies; file back-up and storage.

Bert Williams Advertising
September 1989 – February 1998, Art Studio Manager

Responsibilities included: art direction, departmental budgeting, administration, and management; finding, screening, hiring, supporting, and maintaining relationships with freelance designers, illustrators, calligraphers, photographers, models, typesetters, printers, and graphic art vendors.

Graduation Year: 1989

Academic Institution: SUNY New Paltz

What Services Can You Offer Adgabber Members?: Banner ad links - design and production:

http://totallytotallyamazing.com/Advance/Advance.htm

http://totallytotallyamazing.com/banner/kitchen.html

http://www.dnaarts.com/FL_LD_WEBMD_300x250_BR.html

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At 3:32pm on February 24, 2009, Rebecca Holmes said…: Lots of ad peeps are going to this next week, will you be there?
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