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HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Skills and Experience–Multimedia asset design and production and animation; Web Page Design (including animations); Web site configuration and startup (including password setup, secure site configuration, forms development, graphics rotation, and redirects); Proposal coordination and production; Electronic prepress preparation; Storyboard illustration; Magazine, Newsletter, and Newspaper design; Presentation design and production; Book production; Illustration; Cartooning; Publication and ad design and layout. • Designed
web site for the DoD’s Office of Family Policy’s Family Action
Program Management • Designed
interface and Flash-based manual for World Health Organization’s
Introduction to • Designed
and provided animation sequences for "Number 2" cartoon pencil
character for the • Won Apex
’97 Awards for Cartooning, Illustration, and Design Excellence
for work on the best-selling • Designed web site for the Northstar Funds Group, www.northstarfunds.com. • Created
cartoons and illustrations for the AOL site Ric Edelman’s Money
University, and the • Won Maryland-DC-Delaware
Press Association "Best of Show" and "First Place for
Category" awards • Won Federal Government Blue Pencil Award for cartoons for Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. • Produced complex animation sequence for videodisc instruction package of Singer Corporation’s JTIDS aircraft defense radar system in 6 weeks. • Selected
by major TV station as staff artist for Emmy Award—winning children’s
show. Created effective • Headed up Northstar Fund web site design project (team of three), from ISP selection to storyboarding, quality control, testing, coding, and implementation. • Using aerospace advocacy contacts, took initiative for successful public relations efforts and was responsible for desktop publishing and production management for the Single-Stage Rocket Technology (SSRT) Program and the Clementine Deep Space Mission of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization at the Pentagon. • Designed and implemented indexing system for NASA Space Station Program Office (SSPO) documentation graphics. Expanded SSPO’s design and reprographics department and established new procedures to meet extremely tight turnaround demands (often one hour) for presentation graphics. • Assisted in design of database management system for NASA’s Code O Reimbursable Tracking System. Did primary data gathering. Also provided graphics and documentation to define work flow requirements. • Saved publisher of 300,000-circulation weekly tabloid $50,000 a year in production costs by negotiating new print contract and by convincing publisher to make publication production equipment upgrades. Reduced deadline time to printer by 5 hours a week and mailing time by 1 full day a week.
2001— Present— Creative Options, Washington, DC— Designer Web design and production, Flash and ImageReady animations and interface elements for American Chemical Society, A.T. Kearney, National Education Association, American Red Cross, and Fannie Mae. 1997—2000— PerformTech, Inc., Alexandria, VA–Visual Media Designer and Animator Web and
CD interface design, illustration, and animation for both Web applications
and 1995—97 Edelman Communications, Inc., Fairfax, VA– Web Design, Desktop Publishing and Multimedia Support Specialist and Cartoonist Web page design, publication production, layout and design, and multimedia support, including illustration, storyboards, and cartoons for print, video, and electronic media. 1992—95 Comprehensive
Technologies International, Fairfax, VA– Professional services clients, Pentagon contracts, and Documentation Support Center. Illustrated company publications and deliverables as staff artist/cartoonist. Produced video storyboards, multimedia asset creation, marketing publications, newsletters, presentation materials, reports, and proposals using PowerMacs, Xerox 5775 color printer/copier, and Tektronix color printers. 1990—92 Independent Contractor (Graphics, Illustration, and Proposal Production) Clients included Martin Marietta, MCI Telecommunications, Computer Sciences Corporation, PRC, Inc., Mitre Corporation, the American Physical Therapy Association, and the Bureau of National Affairs.
1989—90 Labat-Anderson,
Incorporated, Arlington, VA– Supervised
staff in production of publications, presentation graphics, and
proposals 1988—89 HBH Communications, Inc., Rockville, MD–Shift Supervisor Produced ads and newsletters. Supervised second shift, including all equipment/system maintenance. 1988 Barrios Technology, Reston, VA–Documentation Services Supervisor, NASA SSPO Supervised staff of 10 to produce all documentation for SSPO. Was responsible for all vendor liaison, equipment acquisition, and employee evaluation and training. Contract ended in August 1988. 1985—88 Independent
Contractor (Graphic Arts); Creative Options, Inc., Washington,
DC– Clients
included IBM, the American Institutes of Research, Orbital Sciences
Corporation, 1983—85 Carver Photocomposition, Inc., Arlington, VA–Shift Supervisor Managed
shift and supervised staff. Handled disc conversions; telecommunications;
large book jobs 1980—83 Bowne Information Systems, Washington, DC–Customer Service Representative Was responsible for consulting for contracts with U.S. EPA, NRC, DOE, State of Maryland Highway Commission, and U.S. Department of Labor. Conducted word processing training. PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT The SPOTLIGHT, Washington, DC–Production Manager Supervised staff of six artists, typesetters, and photographers in prepress production of weekly tabloid, mailers, books, and collateral material. Negotiated printing contracts, did on-site print quality control, was in charge of equipment acquisition, and worked closely with direct mail staff. Concept Advertising, Arlington, VA–Graphic Artist Human Events, Washington, DC–Graphic Artist WMAL-TV
7, Washington, DC–"Claire & Coco" children’s
show–Staff Artist, Set Designer
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