Professional Profile and Proficiencies
A graphic designer and writer since 2004, I have extensive design experience in financial, travel, medical, healthcare, direct mail, and textbook publication industries. I am a Mac-based designer, proficient in:
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Premiere, and Audition)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint), plus the Mac equivalents (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote)
• HTML5, CSS, and Adobe Animate
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Premiere, and Audition)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint), plus the Mac equivalents (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote)
• HTML5, CSS, and Adobe Animate
Professional Experience
various clients
Freelance/Contract Graphic Designer, April 2018 – present
• Assists various agencies and in-house design departments as needed with design and art direction support
Freelance/Contract Graphic Designer, April 2018 – present
• Assists various agencies and in-house design departments as needed with design and art direction support
Oxford Pharmagenesis
Senior Graphic Artist of Motion Design, November 2020 – November 2021
• Graphic designer and presentation specialist for a variety of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies
• Designs, develops, and animates presentations in Powerpoint
• Provides additional design assistance – poster layout and figure redraws – where needed
• Records and edits audio from speakers and presenters
Senior Graphic Artist of Motion Design, November 2020 – November 2021
• Graphic designer and presentation specialist for a variety of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies
• Designs, develops, and animates presentations in Powerpoint
• Provides additional design assistance – poster layout and figure redraws – where needed
• Records and edits audio from speakers and presenters
Capital One
Senior Art Director, August 2018 – September 2019
• Led the creative team in designing and executing national direct mail campaigns for Consumer Bank & Investing
• Designed a card carrier for the redesigned Capital One debit card
• Assisted in strategizing marketing campaigns for a variety of other campaigns
Senior Art Director, August 2018 – September 2019
• Led the creative team in designing and executing national direct mail campaigns for Consumer Bank & Investing
• Designed a card carrier for the redesigned Capital One debit card
• Assisted in strategizing marketing campaigns for a variety of other campaigns
Quattro Direct
Interactive Graphic Designer, May 2010 – January 2018
• Designed and strategized direct response collateral (emails, mail kits, banner ads, and social posts) for clients including ditech, U.S. Bank, Comcast, Verizon, Recovery Centers of America, Citadel, My Alarm Center, Genworth, and New Penn Financial
• Ran the day-to-day campaigns for U.S. Bank, Elan, and Citadel
• Designed and built web and microsites for Silver Springs – Martin Luther School, Walmart, and ditech
• Conceptualized and designed an award-winning video, radio, and transit campaign for the American Red Cross
• Hubspot certified, 2017
Interactive Graphic Designer, May 2010 – January 2018
• Designed and strategized direct response collateral (emails, mail kits, banner ads, and social posts) for clients including ditech, U.S. Bank, Comcast, Verizon, Recovery Centers of America, Citadel, My Alarm Center, Genworth, and New Penn Financial
• Ran the day-to-day campaigns for U.S. Bank, Elan, and Citadel
• Designed and built web and microsites for Silver Springs – Martin Luther School, Walmart, and ditech
• Conceptualized and designed an award-winning video, radio, and transit campaign for the American Red Cross
• Hubspot certified, 2017
Nesbitt Graphics
Graphic Production Artist, April 2009 – January 2010
• Designed and laid out interior pages for clients including Allyn & Bacon, Bedford St. Martin, Cengage, and Prentice Hall
Graphic Production Artist, April 2009 – January 2010
• Designed and laid out interior pages for clients including Allyn & Bacon, Bedford St. Martin, Cengage, and Prentice Hall
Merkle
Freelance Graphic Production Artist, July – November 2008
• Designed and strategized direct mail campaigns for clients including Advanta, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Kroger, and RBS
Freelance Graphic Production Artist, July – November 2008
• Designed and strategized direct mail campaigns for clients including Advanta, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Kroger, and RBS
WoltersKluwer Health
American College of Physicians
Globe Pequot Press
Freelance Book Designer, September 2004 – May 2008
• Designed and laid out interior pages for hundreds of titles, including Diseases, A Nursing Process Approach to Excellent Care; Incredibly Easy series; and Incredibly Visual series
American College of Physicians
Globe Pequot Press
Freelance Book Designer, September 2004 – May 2008
• Designed and laid out interior pages for hundreds of titles, including Diseases, A Nursing Process Approach to Excellent Care; Incredibly Easy series; and Incredibly Visual series
Awards and Other Achievements
• Author, Queen: Complete Works (Reynolds & Hearn, 2007; 2nd ed. Titan Books, 2011; 3rd ed. 2018); Decades: Pink Floyd In the 1970s (Sonicbond Publishing, 2020); On Track: Elvis Costello and the Attractions 1977–1986 (Sonicbond Publishing, 2021); On Track: Little Feat (Sonicbond Publishing, 2022)
• Best of Show, American Red Cross Campaign, Bennys 2017 (PDMA)
• 2006 First Edition of the Year, Incredibly Visual series, for publishing excellence
• Best of Show, American Red Cross Campaign, Bennys 2017 (PDMA)
• 2006 First Edition of the Year, Incredibly Visual series, for publishing excellence