PROFILE Creative Director in Graphic Design, with extensive hands-on design, computer pre-press and interactive experience. Accomplished in organizational and interpersonal skills necessary to manage projects from start to finish in order to meet both marketing and design objectives. Proficient in Quark Express, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft PowerPoint, Macromedia Dreamweaver and other related programs. Well-versed in both MacIntosh and PC platforms.

EXPERIENCE
PROJECT MANAGER • FUSIVE.COM
FT. L, FL / NY, NY August 1999-present
Responsible for managing client expectations and assuring timely, quality delivery of internet sites. Working with Art Directors, content managers, producers and developers to coordinate strategy and delivery scheduling. Meeting and negotiating with high-level executives of Fortune 500 and other companies (including Sony Latam www.latin.sony.com, Credit Suisse First Boston www.csfb.com and Lehman Brothers www.lehmanlive.com ). Managed teams of up to 12 members. Also art directed development of several web sites.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR • VENT MAGAZINE
WPB, FL June 1998-December 1998
Design of young adult general-interest national magazine. Worked directly with publisher and editorial director and art department. Oversaw selection of illustrators and photography. Selected photographers and art directed photo shoots for feature and stories. Also personally illustrated many feature stories. Initiated complete redesign of the magazine.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR • BIG ENTERTAINMENT
BOCA RATON, FL March 1995-January 1998 Design and direction of editorial, retail website, posters, catalogs, promotional and collateral for entertainment retail/publishing company. Staff of five. Developed promotional website in conjunction with the Sci-Fi Channel. Restructured and reduced cost of promotions and production by maximizing productivity and bringing all creative in-house. Created and designed a series of full color Illustrated Novels distributed by HarperCollins. Responsible for the hiring and supervision of all illustrators for same. Produced television commercials as part of an advertising campaign with ABC Television. Designed story concept boards for presentation to Fox television and various movie studios. Conceptualized and created promotional campaign with Nabisco foods for company cross promotion. Publications include Leonard Nimoy’s Primortals, Tom Clancy’s NetForce, Neil Gaiman’s Lady Justice and Mickey Spillaine’s Mike Danger and others.

ART DIRECTOR • HARRIS PUBLICATIONS
NYC September 1989-March 1995
ART DIRECTOR • HARRIS COMICS January 1994-March 1995 Design and direction of comic books, trade paperbacks, posters and all promotional materials for the Harris Comics line, including Vengeance of Vampirella, Harsh Realm, Chains of Chaos, Vampirella Classic, The Rook and repackaging and reprinting of the original Warren Publishing Vampirella series. Dealing directly with the editor-in-chief and advertising department as well as artists and colorists in creation of concepts for the Harris line. Oversaw advertising campaigns for the Harris line of comics. Responsible for the hiring of freelance support staff, including photographers, illustrators, designers and production. Overseeing production of all materials, working directly with printers in both traditional and electronic mediums.
DESIGN ASSOCIATE • GUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE • HARRIS PUBLICATIONS
NYC September 1989-December 1993
Design of monthly international music magazine. Including logos and layout, custom type and various special issues and sections. Handled all aspects of planning including pagination, copy-flow, structural continuity, and last-minute ad insertion/re-pagination. Fast-paced atmosphere working on material subject to continuous revision. Coordinated with the Music Department production of guitar transcriptions and lesson copy. Oversaw production of German-language edition.

DESIGNER/PRODUCTION • DELL PUBLISHING
NYC November 1988-September 1989
Layout and copyfitting for Dell paperbacks. Promotional and collateral. Spine design for hardcover books.

INDEPENDENT PROJECTS

POLYGRAM September 1997
Creative Direction of video and element design for PolyGram Latin America promotional video.

MOTOROLA August 1997
Illustration and packaging for the Motorola/ESPN.to.go Pager.

CNBC March 1997 Various promotional and collateral pieces to promote the CNBC Streetline Pager.

SPORTSLINE USA January 1996
Website design and execution of prototype for "The Virtual Bookstore".
December 1996 Website design and execution of Home Page for FedEx/Orange Bowl Promotion Page.
March 1998 Collage and chart design for annual report.

BRITISH KNIGHTS FOOTWEAR DEUTSCH INC. January 1995
Image creation and manipulation for “ratch-tech” sneaker campaign.

DAILY EXPRESS November 1993-January 1994
Design, production and pre-press of prototype for Trade publication.

MUSIC PROMOTION August 1992-present Creation and execution of logo design, promotional posters and invitations and packaging of cassette and compact disc releases for various major & independent labels.

FREELANCE DESIGN & DIRECTION August 1992-present
MTV Latino
Disney International