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CONTACT www.MonsterHungry.com [email protected] 703.629.3247 2684 Roslyn St, #1 Denver, CO 80238 TECHNICAL SKILLS Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Dreamweaver Flash PowerPoint Word Acrobat AWARDS • Art Directors Club of Washington Annual Show Certificate of Merit • Association Trends Gold Award • PIAA Corporate Collateral Certificate of Merit • IABC Silver Inkwell Award EDUCATION Radford University December 1997 Bachelor of Science in Art Course emphasis on Design Deans List CREATIVE QUALIFICATIONS Award winning Creative Director with over 15 years experience in the agency and technology environment. A proven record of delivering online and offline marketing initiatives for national clients in support of specific business objectives. I work hard. I work fast. And I try to have as much fun as possible while doing it. WORK HISTORY Creative Director ThinkDesign & Communications – A Moiré Marketing Partners Company Denver, CO + Falls Church, VA // Sept. 2004 - Present An award winning, full-service design and communications company. • Lead all studio creative operations supporting over 40 concurrent projects. • Hired, managed and evaluated 10-person design team and oversaw contractor relationships. • Oversaw the complete rebranding of several national corporations thru web and print. • Launched social media marketing initiatives for national clients. • Designed the Smithsonian Institution - Invention Division’s activities report for 4 consecutive years. • Concept, create and deliver award winning work utilizing user-centered design methodologies, and a comprehensive understanding of UX, story boarding, IA and wire framing. • Directed developers in the use of jQuery, Flash, (X)HMTL, and CSS to create dynamic and compelling user experiences for mobile and web. Senior Designer JDG Communications // Falls Church, VA // Sept. 2001 - Sept. 2004 A leading full-service firm specializing in strategic marketing services ranging from research and strategy to creative execution. • Worked successfully as an individual, team member, and team lead to develop visual solutions across a range of print and web projects. • Researched, concepted and developed branding strategies, as well as creative briefs that communicated a consistent message across all customer touch points. • Managed multiple clients while consistently meeting deadlines to produce valuable work for the client and studio. • Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of UX, story boarding, IA, wire framing, color theory as well as page/screen layout while working cross platform, on an array of print, web and multimedia projects. Designer MicroStrategy // Vienna, VA // Dec. 1997 - Sept. 2001 A leading global provider of enterprise software platforms for business, mobile and social intelligence applications. • Developed industry award winning solutions for annual reports, presentations, brochures, media kits, branding guidelines, magazines, advertisements, mailers, manuals, product packaging, logos, pocket folders, flyers, Flash development, web sites, and interfaces while considering the intended audience, viewing manner, respective budgets and media constraints of each. • Managed team of 4 designers. • Directed Photographers and Illustrators to develop expressive work. • Experienced in press inspections, paper selection, print buying, photo licensing, and varnishing techniques. Dallas Gotschall Monstrous Design + Creative Direction Click me!
