present experience
Art Director and Graphic Designer, Launch Agency
Carrollton, Texas October 1999 - Present
Once a subsidiary entity within Temerlin McClain, Launch Agency specializes in brand launching and relaunching traditional business - everything from logo and collateral design to print and television ad campaigns.
Art Direction
- Assist with new business growth, brand concept and development
- Work with copywriters in idea conception, execution and presentation
- Schedule work-load and allocate job duties to associates
- Provide direction to interns, production artists and freelancers
Design
- Compose logos, brand identity and collateral
- Contribute graphic and visual support on both an individual and team level
- Illustration
Web Design
- Design/re-design the graphical look of web sites, based on current industry trends
- Provide basic site architecture and HTML coding
Mechanical Production
- Set up and manage the process of mechanical production
- Prepare final high-resolution art
- Analyze files to recognize potential efficiencies and problems in final production
Hardware/Software Maintenance
- Set up and maintain all production systems, networking and software
- Provide data management, with archiving and information backup
CURRENT CLIENTS Pizza Inn, Great American Cookies, Park Place Dealerships, The Dallas Cowboys, The Star Telegram, Rent-A-Center, The Rise School, iMuffs and Western Rim.
CLIENTS Seventeen Salon, Dave and Buster's, eatZi's Market and Bakery, AT&T Broadband, The Dallas Zoo, GroceryWorks.com, Billingsley Company, Tribune Media Services, Data Return, Blockbuster Online and River Belle.
work experience
Prepress Division Manager, Diamond Graphics
Dallas,Texas August 1997 - October 1999
- Managed all prepress departments, ranging from scanning, retouching and digital imaging to stripping, proofing and plating.
- Actively engaged in problem-solving, job-scheduling, training, inventory and spoilage control, equipment maintenance and any other production issues.
- Played a key role in the production team, where we converted client-provided digital files into fully imposed and trapped press signatures for six-color, forty-inch, offset presses.
- Utilized my knowledge of prepress and digital publishing more directly with the print industry, while developing a new level of experience in print production.
Digital Prepress Specialist/Designer, Imagelynx Digital Imaging
Vancouver, British Columbia September 1996 - August 1997
- Prepared and maintained electronic data for film and digital press output, while solving problems in an unpredictable production environment.
- Worked directly with clients, providing design and creative support for all of their prepress needs.
Digital Prepress Manager, Kingcraft Color Graphics
Dallas, Texas March 1993 - September 1996
- Provided organization and technical support within a fast-paced, deadline-driven prepress environment.
- Maintained productivity and efficiency of all digital projects.
- Performed detailed file preparation, high-quality photo manipulation and complete page production.
Freelance Mac Specialist,
Austin & Dallas, Texas August 1991 - November 1993
- Contracted jobs with various service bureaus and ad agencies in Dallas and Austin.
- Provided Macintosh support, design and production of mostly local campaigns.
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talents
Art Direction, Graphic Design and Illustration
Digital Image Editing and Manipulation
Web and Interactive Concept and Design
skills
Mechanical Paste-Ups and Comps
Prepress and Print Production
Post-Film Proofing
proficient software skills
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe GoLive
Adobe Flash
Adobe Acrobat
QuarkXPress
equipment
All Macintosh Systems
Various Digital Proofing Systems
Various Digital Imagesetters
Drum and Flatbed Scanners
education
BFA, Studio Art, The University of Texas, Austin