- Education
- The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ, December 2004
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with concentration in Illustration
- Technical Skills
- Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash,
Microsoft
Office, HTML, XHTML, CSS, ActionScript, Apple, PC
- Creative Skills
- Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Corporate Identity, Web Design,
Stoyrboard Art, Illustrating, Cartooning, Animation, Creative Writing,
Fluent in Spanish
- Freelance Experience
- Godfather Paintball
Green Brook, NJ
Grand Opening and Logo Banners
- Contacted by company owner to design a Grand Opening and logo
banner system.
- Designed 6 banners of large proportions within 24-hour timeframe.
- ABC Bail Bonds
Trenton, NJ
College Employment Flyer
- Personally selected by company representative to create flyer.
- Designed eye-catching flyer to attract attention of collegiate
students seeking employment.
- Work Experience
- Knowledgepoint360
Lyndhurst, NJ: July 2012 - October 2012
Layout Artist
- Designed promotion and information print pieces such as scientific posters,
medical conference invitations, prescription drug brochures, and symposium newsletters.
- Creation of new website layouts for upcoming pharmaceutical drug education presentations.
- Assisted Creative Director in conceptualizing designs for upcoming projects.
- Redrew graphics and charts for medical journal entries.
- Coded new bi-monthly pharmaceutical e-newsletter and news website for online members.
- Updated and corrected any print or web pieces prior to publication.
- Bank of America-Merrill Lynch
Hopewell, NJ: November 2011 - June 2012
Web Designer
- Project lead for Wealth Management site migration
- Designed layout to ensure easier readability and acess to articles and links.
- Created Solutions pages with new menu navigation system.
- Utilized Content Management System in migration of web files from legacy to updated servers.
- Updated and maintained Investment Benefits website upon request.
- Uploaded new perspectives webpage requests.
- Migrated and recoded articles from U.S. Trust website to an updated server.
- Everyday Health Professional, Inc./MedPage Today/Projects In
Knowledge
Little Falls, NJ: February 2008 - June 2011
Graphics Specialist
- Everyday Health Professional, Inc./MedPage Today
- Development of icons and banners for use in Android, Blackberry,
iPhone, and iPad.
- Animate rotating web banners to advertise upcoming medical
conferences.
- Design company promotional pieces.
- Redesign of video player for easier control and navigation.
- Redesign of KevinMD.com logo
- Projects In Knowledge
- Assist Vice President of Design for satellite symposiums and
webcasts.
- Provided support in redesign of company website and Living
Medical Textbook.
- Banner and button system for web pages.
- Print pieces and advertisements such as booklets, brochures,
invitations,
postcards, posters, and syllabi.
- Reformat Powerpoint slides for project directors
- Utilize PIK format for live programs and webcasts.
- Redraw or recreate graphs.
- Coordinate with IT to create mock-up web pages, member updates
and
email notifications using HTML and CSS.
- The Chubb Institiute
Parsippany, NJ: December 2006 - October 2007
North Brunswick, NJ: November 2007 - December 2007
Graphic Design and Animation Instructor
- Design Basics - Introduction to graphic design with Photoshop
and Illustrator.
- Digital Imaging - Advanced graphic design with Photoshop
and Illustrator.
- Digital Print - Desktop publishing with InDesign and
QuarkXpress.
- Visual Communications - Basic web design and animation
with Dreamweaver and Flash.
- Web Scripting - Advanced web design and animation with
Flash and ActionScript.
- Web Development - Advanced Web Design with Dreamweaver,
HTML, XHTML, CSS, and PHP.
- Portfolio Production - Completion of professional student
portfolios and résumés.
- SMART Tuition Management Services, First Investors Federal Savings
Bank
Edison, NJ: May 2005 - January 2007
Graphics Design Special Projects: July 2005 - December 2005
- Volunteered for initiative to redesign division's payment booklet.
- Creation of several designs for executive committee review.
- Design of final product utilizing Microsoft Word.
- Selected by company President for special project to redesign
parent enrollment brochures.
- Met with key stakeholders to define desired clients and created
variations based on their needs.
- Brochures used by all schools who participated in the SMART
program.
Customer Service Representative
- Resolved heavy volume phone inquiries by parents regarding their
accounts.
- Accepted account payments by phone.
- Updated accounts by school request.
- Inputted new parent accounts into SMART system.
- Trained new employees.
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