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Over the past 20 years I have worked on a broad range of projects, from creative ideation to project management. The common thread has always been a determination to deliver best-in-class results to those who depend on me. My work experience spans many pre-media disciplines. From graphic design, illustration, web development and motion graphics to pre-press, project management, brand management and asset management. My pre-media experience has consistently allowed me to define myself as a creative problem solver. I have had the honor of providing my services to several prominent clients including McDonald's Corporation, Discover Financial Services, Borders, Bosch, Hart Schaffner Marx, Sears, Chicago Cubs, Hospira, UnitedHealth Group, Wright Auctions as well as a number of agencies and design firms including Leo Burnett, Arc Worldwide, Thirst and Trisect.

Classic Color, New Technologies Manager  ———  1994 - 2013 Classic hired me as a pre-press operator specializing in projects requiring creative expertise. I often volunteered for new challenges, expanding my role and adding value to my position. My duties spanned many disciplines but primarily focused on internal and client-based creative services. Responsibilities included promotions, design and layout, logo development, corporate identity, creating and maintaining web and intranet content, multimedia, digital signage, project management, brand management, workflow development and training personnel on new technologies. Over the years I completed many noteworthy projects, some of which I have detailed below.
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McDonald’s McCafé Digital Menu Boards (DMB) I was challenged to produce content for McDonald’s national McCafé DMB solution. In response, I taught myself Adobe After Effects and produced McDonald's digital menu board content for over a year until I trained my replacement. Achievements include:

• For over one year I produced monthly video-based content for 20 - 50 versions of the McCafé DMB that accommodated all national store requirements, agency market tests as well as content for international stores.
• Established workflow around the effort to ensure consistency and allow for future expansion
• Created a web-based viewing interface to facilitate agency and McDonald’s approval process
• Designed the first four-monitor DMB layout that replaced static menu boards for new store installations

McDonald’s Automated Workflow I was instrumental in the development and implementation of a custom workflow that redefined how McDonald’s in-store Point of Sale (POS) material was produced after creative ideation was established. This workflow provided a reliable, auditable conduit for POS projects to follow starting with agency-supplied creative and ending with final print-ready files supplied to print vendors. This successful endeavor reduced national POS production time by 20%, removed all conventional proofing and related costs as well as many other advantages. My accomplishments include:

• Produced and presented several proposals for McDonald’s, their integration partner, primary agency and internal Classic employees
• Produced and maintained a complete POS template library to ensure brand consistency
• Provided on-site client training and trained new hires
• Created web-based SOPs for Classic employees
• Developed several automated processes, adding further efficiencies to the overall solution
• Managed several aspects of the workflow after implementation

Borders Brand Management Classic was offered an opportunity to take over Borders in-store signage production. My efforts were instrumental in expansion of the Borders account. Accomplishments include:

• Assumed production of approximately 200 monthly signage elements previously produced by a production team
• Implemented a soft proofing workflow to replace conventional proof routing
• When Borders chose to move signage production in-house, I developed training material and SOPs and went on-site to assist in their transition
• Produced and managed a branded digital asset management solution that served as a signage template library and an international file distribution resource

Discover Financial Services – Brand Management Solution consisting of Asset Management and Soft Proofing. My contribution included proposals & presentations, training for 100+ employees, creation of custom help guides, web development, workflow development and process automation Hospira Inc. – Proposals, training, implementation and management of customized web-based asset management for rights managed imagery and completed print projects Chicago Cubs – Proposals & presentations, training, creative and pre-press online soft proofing workflow

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The following are skills and knowledge that I have acquired and continue to develop.
Plan, implement and manage complex projects, manage multiple projects concurrently, graphic design, page layout, illustration, 3D modeling and rendering, motion graphics and animation, image manipulation and retouching, typography, web design and authoring, Flash, HTML, CSS, Javascript, identify and solve problems, describe concepts graphically, produce instructional documentation, technical/corporate writing, create proposals, produce and host presentations, train and instruct, brand management, digital asset management, technical sales and client support, digital signage and pre-press production.
I'm also self-motivated, detail-oriented and able to efficiently manage multiple projects.

I’ve worked primarily on the Macintosh but also work proficiently on the PC as well. I have a great deal of experience in the following software packages: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Acrobat Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver, FontForge, PowerPoint, Keynote, Excel, Word, Quickeys, Xinet and Webnative, Kodak Insite, Pageflex, Prinergy Workflow, and Flipping Book Publisher