Field Experience
Novatum of Indiana, LLC (subsidiary dezigner.com) | Westfield, Indiana.
Owner. Web design/development and print design. Clients include ITT Technical Institute, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Economic Club of Indiana and Orchard Park Presbyterian Church. January 2004 – Present.
Wild Birds Unlimited Franchise Support Center | Carmel, Indiana.
Graphic Design Manager. Web design, print design, packaging design for over 275 WBU stores. December 2008 – Present.
Just Marketing International | Zionsville, Indiana.
New Media Design Manager. Managed a team of three: two .net programmers and one web designer. Day-to-day tasks included: UI design, art direction, project management, coordination of outsourcing resources and development of internal/external web, video, and print based solutions. Clients included: UPS, Directv, Lenovo, Crown Royal, Johnnie Walker, LG, Just Marketing, Executive Drive and Road and Track L!VE. April 2008 – November 2008.
Sallie Mae | Fishers, Indiana.
Senior User Interface Designer. Managed a team of one .Net programmer and two web designers to create dynamic Microsoft Share Point based solutions for Sallie Mae and USA Funds. Day-to-day tasks included: art direction, UI design, project management, QA Testing, and metrics analysis.July 2007 – April 2008.
Web-Pros, Inc. | Greenwood, Indiana.
Creative Director. Managed a team of three web designers. Day-to-day tasks included: project management and creation of internet, multimedia & print design. Clients include Riley Children’s Foundation, Urology of Indiana, Sando Jones Aker Plastic Surgery, G. Thrapp Jewelers, Peyton Manning, OrthoIndy and LIN TV. August 1996 – July 2007.
Romelli & Associates | Cincinnati, Ohio.
Art Director. Design and coordinate jobs. Clients include Sonic Drive-In, Kroger,
Jergens and Origin. September 1995 – August 1996.
Crystal Tissue | Middletown, Ohio.
Graphic Designer. Art direct freelance illustrators and designers in creating artwork to be printed on gift bags and tissue paper. Coordinated product
production of gift bags in United States, Hong Kong, Korea, China, and Israel.
Designed and produced packaging for Crystal Tissue, Target, Walmart, and Osco.
Aided in updating Crystal’s computer needs in the design environment. Coordinated
all aspects of the 1995 catalogs including design layout, photography and production.
July 1994 – September 1995.
Teaching Experience
Art Institute
Online |
Pittsburgh, PA.
Adjunct Professor. Typography. Spring Semester 2006.
University
of Indianapolis | Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Adjunct Professor. Introduction to the Computer for Artists Art 101-50 (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint. Web
Design for Artists 371-50 (Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and Imageready) and 372-50 (Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and Imageready). Evening Classes. Spring Semester 2001 – Spring Semester 2004.
Herron School of Art, IUPUI | Indianapolis, Indiana.
Adjunct Professor. A201/A543 Visual Communication I – Evening Class. Introduction
and general exposure to the communication design profession. Provides instruction
in mastering technical and conceptual skills relative to design, a functional
problem-solving process. Fall Semester 2000.
Indiana University | Bloomington, Indiana.
Associate Instructor. S250 – Introduction to Graphic Design. Main focus
on graphic design principles, graphic design history, typography, and Adobe
Illustrator. During lab students worked on independent creative solutions for
7 projects throughout the semester. Total student enrollment was 40. Spring
semester 1999 duties included preparation for 2 lectures a week, planned lab
activities, and grade all projects and quizzes. Created a class web site updated
weekly to communicate with enrolled students. September 1996 – May 1999.
Education
Indiana
University | Bloomington, Indiana.
MFA Graphic Design Degree. Course work included letterpress, multimedia, web
design and traditional print. May 1999.
Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio.
BFA in Communication Design, Cum Laude. Coursework included Foundation Core,
Graphic Arts Production, Drawing, 20th Century Design History, Illustration,
Computer Publishing and Communication Design. May 1994.
Scholarships & Awards
Knote Scholarship.
Indiana University. September 1996.
Wilder Traveling Scholarship Award.
Art Academy of Cincinnati senior award based on merit. Highest honor of graduating
class. Traveled to Europe – London, Paris, Basel and Zurich. April 1995.
Excellence In Graphic Design Scholarship.
Art Academy of Cincinnati fourth year Scholarship for 1993-94 school year.
Conferences, Seminars and Organizations
Effective Project Management. Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center. October 2008.
The Indianapolis Chamber
of Commerce. Gold Member. 2006 to Present.
College Fraternity Editors Association.
Annual Awards Judge. 2000 – 2004.
AIGA
Indianapolis Chapter. Board Member,
1999 – May 2002.
AIGA Indianapolis Chapter.
Member, 1999 – May 2002.
AIGA National Retreat. Atlanta, GA. August 2001.
Fuse 98, San Francisco, CA. May 1998.
The AIGA Electronic Design Symposium, Lynda Weinman, Indianapolis, IN.
October 1997.
Mixing Messages, New York, NY. November 1996.
Art Directors of Cincinnati. Member. 1996.
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