Summary
I make visual communication an exciting experience while audiences are kept completely captivated, awe-struck and entertained. Accomplishing all of this through experience gained rapidly from my vast array of past positions held.
Materials; Papers, Cardstocks, Foamcore, Protofoam, Corrugates, EPS, Plastics, Mylar, Acrylics, Tapes, Pressure Sensitive, Solvents & Thinners, Paints, Stains, Adhesives, Epoxies, Veneers, Woods, Moldings, MDF, Laminates, Chipboard, Metals, Magnetized, Fasteners, Extrusions, Powder-coatings, Static Reaction, Sand, Rock, Granite, Marble, Masonry, Concrete, Plaster, Gypsum.
Printing; Flexographic, Screen, Linocut, Pad, Distortion, Fish, Spot, Whiteplate, 4Color etc Wood Fabrication, Metal Fabrication,Plastics, Power Tools & Hand Tools.
Game Credits; Cruisin’ USA, Jurassic Park, X-Files, Starship Troopers, South Park, Austin Powers, Goosebumps, Udderly Tickets, Soccer Xtreme, Viper Nite Drivin’, Sharky’s Shootout (Jeanette Lee’s), Kelly Packard’s Golden Cue Linkable System, Wack-A-Doodle-Doo, Harley-Davidson, NFL, High Roller Casino, Galactic Bowling, Regata Jukeboxes, Titanic, Godzilla, Lost In Space, American 7′s, Lady Firecracker, Donna Diamond, Reel ‘Em In, Video Arcade, Slot Machines, Pinball Machines, Video Lottery.
Clients; Meijer, Albertson’s, Jewel, Safeway, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Circuit City, Best Buy, TruServ/True Value, Walgreen’s Drugstore, Binny’s Beverage Depot, Walmart, Speedway, Carmex, Fisher, Abbott Laboratories, Playboy, Glock, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Accenture, Costco, Sams, American Greetings, Fiskars, Menards, DoItBest, TurtleWax, CVS, SiriusXM Radio, Kenneth Cole, Kohls, Scott’s, GlaxoSmithKline, Rapala, Mepp’s, Bass Pro Shops, Dicks Sporting, Sprint, Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Yum Brands, Airborne, A.Hardy, Redneck Pepper, Lil’ Drug, Office Depot, Staples, OfficeMax, Bacardi, AutoZone, Target, Armour/Eckridge, Jaguar/GM, Chicago Cubs, Chicago WhiteSox, Eisenberg Beef
Specialties
Adobe CS, Including PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, DVD Encore, Sound Forge, Image Ready, Acrobat, 3DS Max, Maya, Lightwave, Houdini, ZBrush, Mudbox, SketchUp, 3D Modeling, Rendering, Animation, Combustion, Corel, Suitcase, Poser, WS FTPpro, Esko Artios CAD, Macromedia Dreamweaver, DPaint, Unix-Based Dolev Image Setters, Image Ready, 2D Animation.Server File Exchanges Detailed Archiving, WEB Ready Animations, WordPress, HTML, Images, Docs and PDF conversion, Resourcing, Green Screen, Vinyl Cutting, Advertising, Consulting, Reenactments, Presentations, Courtroom Support, Crime Scene Support, Dramatization, Medical Animation, Video Effects, Editing, Compositing, Overlays,
Experience
Senior Creative Director
Confidential
Broadcast Media industry
September 2010 – Present (1 year 1 month) Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
Advertising, Video Compositing & Effects, 3D Model Creation, Animation, Commercial Editing, Web Content Creation.
Illustrator / Artist
Ocean Front Magazine
Publishing industry
May 2011 – May 2011 (1 month) Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
Illustration / Artist for Coastal Magazine Publication
Sales & Marketing Director / Art Director
BrandingHaus
Marketing and Advertising industry
March 2008 – September 2010 (2 years 7 months) Greater Chicago Area
Point of Purchase and Point of Sales Display Manufacturing. All Aspects of Design, Rendering, Presentation. Client Relations, Liaison, Sales, Production, Logistics and Invoicing.
Senior Creative Engineer / Sales & Mktg Director
Chicago P-O-P
Design industry
September 2007 – September 2010 (3 years 1 month) Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Point Of Purchase Display Manufacturing, Sales Leads, Presentations, Client Liaison, Prototyping, Logistics, Delivery
Contractual Design Consultant
Bay Area Property Solutions, Inc
Real Estate industry
January 2010 – January 2010 (1 month) Florida
Conception, Design & Layout of Logo, Letterhead, Business Card
Creative Director
MODO Exhibits
Events Services industry
January 2007 – January 2008 (1 year 1 month) McHenry, Illinois
All Aspects and Overseeing of Production for Trade Show and Exposition Booths. One Level, Bi-Level, Tri-Level, Kiosks & Pop Up Event Stations. Standard, InkJet, Solvent & Large Format Printing, Lamination and Substrate. 3D AutoCAD Design, Modeling, Rendering and Presentation. Client Liaison, Employee Management.
Industrial & Graphics Designer
Inventive Display Group
Marketing and Advertising industry
January 2005 – January 2008 (3 years 1 month) Niles, Illinois
Art Direction, Design and Presentation for Merchandising, Point of Purchase, Point of Sale, Display & Marketing.
Independent Design Consultant
Legend Creative Group
Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry
January 2005 – January 2006 (1 year 1 month) Lake Zurich, Illinois
Design Consultant for Point of Purchase Display Accounts.
Design Engineer
Bish Creative Display
Design industry
March 2001 – April 2005 (4 years 2 months) Lake Zurich, Illinois
Point Of Purchase Display Design & Manufacturing
Graphic Designer / Art Director
Renegade Records
Broadcast Media industry
January 1994 – January 2004 (10 years 1 month) Greater Chicago Area
All aspects of Graphic Design for Broadcast, Web, Event, Promotional, Advertising, Recording Production
Senior Graphic Designer
Mix Connection Multimedia
Broadcast Media industry
January 1993 – August 2003 (10 years 8 months) Greater Chicago Area
All aspects of Graphic Design for Broadcast, Recording, Promotion and Event Production.
Art Director
Stern Pinball
Entertainment industry
January 1999 – January 2001 (2 years 1 month) Melrose Park, Illinois Greater Chicago Area
All Aspects of Design, Graphic Design and Production for the Manufacturing of Arcade, Novelty, Pinball and FFC Gaming Venues. 3D Graphics, 2D Graphics, Animation, Magazine & Print Production, PrePress, Photography, Sculpture, Decorating, Prototyping, Game Testing
Art Director
Sega of America, Inc.
Public Company; SGAMY.PK; Computer Games industry
September 1997 – January 2001 (3 years 5 months) Greater Chicago Area
All Aspects of Design, Graphic Design and Production for the Manufacturing of Arcade, Novelty, Pinball and FFC Gaming Venues. 3D Graphics, 2D Graphics, Animation, Magazine & Print Production, PrePress, Photography, Sculpture, Decorating, Prototyping, Game Testing
Graphic Designer
Chicago Groove Records
Broadcast Media industry
January 1994 – January 2000 (6 years 1 month) Villa Park, Illinois
All aspects of design for Broadcast Media and Event Promotions
Retail Store Environment Installer
Sprint Nextel
Public Company; S; Telecommunications industry
January 1995 – January 1997 (2 years 1 month) Nationwide
U.S. Sprint Retail Store Environment Installer – On Call / Nationwide – Installation of All Point of Purchase and Point of Sale collateral materials. Duratrans Lightbox Signage, 15′ x 50′ Rear Cascading Wall Backdrop Murals, Large Format Digital Printing Mounting and Registration, Kiosk and Reception area Pedestals, Channel Lettering and Main Drop Banner Signage. Framing and Accentuation Panel Signage.
Artist / Installer
Czarnowski
Privately Held; Events Services industry
January 1995 – June 1996 (1 year 6 months) Greater Chicago Area
Installation Art & Graphics, Design, Production and Trade Show, Exposition Installation & Tear Down.
Production Artist
WMS Gaming
Public Company; WMS; Gambling & Casinos industry
March 1994 – March 1996 (2 years 1 month) Greater Chicago Area
All Aspects of Graphic Design for the Production of Gaming Machines. Mechanical Reel Slot Machines, Video Slot Machines, Video Poker, VLT Video Lottery
Airbrush Artist
Airbrushing on 63rd
Arts and Crafts industry
January 1995 – January 1996 (1 year 1 month) Chicago, Illinois 63rd & Sacramento
Airbrush Artist
3D Artist, Modeler & Animator
T.V. Games
Computer Games industry
January 1994 – January 1995 (1 year 1 month) Greater Chicago Area
Arcade Video Game Design. Specifically The Flagship Game for the “Cruisin” Franchise: Cruisin’ USA (Original)
Designer
S.O.S Records
Broadcast Media industry
1994 – 1994 (less than a year) Greater Chicago Area
All aspects of Graphic Design for Broadcast, Production and Recording Artist Media. Event Promotions, Sales & Marketing Collateral.
Airbrush Artist
Wasp Grafx
Arts and Crafts industry
January 1993 – January 1994 (1 year 1 month) Rogers Park, Illinois
Airbrush Artist
Production Artist
RTC
Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry
January 1992 – January 1994 (2 years 1 month) Greater Chicago Area
Point Of Purchase and Point Of Sale Display Design & Manufacturing
Technical Assistant
Columbia College Chicago
Educational Institution; Higher Education industry
January 1991 – May 1993 (2 years 5 months) Greater Chicago Area
Technical Assistant and Computer Lab Manager. Assist with the day to day operations of the College Design Computer Lab. Software, Hardware, Printing and Troubleshooting.
Airbrush Artist
Airbrush Artistry
Arts and Crafts industry
January 1992 – January 1993 (1 year 1 month) Chicago, Illinois (Ford City Mall)
Airbrush Artist
PrePress Specialist
Anzographics
Graphic Design industry
September 1990 – September 1992 (2 years 1 month) Greater Chicago Area
Linotronic, Thermographic, Iris, and Digital Film Seperation, Printing, PrePress, PreFlight and Troubleshooting. Standard & Large Format Printing
Operator
Spread The News
Marketing and Advertising industry
January 1990 – January 1991 (1 year 1 month) Greater Chicago Area
Direct Mail, Labeling, Enveloping, Packaging and various day to day activities pertaining to Mass Mailing, Direct Mailing, and Insert Mail Campaigns.
Education
Illinois Institute of Art
Certification, 3D Modeling, Animation & Compositing
2004 – 2005
Columbia College Chicago
MA of Art Equivalent, Graphic Design & Typography
1990 – 1994
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fine Art, Anatomical Illustration
1989 – 1990
Marie Sklodowska Curie
Diploma, Visual Arts
1985 – 1990
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