a little about me . . .
I am a graphic artist, web developer, photographer, video editor, media creator and musician/audio production person with 30+ years of professional experience. I have worked for large marketing firms and advertising agencies in Chicago, as well as smaller design houses in the Chicagoland area. I have also worked as a freelance designer and have a robust skill set and am good at problem solving and troubleshooting.
I am well versed in Adobe Suites products, Microsoft Office apps and several other tools to apply to a variety of initiatives.
Skills include:
Photo retouching
Graphic design/typography
Website design and production
Photography
Photo editing
Music production/recording
Video editing
Projects include:
Photo montage/editing
Posters/flyers
Brochures
Logos
Banners
Packaging
Direct mail
Signage
Exhibition graphics
Website building/maintenance
Video editing
DVD production
Special event advertising
Education:
University of Wisconsin at Madison – BA Communications
Columbia College, Chicago – BA Acoustics/Audio
Work history:
First Tape Inc., Chicago
Audio recording, cassette duplication
Community Perks, Chicago
Graphic Artist for direct marketing
Distribution America Inc., Desplaines, IL
Graphic designer for mass produced specialty market booklet advertising
Teamworks Media, Chicago
Multimedia developer
Graphic artist
DVD production
Photographer
Photo editor
Motion graphics coordinator and developer
Streng Design, St. Charles, IL
Multimedia developer
Motion graphics developer
Graphic designer
Sound designer
DVD and CD production
Video production supervisor
Batavia Public Library, Batavia, IL
Webmaster/website builder/website specialty coding
Graphic artist/designer
Large scale printing production
Photographer/photo editing and montage
Video editor
Packaging designer
Marketing
Freelance design, web development and marketing specialist
