EDUCATION

• 3 years Ontario College of Art - General Studies
• 1 year George Brown College - Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop

skills

I am a freelance graphic designer, proficient in a Macintosh work environment. I own a 15" MacBook Pro. Graphic design software knowledge includes:

• 13 years - Quark (currently v.7)
• 13 years - Adobe Illustrator (currently v.CS3)
• 5 years - Freehand
• 7 years - Dreamweaver (currently v.CS3)
• 13 years - Adobe Photoshop (currently v.CS3)
• 3 years - InDesign (currently v.CS3)
• 2 years - Flash (currently v.8)

I often work as an illustrator (with a preference for cartoon illustration), and have a complete knowledge of the pre-press environment. I also do a fair bit of copywriting for several of my freelance clients. and I also design for the web and am expanding my knowledge of HTML, CSS as well as the programs Image Ready, Fireworks and Go Live.

selected WORK EXPERIENCE - salaried

2004 - 2007 : 2.5 years spent (and counting) as Senior Art Director for RedCity Search Company in Toronto. RedCity Search is the comapny behind the websites redToronto.com and the printed directory called The Red Pages. Responsibilities for the printed directory included: designing page layouts and ads for the printed directory; photo and image sourcing for ads and editorial; overseeing pre-press procedures; overseeing press approvals; publication archiving; and publication redesigns. Responsibilities for the online directory included: designing banner ads for clients; photo and image sourcing for banner ads. Other responsibilities included: human resource duties for staff in my department (hiring, firing and assessments); internal print ads and outside banner ads for company promotion; other promotional items for trade shows etc. See www.redToronto.com

2001 - 2003 : 2.5 years spent as Associate Art Director and Art Director for Dupuch Publications Ltd in Nassau Bahamas. Dupuch is the publisher of Trailblazer Maps (for Nassau and Freeport), What-to-Do magazines (for Nassau and Freeport), Welcome Bahamas book (for Nassau and Freeport), Dining & Entertainment Guide (for Nassau and Freeport), and the annual Bahamas Handbook. Responsibilities included: designing page layouts and ads for various publications; photo and image sourcing for ads and editorial; overseeing pre-press procedures; publication archiving; and one publication redesign. See www.dupuch.com

1999-2003 : Pneumatic Press Corp.- contract work on various websites, and website client related projects. See www.pneumatic.com

1997-1999 : 2 years spent full-time as Art Director for Strategy Magazine and Playback Magazine (both published by Brunico Communications Inc.) Responsibilities included: designing page layouts and ads for both publications; designing page layouts and ads for additional semi-regular publications and one-off printed material; photo and image sourcing for ads and editorial; overseeing pre-press procedures; publication archiving; and occassional spot illustrations for various publications. See www.brunico.com

selected WORK EXPERIENCE - freelance

Website Design

• client: HollywoodLoser - design and project management, and maitenance
• client: InVisAge - design and project management, and maitenance
• client: The New Black - design and project management - site now defunct
• client: Bloor Cinema - design and project management
• client: Santosa Yoga - design, project management, and maitenance
• client: PinupCutie - design, project management, and maitenance - site now defunct
• client: Nassau Hash House Harriers - design, project management, and maitenance
• client: HotDocs Documentary Film Festival - design for 2001 website (design changes annually)

Television Graphics (all but BOOGIE'S DINER for the client Insight Productions)

• TV series: Open Mike with Mike Bullard - props, logos, internal documents, promo material and other
• TV series: Ready Or Not - internal documents, promo material and other
• TV series: Test Pattern - props, sets, logos, internal documents, promo material and other
• TV special(s): Stars On Ice - internal documents, promo material and other
• TV special: Tara Lipinski - logo, internal documents, promo material and other
• TV series: Pumped! - set design and construction, props, logos, internal documents, promo material and other
• TV series: Boogie's Diner - set design, props, logos, and other

Promotional Material

• client: N5R - promotional brochures and newspaper ads for real estate development projects
• client: InVisAge - logo design, newspaper/magazine ads, and other promo material
• client: Liberty Entertainment Group - nightclub flyers, logos and newspaper ads for various nightclubs
• client: Insight Productions - trade publication ads, promotional postcards, show proposals, etc.
• client: Gypsy Co-op - nightclub flyers, logos and newspaper/magazine ads
• client: Fez Batik - nightclub flyers, logos and newspaper/magazine ads

Illustration

• client: Toron - illustrations for annual continuing education newsletter
• client: Earth Day Canada - illustrations for children's newsletter
• client: Toyota Canada Inc. - illustrations for instructional training manuals
• client: Strategy Magazine - single panel editorial cartoon for each issue
• client: Visual Dynamics - cartoon strip for quarterly newsletter

Package Design

• client: Aware Marketing - children's toys and promo material
• client: Beach House Fine Foods - food product labels and promo material
• client: Barberian's Steak House - food product labels

Publishing

• client: Toron - layout and design for annual continuing education newsletter
• client: Tri-Ed International - layout and design for 2004 Product Catalogue
• client: Amnesty International - layout and design for 1998/1999 & 1999/2000 Gift Catalogue
• client: Toyota Canada Inc. - layout and design for in-house instructional training manuals

Agency Experience

• agency: Saffer Group - temp work as production artist
• agency: Torre Lazur McCann - temp work as production artist

REFERENCES

Kenneth Grey
President, Pneumatic Press Corp.
e: send him an email

Shelley Wildeman
Art Director (freelance)
e: send her an email

Damian Seguin
Project Manager, N5R
e: send him an email

Iain Staines
Network Systems specialist, Cuppa Coffee Animation
e: send him an email

John Brunton
President, Insight Production Co. Ltd
e: send him an email