Creative, results-oriented professional with extensive experience in visual, written, and interactive communications

Innovative, strategic thinker able to deliver, build and maintain brands through concept, development, design, and production phases

Successful manager of project budgets, multiple deadlines, and internal/external staff and teams

Strong communicator with the interpersonal skills to facilitate cooperation within teams and across organizational departments, as well as foster productive relationships with clients and vendors

+ skills

Print design, web design, environmental display, concept development, branding, identity, copywriting, e-communications, search optimization

+ software

Proficient: Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, (X)HTML, CSS, BBEdit, Dreamweaver, Constant Contact,
Microsoft Office
Working Knowledge: Flash, Actionscript, Fireworks, Javascript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, Wordpress, Contribute,
Google Analytics

+ employment

Freelance Designer 2000-present
Paynter Design and Communications, Natick, Massachusetts
Print/web design and communications for corporate and non-profit organizations.

Art/Production Director 2000-2008
MIS Training Institute (affiliate of Euromoney PLC), Framingham, Massachusetts
Accredited training and event company specializing in audit and information security seminars, conferences, and expos.

Previous positions include Production Manager and Senior Designer.

+ education

Boston University
Center for Digital Imaging Arts, Certificate Web Design
College of Communication, Bachelor of Science: Major, Public Relations; Concentration, Print Publications

+ continuing education

Massachusetts College of Art
The New England Institute of Art
The Art Institute of Boston
Apple Training Centers
nSight Training

+ professional associations

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Boston Chapter
Boston Print Buyers

Freelancers Union

Graphic Artists Guild