27 Arion Place, Ste. 203 |
7/07-Present
Principal | Refine Design, Inc. Brooklyn, NY
Currently working as a freelance design strategist on a variety of client projects. Project work includes web-based art direction and development, package design, advertising, outdoor and signage design, direct marketing, brand strategy and management. Clients include: CNN, Condé Nast Bridal Media, Infographics, Koi Marketing, Woozfly.com, Micro Logix Labs, IndyMac Bank, American Home Mortgage, Select Real Estate, 3 Fiber Pro-Bono Work: Health Care Chaplaincy, Autism Awareness, Underhound Railroad, NYS TRAID-IN.
10/06-7/07
Art Director | Micro Logix Labs, Inc. Brooklyn, NY
Worked as the Art Director for online-based supplement company, responsibilities included: operational management of the Design and Web Development departments (3 employees) project planning, brand management and package design. Managed out-sourced projects with international vendors. Developed budget plan and expenditures.
Lead Graphic Designer | American Home Mortgage Corporation, Melville, NY
Worked on a broad range of projects, in a fast-paced, in-house agency. Assisting in the increased national presence of a rapidly growing mortgage banking corporation (Ranked 3rd on Fortune's Fastest Growing Companies). Focus includes: development of brand equity for the company's numerous subsidiaries, serving as a point person for inter-departmental communications and developing template driven marketing and advertising for a 3,000+ sales force. Designed and implemented numerous advertising, direct mail, co-branded collateral for external business clients and mass e-mail templates/campaigns. Assisting in overall brand strategies that resulted in marking over 2 million impressions a month, and over 34% growth in company revenue.
8/02-12/03
Graphic Designer | Preferred Empire Mortgage Company, Melville, NY
Worked along side the Executive Marketing Manager to strengthen the branding & identity of the company. Responsibilities included design and art direction of all print advertising. Worked with a variety of current and prospective business partners on a daily basis regarding marketing services. Produced a high volume of advertising and marketing materials for the sales team and outside clients (mainly in real estate).
| Farmingdale State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY; Bachelor of Technology Visual Communications, 2/01-5/03 |
Pratt Institute |
Pratt Institute New York, NY; Currently Enrolled Masters of Professional Studies Design Management 9/07-Present |
| • | Best on Long Island Student Group (BOLI) Long Island Advertising Club — Bronze Award |