Resume

QUALIFICATIONS 

  • Diverse experience in all aspects of design including print, web and multimedia in both the corporate and agency setting
  • Expert knowledge in several areas of brand, traditional graphic design, Flash animation, and illustration
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with more than 20 years of professional experience
  • Personable and adaptable character, comfortable in both team-oriented and leadership positions

WORK HISTORY 

Stack Sports formerly Blue Star Sports and STACK.com, Cleveland, Ohio 

2015 – 2019, Creative Director 

  • Manage, design and art direction of all Stack Sports marketing materials
  • Design and coordination of Stack Sports business (27 companies i.e. Krossover, CaptainU, TeamInn, US Soccer Connect, etc…) marketing materials, brand management, web and social media and sales/marketing support
  • Art direction and strategic management of Stack Sport brand design
  • Sales support and direction for strategic partnerships
  • Design and creative direction for all major STACK.com programs (i.e. NFL and NBA Path to the Pro’s, Eastbay’s Train Like a Pro, Adrian Peterson’s Greatness Within, etc…)
  • Web and social media support
  • Management of freelance and outside design vendors
  • Design and creation of the STACK MVP+ program
  • Video operation, production and creative direction

HealthSpan Integrated Care formerly Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland, Ohio 

2005 – 2015, Senior Designer, Print, Web and Brand Design 

  • Design and art direction of 90% of Marketing Communications collateral, 100% of Corporate Communications and Community Benefit design
  • Content and design manager of HealthSpan.org
  • Completion of an average of four to five hundred print and web projects per year
  • Brand management for all marketing in the Northeast Ohio region
  • Design and content management of HealthSpan intranet
  • Social media contributor and Twitter management
  • Management of freelance and outside design vendors
  • Design of marketing campaigns for multiple product lines and initiatives, including Medicare, flu-season, and open enrollment. Design materials included B2B advertising, brochures, and direct mail
  • Branding and event management for large-scale broker events at venues such as Cleveland Browns Stadium, Quicken Loans Arena, and Landerhaven
  • 2009 MSBDC Kaiser Permanente Ohio award winner for Marketing Communication most valuable employee

Intellinex LLC, an eLearning Venture of Ernst & Young, Cleveland, Ohio 

2000 – 2005, Senior Media Specialist 

  • Online training and design for clients such as Ernst & Young, Turner Construction, Toys R Us, Océ, and Cannon Color Copiers
  • Management of contract designers. Teams ranging from three to eighteen designers located in Cleveland, Dallas, Denver and Amsterdam

SiD Studios, Concord, Ohio 

1996 – 2000, Designer/Illustrator 

  • Design and brand for clients such as Pierre’s French Ice Cream, Cleveland Browns and Pepsi-Cola
  • Illustration, design, identity and photo correction

COMPUTER SKILLS 

  • PC and Mac Platform
  • Adobe Creative Suites
  • Microsoft Office including Word and PowerPoint Design and layout
  • Audio/Video and staging
  • Video and video editing
  • Photography
  • HTML

EDUCATION 

1996

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

Associates in Specialized Technology Degree, Majoring in Visual Communications

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