Résumé

Perspective & Enthusiasm

I bring a sophisticated aesthetic and a broad range of skills to the table, with design and art-direction experience in print and online. I provide expertise in identity, collateral, web and motion graphics, illustration, presentations, retail and tradeshow environments, and advertising. My skills range from initial project conception, through art direction and design iteration, to final production. I can orchestrate multiple projects and the people involved in each, or I can work independently, hands-on, from project beginning to end.

Areas of Expertise

  • Identity/logotype design
  • Print design and production including collateral, corporate brochures, annual reports
  • Website design and production including CMS/blog/e-commerce theme development
  • Icons
  • Application visual design
  • Motion graphics/animation/demos
  • Presentation design
  • Tradeshow graphics and signage
  • Conceptual/technical Illustration

Professional Highlights

  • Successful design and branding efforts for such clients as Cisco, Hewlett Packard, SAP, Adobe, Iomega and Nokia
  • Logo/Identity projects for over 40 startups
  • Brand/Identity design for consistent visual messaging and accurate corporate personality
  • Design of marketing material including corporate brochures, collateral, datasheets, whitepapers, direct mail
  • Spearheaded large-scale corporate design projects including websites, collateral systems, packaging, and brand identity systems
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Successful development of brand-leveraging, loyalty-building creative for clients through retail marketing collateral including signage, point-of-sale displays, and in-store collateral

Career Summary

Independent Graphic Design Consultant
2006-present

I currently serve several clients including Cisco, LitePoint, SnapLogic and Sciforma as well as a few small startups in the areas of corporate identity, website design and maintenance, collateral design and production, presentations, and interface/icon design.

  • Project scope consultation, estimation, scheduling, and billing
  • Brainstorming, design and presentation of concepts
  • Production and vendor management
Cintara
Creative Director

Oversaw a staff of 10 designers and account managers serving Silicon Valley startups as well as established clients such as Hewlett Packard, Adobe, Iomega, PeaceHealth, and Packet8.

  • Sales presentations
  • Design presentations
  • Project estimating and proposal writing
  • Design evangelizing and team leadership
  • Art direction, consultation, and design, from leading brainstorming meetings through final production
  • Hiring of design staff and freelancers
Tollner Design Group
Art Director/Senior Designer

Design and production work on client projects

  • Brainstorming meetings through final production and turnover to vendors
  • Freelancer/Vendor coordination
  • Client presentations

Prior Experience

Graphic Designer, Design Spectrum, Palo Alto
Graphic Designer, Bird Publishing, Palo Alto
Graphic Designer, Graphic Details, Palo Alto

Software/Technology Capabilities

Highly fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, DreamWeaver, Flash, FireWorks, AfterEffects) as well as Microsoft Office. Experience with Painter, StrataVision 3D and SketchUp. I am comfortable and experienced in print, web, and motion graphics design and production including HTML, CSS, and CMS/blog/e-commerce theme development. I am very experienced with the Macintosh operating system, having used it since 1986.

Other Relevant Skills

I grew up sketching, drawing, and painting, and continue to this day.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Visual Communications, San Jose State University

Awards

2006 American Corporate Identity, Award of Excellence
1998 American Corporate Identity, Award of Excellence
1995 American Corporate Identity, Award of Excellence
1995 San Jose Addy Awards, Gold and Bronze
1994 West Coast Show, Merit Award
1994 San Jose Murphy Awards, Gold
1994 How Magazine Self Promotion Competition, Merit Award
1993 Graphic Design: USA, three DESI Awards