SKILLS

In-Design • Illustrator • Photoshop • Dreamweaver • Microsoft Word, Excel

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Art Director/Graphic Designer • shadyzignstudio ('06 ~ present)
Clients: Jann Arden, Metroland Media Group, Remax, NorthArt Gallery, Soul Sistas, Digital World Inc.

Portrait Illustrator • shadyzign.com ('90 ~ present)
• Acrylic paintings, drawings, commissions for custom pencil portraits

Art Director • fluent/Direct Antidote, Toronto ('02 ~ '07)
• Clients: AIR MILES Reward Program, BMO Bank of Montreal, American Express,
National Car Rental, Canada Tourism, Shell, Cineplex Odeon, Colloquy
• Supervise design and layout, photo shoots, pre-press, digital retouching
• Corporate identity, packaging, direct mail, magazine layout and advertising
• Emphasis on conceptual design and communication goals
• Presentation of creative concepts to clients and account groups
• Manage multiple projects, deadline pressure and deliver accurate work

Senior Graphic Designer • PSI Graphics • Digital World Imaging ('98 ~ '01)
• Perform lead role in the design and production of corporate print material
• Maintain production schedules and budgets
• Train, supervise and provide art direction for junior designers
• Manage multiple, concurrent projects in different stages

Senior Graphic Designer • Canada 3000 Airline ('01)
• Design and produce ads and promotional material
• Juggle short-turnaround jobs with longer, more complex projects
• Attend press checks and coordinate projects with outside vendors

EDUCATION & AWARDS

• Honor Graduate, Graphic Design • George Brown College, Toronto ('01)
• Winner of the Life Drawing Award, ('00), George Brown College
• Winner of ‘Best in Show” Member’s Choice Award “Signs of Spring” Signature Show ('08), Huntsville Art Crowd