Experience

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  • Owner/Graphic Designer
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  kscg-ca

  • CA

  • Owner/Graphic Designer

    • Dec 2004 - Present
    • CA

    KSCG relocated to California from NYC metro area in 2004 to handle the growing volume of work from clients on the West Coast. It’s a small computer graphic and visual design service providing art direction, corporate identity, collateral design, video production and editing.Client List: • Armstro...

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  Benchmark Consulting Services, Ltd.

  • CA

  • Freelance Designer

    • 2001 - 2014
    • CA

    • Co-Designed new web-based software program to help with corporate relocations of facilities and people. (www.relocationplanner.com) Designed promotional video and collateral for sales and marketing of the software program. Design all ads and trade show promotion materials on ongoing basis. Dire...

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  Nugget Markets

  • CA

  • Freelance Graphic Designer/Video and editing

    • 2002 - 2010
    • CA

    • Designed/Produced/Filmed and Edited motivational videos for the annual employee meetings, individual store events. Designed weekly food ads and provided design of additional collateral as needed. Worked directly with marketing group to develop branding. Worked with director of Merchandising on ...

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  The Merrimac Group

  • PA

  • Freelance Graphic Designer

    • 2002 - 2004
    • PA

    • Work with Case Manager and Attorneys to develop graphics for Litigation cases. Created 3D animations showing how products worked.

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  Kollins Communications and Corporate Styles, Inc.

  • NJ

  • Freelance Computer Artist

    • 2000 - 2002
    • NJ

    Design and production of brochures for Sony Audio division, Onkyo and Integra. Photo composition and retouching watches for Citizen Watch catalog, direct mailer’s and counter cards (P.O.P.) for nation wide distribution. Direct contact with Owners.

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  Image Axis

  • NYC

  • Freelance Photo Retoucher

    • 2000 - 2000
    • NYC

    Retouching art for Clinique and Tommy Hilfinger artwork for magazine ads and billboards.

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  Topcon Corp. of America

  • NJ

  • Freelance Art Director

    • 1998 - 1999
    • NJ

    Survey and Medical equipment manufacturer designing ads, sales material & logos. Handled printing and press approvals for marketing group.

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  Franco Manufacturing Co., inc.

  • NJ

  • Freelance Designer

    • 1998 - 1998
    • NJ

    Design of aftermarket products for Walt Disney/Pixar's "A Bugs Life". Created separations of 4-color art into 9 color silk screen separations for beach towels and bedding for "A Bugs Life". This was the first time Walt Disney had ever done 3D screening onto any material. T...

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  Lewis Gace Bozell & Dugan Farley

  • NJ

  • Freelance Computer Artist

    • Jan 1996 - 1998
    • NJ

    Pharmaceutical ad agency creating logos, Photoshop & Illustrator artwork for ads and collateral. Art Director on Dimetapp and Advil accounts. Involved in conceptual concepts for new business pitches.Client accounts:• Copley Pharmaceuticals • Eli Lilly and Company • GlaxoWellcome • Pfizer • Ro...

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  Robert A. Becker, Inc. Euro RSCG

  • NY

  • Freelance Computer Artist

    • Jul 1996 - Dec 1996
    • NY

    Pharmaceutical ad agency creating Photoshop artwork for comp. ads.

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  Legal Ease, L.L.C.

  • NJ

  • Freelance Computer Artist

    • Jan 1996 - Jun 1996
    • NJ

    Created Illustrator charts and graphs for litigation trials.

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  Tsumura International Inc

  • NJ

  • Freelance Comp Artist

    • 1993 - 1995
    • NJ

    Fine fragrance corp. creating packaging prototypes and P.O.P. displays for photo shoots and sales aids on Vitabath, Vita Spa, Claire Burke, Pierre Cardain, Rigaud & Fitz and Floyd.

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  Goody Hair Products

  • NJ

  • Freelance Comp Artist

    • 1992 - 1993
    • NJ

    Created packaging & P.O.P. materials. Designed summer of '93 Coppertone P.O.P. headers, counter cards and spray-tainer graphics distributed nation wide.

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  The Acorn Group Ltd.

  • NYC

  • Freelance Case Manager

    • 1991 - 1992
    • NYC

    Niagara Mohawk Power Co. vs. Stone & Webster et al., a nuclear reactor case involving the reconstruction of technical pipe drawings for a functioning nuclear power plant. Case won with a settlement over 100 million dollars.

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  DePlano Design

  • NYC

  • Freelance Assistant Production Manager

    • Jun 1990 - Dec 1991
    • NYC

    Graphic design, corporate identity and promotion firm.• Met with clients, designers and printers to develop project budgets by estimating print, type, photography/illustration and mechanical time.Production responsibilities: Buying print, type, retouching, color separations, mechanical time — blu...

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  The Acorn Group

  • NYC

  • Freelance Technical Illustrator/Artist (Evenings)

    • May 1989 - Nov 1991
    • NYC

    • Produced courtroom litigation graphics. Some notable projects included: U.S. Government vs. Oliver North and Polaroid vs. Kodak, U.S. vs. John Gotti.

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  Cinque Studio

  • NYC

  • Freelance Mechanical Artist

    • Jan 1990 - Jun 1990
    • NYC

    • Created mechanicals and comp. assembly on the following accounts: TWA, Time/Life Books, American Express Optima Card.

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  Muir Cornelius Moore

  • NYC

  • Freelance Art Director (IBM Account)

    • Sep 1989 - Feb 1990
    • NYC

    Corporate identity, promotion, graphic design – advertising agency.• Designed layouts, approved color proofs, spec type, final approval of mechanicals, blue line and on-press approvals.

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  Mancini Lambert Woods

  • NYC

  • Freelance Senior Draftsman/Production Assistant

    • Jan 1988 - Aug 1989
    • NYC

    Interior architects of Oglivy & Mather's new 500,000 sq. ft. headquarters located in the Worldwide Plaza, New York City.• Produced full set of construction drawings from the design department's sketches and memos. Coordinated drawings and information with outside consultants and engin...

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  D.P.I.D. (Dominick Parisi Interior Design)

  • NYC

  • Freelance Designer (Days)

    • Aug 1986 - Dec 1987
    • NYC

    • Produced construction drawings for shop-in-shop retail clothing stores. Worked with the internal design departments of Macy's, Bloomingdales and Dillards to organize construction schedules.Noted Accomplishments:• Worked with the owner on developing new marketing ideas for business services....

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  Morgan Stanley

  • NYC

  • (Staff) Evening Graphics Supervisor

    • Mar 1986 - Jun 1987
    • NYC

    Investment banking firm producing and managing a wide range of collateral. This included booklets for new public offerings, slide shows, promotional pieces, brochures and publications. • Promoted department's services to internal clients; collaborated with clients and colleagues to assess pr...

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  Dentsu, Young & Rubicam

  • NYC

  • (Staff) Assistant Print Production Manager

    • 1985 - 1986
    • NYC

    • Produced 4C and B/W ads, estimates, scheduling, purchasing, type specs, insertion orders and invoice approval. Direct client contact on slide show coordination and production. Coordinated with the Media, Account Services and Creative departments to meet deadlines.Accounts included: Canon USA, J...

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  Design Systems

  • Phoenix, AZ

  • Company Owner

    • 1981 - 1985
    • Phoenix, AZ

    • Small company involved with Space Planning, OSHA and Fire Safety compliance, Advertising and Graphic Design. Corporate clients included Digital, Honeywell, ITT Courier, Motorola Sperry Flight Systems and The State of Arizona. Noted Accomplishments: • Developed & produced graphic site pla...