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Matthew Carson, III
Art Director/Design Consultant

Matthew lives and works in Upstate South Carolina among the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
During his 2+ decades in graphic arts, he opened the first independent imaging service bureau in the Upstate, freelanced for a number of local and national ad agencies, and refined his skills while focusing on B2B marketing and branding. Some of the clients he has worked for over the years include: Michelin, BMW North America, Toro, PRYM Consumer, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and Symantec.

Currently he is the acting Art Director & Lead Designer for SYNNEX Corporation, as well as offering design consultation and production through his own company, Fingerpaint Design. When not designing, he can be found in the gym, reading, or most often spending time with his wife and four children.

Fingerpaint Design
http://www.fingerpaintdesign.com
Art Director/Design Consultant
1999 to present

Develop interactive web sites, CD-ROMs, print collateral, and branding for numerous B2B companies

Clients have included: BMW North America, Michelin, TORO, SYNNEX, and others

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SYNNEX Corporation
http://www.synnex.com
Lead Designer/acting Art Director
MAR 2006 to July, 2010

Currently Lead Designer and acting Art Director at SYNNEX. My duties include:
1. Development and production of print, online or CD-ROM-based interactive projects
2. Branding development and conformance
3. Design leadership on all major, multi-discipline design projects

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Lexington Herald Leader
http://www.kentucky.com/
Visual Communications Specialist
MAR 2005 to MAR 2006

1. Re-design of microsites for daily metropolitan newspaper
2. Design and production of numerous collateral pieces (ad series, posters, wraps, and banners
3. Provide communications support for the Marketing Department as the liaison to the Circulation Department

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Prym Dritz, now PRYM Consumer USA, Inc.
http://dritz.com/
New Media Designer/Webmaster
JUL 2003 to FEB 2005

1. Re-design of Prym Dritz’ consumer web site
2. Develop packaging and logos for new brands
3. Provide art direction and production for all aspects of the web site, several interactive CD-ROMs, and a number of new, retail product launches

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Printmasters Professional Printers, Inc.
Graphics Department Supervisor
2001 to 2003

1. Schedule and supervise all design/print projects through pre-press workflow.
2. Provide primary art direction for jobs designed in-house for print clients.

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ACME Imaging Services
Partner/Co-Owner
1989 to 1999

1. Maintain and operate all prepress equipment
2. Produce layouts and typesetting for ads, brochures, and newsletters.
3. Handle deadline-sensitive projects and technical support for ad agencies, printers, and local freelance designers