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Ken Camozzi
4938 Rafton Dr.
San Jose, CA 95124
Tell: 408.448.4761
Cell: 408.891.2532
Email: izzomac@gmail.com
Website(portfolio): www.izzomac.com

Profile
I am an experienced Art Director/ Creative Director that understands the importance of brand recognition in the marketplace. I bring over 25 years professional experience in Visual Communication services, complete with a solid background in Web Design and the User Experience, Visual Brand Design: Advertising, Brand Logo Identity, Packaging, Trade Show Graphic Design, Publication Design and Illustration Design. I bring a strong skillset from initial input client meetings, with creative development through implementation and client presentations. I work closely with clients to define their needs then create visually compelling concepts.

I bring an ability to motivate and inspire creative and marketing teams to stay true to the creative process and produce the communication materials that are brand worthy. I enjoy working with a team of creative talent that has a shared passion to develop a strong visual and verbal presence in the market place. Success comes to those who can captivate the mind share of potential brand advocates. The key is to gain visibility above the noise.

Experience
Creative Director, DRB Partners, San Jose, CA 2005-present
DRB Partners is an Advertising/Public Relations/Brand Marketing Agency with 25 years of success. At DRB I work to help our clients identify ways to advance their product or services through creative solutions aimed at building visual brand recognition. I lead the creative design and collaborate with our internal account management teams, vendors, and our clients marketing departments/product managers, as well a c-level decision makers. Example clients and highlights of work include: Linear Technology, SPX Corporation (Amprobe, OTC Genisys, OTC Pegisys, OTC Nemisys, TPMS products, Auto Boss, Promax and Robinair), ?The City of San Carlos, San Mateo County Transit Authority and Cal Train, RazDog Software Solutions, ?Airtronics Metal Products, Inc., Metal Gourmet .

Ken Camozzi Design aka IZZOMAC. Freelance Designer/Contract/Consultant, San Jose, CA 2002-present
Provide Creative/Art Direction and collaboration with Ad Agencies, Design Studio, and Corporate Clients that I have had maintained relationships with over the years. Client Include: Role1 High Performance Business Solutions, Front Range Solutions(a Role1 client), Red Cannon Software, Tile Fantastic.

Art Director, Meadows Design Group Inc., Campbell, CA 1985-2002
Primary design leader in a creative design studio. Created compelling visual communications that enhance brand visibility. Graphic design management included Advertising, Branding, Collateral, Event Branding, Identity, and Packaging and Web Design. Integral creative liaison between clients’ marketing team and our internal and external resources. Example clients and highlights of work includes: Connor Peripherials, Micro Focus/Merent, 1996 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Oracle Learning Architecture, Creative Point/Laserline Media Storage, Terayon Corporation, Read-Rite Corporation, Snap-on Diagnostics, Silicon Valley Charity Ball – 1991-1994 and Cattle Baron’s Ball – 2001-2002, Hewlet-Packard, Apple Computer, AMD, Cypress, Synopsys, Seagate, Qume, Ricoh, and Motorola.

Education
1984 California State University, Chico
Bachelor of Art Communications, Visual Design


SKILLS
Strategic graphic design and creative direction management. Creative collaboration with marketing managers, photographers, printers, and writers to create designs within the scope of design briefs, budgets, and timelines. Software skills include: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, and Flash. Understanding of CSS and tableless web design. CMS applications like Joomla, Wordpress and the use of jQuery solutions.


2012 Hermes Creative Gold Award – Media Placement, OTC DEF Ad Design
The Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals (AMCP) International MarCom Awards:

2009 Platinum Award – Design/Magazine – Markt & Technik Cover Illustration

2009 Platinum Award – Design/Other – Elektronik Industrie Cover Illustration

2009 Gold Award – Promotion Campaign/Self Promotion –?2009 Gold Award – Employee Publication – HR Recruitment Material?
2007 Platinum Award – Design/Magazine – Praxis Magazine on behalf of Linear Technology.?
2007 Gold Award – Ad/Design – Posiflex KS POS Terminal Campaign (“Cool is the new Black”)??