Art Director / Designer
Professional Art Director and Freelance Designer with over a decade of advertising, interactive and integrated design experience. I work with agencies to deliver branded UX/UI for websites and other interactive applications such as social media apps, mobile apps and touch screen kiosks. I possess a unique combination of creative and technical skills that have assisted in the design and execution of interactive marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 brands.
Resume
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Premier Comunications Group
Royal Oak, MI
Freelance Art Director / Designer
October 2011 – Present
Sample Projects: Compuware, American Cancer Society, Buick, CoverX
Radiant Event Technology
Farmington, MI
Freelance Art Director / Interactive Designer
August 2009 – Present
Sample Projects: GM, Got Milk?, JELL-O, Walmart, Samsung, CoverGirl, Audi, American Express
Global Strategic Connections, LLC
Troy, MI
Art Director / Social Media Manager
November 2009 – August 2010 (10 months)
Design Marketing Group
http://www.passionatemarketers.com
St. Clair Shores, MI
Job Profile: Art Director
April 2007 – July 2009
Sample Projects: Tin Fish Restaurants, John's Lumber, Flue Sentinel, Skyline Properties, and many more print and interactive projects.
Campbell Ewald
http://www.campbell-ewald.com
Warren, MI
Job Profile: Interactive Art Director
September 2007 - December 2007, April 2008 - June 2008
Sample Projects: GM 2008 Electronic Vehicle Catalog - English & Spanish Versions, Chevy Nation Interactive Media, Carhartt Flash Advertising Campaigns.
http://www.gm.com/shop/catalog/
Wit Creative (Interactive Marketing)
http://www.witcreative.com/
Troy, MI
Job Profile: Art Director
September 1998 - April 2007
Sample Projects: VISA, DaimlerChrysler, SMART Bus, RCOC, AANM, PRI, Detroit People Mover and many more.
FSI Label (In-house Design Dept.)
Roseville, MI
Job Profile: Sr. Graphic Designer
December 1996 - September 1998
Responsibilities: Design and production of in-house marketing materials. Packaging, label design and pre-press.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mac & PC
Photoshop
InDesign
Dreamweaver, HTML & CSS
Illustrator & FreeHand
Flash & Fireworks
Director
Basic JavaScript & ActionScript
508 Accessibility & SEO experience
Google AdWords & Rich Media (Flash) Advertising experience
EDUCATION
Columbus College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Advertising & Graphic Design
1995
Center for Creative Studies
Interactive
2000
Macomb Community College
Programming Logic
2001
Macromedia Training (Ascend Training, Chicago)
Flash Application Development
2004
MEMBERSHIPS/ORGANIZATIONS/ACHIEVMENTS
L'Anse Creuse Technical Center, Web Advisory Board Member
American Marketing Association
Location
Detroit, MI
Specialties
- Art Direction
- Interaction Design
Experience
10+ yearsEducation
Website
http://www.diondesign.com
