Resumé

MICHAEL DOWELL (aka “Mitch”)
Creative Marketer, Designer and Brand Builder

PO Box 193
Point of Rocks MD 21777
mdowell.mail@gmail.com
(240) 621-0852


DESIGN PORTFOLIO: http://www.brandingexperiences.com
17 LinkedIn Recommendations • 7 Written Client Case Studies Upon Request


THE PITCH

I can make you and/or your clients’ branding look compelling, engaging and highly competitive.


THE EXPERIENCE

May 2010-Present
Freelance Creative Marketing & Design, Owner / Branding Experiences, Point of Rocks MD
Successfully branded/re-branded 14 U.S. and Canadian consumer-facing companies across several industries. All hands-on, concepting through coding; web design, graphic design, logo design.


July 2005-May 2010
Creative Director, Corporate Marketing / Appfluent Technology, Rockville MD
Established and maintained the visual branding for start-up software company. All hands-on, concepting through coding; web & multimedia design, email design, graphic design, logo design, booth/signage creative.


Sept 2004-July 2005
Marketing Communications Manager / GlobalPhone Corporation, Falls Church VA
Successfully re-branded consumer telecommunications company. Hands-on web design, email design, graphic design. Managed multiple print vendors. Managed all Google & Yahoo advertising campaigns.


June 2001-July 2004
Corporate Marketing Manager / TFS Technology, Herndon VA
Established and maintained the visual branding for global software company. Web design, graphic design, booth and sign creative. Managed all outsourced vendors. Coordinated all U.S.-based marketing events.


Mar. 2000-May 2001
Marketing Specialist / SER Solutions, Herndon VA
Creative Lead on an 11-person marketing team. Spearheaded creative for all corporate events and marketing campaigns. Managed all outsrouced freelance designers and creative agencies.


Feb. 1999-Mar. 2000
Marketing & Web Associate / CheckAGAIN, Herndon VA
Assisted Director of Marketing with trade show management and direct mail campaigns.


Jan. 1998-Feb. 1999
Marketing Manager / Image Machines Corporation, Herndon VA
Helped re-brand small software company prior to aquisition. Hands-on graphic design and web management.


THE DESIGN TOOLS

GRAPHIC & DIGITAL DESIGN: Adobe Fireworks • Adobe PhotoShop • Adobe InDesign • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Acrobat
INTERNET DESIGN & MULTIMEDIA: Adobe Flash • Adobe Dreamweaver • Camtasia Studio 7 • Wordpress / BuddyPress
PRODUCTIVITY: PC & Mac • Microsoft Office • Salesforce.com • Capsule CRM
LANGUAGES: HTML • CSS


THE TECHNICAL COURSES

“Introduction to Actionscript” Future Media Concepts / Washington, DC (2007)
“Adobe Premiere Pro CS3” Video Trainers / Hagerstown, MD (2007)
“Flash MX Rich Media Design” Dvinci Interactive / Hagerstown, MD (2006)


THE EDUCATION

Herndon High School, Herndon VA Graduated 1989

Projects by Mitch Dowell

Website Design
10 Files

Print & Web Advertising
1 File

Signage and Displays
1 File

Brochures & Sell Sheets
6 Files

Logos & Identity
5 Files

Postcard Design
2 Files

Event Design & Branding
2 Files