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Graphic Designer
Coastal States Management
2006 - Present (18 years)
Coastal States Management owns and oversees several hotels. It
also operates an annual gem and mineral expo in Tucson, Arizona.
I create all print, large format and digital graphics for our properties and
their events. My work includes web sites, branding, presentations and social media.
· Design print, signage & digital collateral for six hotels
· Use consistent branding for properties and events
· Conceptualizing & strategizing marketing campaigns
· Design booklets, brochures, presentations & one sheets
· Design print, environmental & digital collateral for a
trade show, with annual revenue of 1 million dollars
· Utilize content management systems for web sites
· Create promotional videos
· Oversee social media campaigns and create content
· Photo retouching
· Maintain a large archive of images & previous work
· Create & distribute email campaigns
· Work with vendors effectively
· Collaborate with writers, marketing staff &
web development teams
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Graphic Design / Web Design / Owner
Creative Guy
1998 - 2005 (7 years)
I owned my own freelance design company. My clients included film
production companies, theatrical projects, record labels, live events,
photographers, actors, musicians and retailers.
· Designed music CD sleeves & promotional assets
· Garnered a citation for work submitted to
JPL / NASA for 2001 mars rover mission
· Designed user interface for DVDs
· Built and maintained web sites
· Digital Photography / retouching
· Constructed film title sequences
· Created print and web advertising
· Assembled at 27 page theater program
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Graphic & Interactive Designer
Qtrain Corp.
1995 - 1997 (2 years)
Qtrain developed and built interactive training courses delivered on disk for clients
such as Lucent Technologies, Xerox, and Hewlett-Packard. The company used a
proprietary course development tool.
· Developed graphical assets for interactive training
· Built screen-based animation
· Beta-tested training courses before delivery
· Designed an identity for the company
· Trained and supervised other designers