Resumé

SUMMARY
I am a graphic designer/artist with over 12 years of experience in magazine layout design. In addition, I have 2 years of experience in web design. I enjoy researching and studying design trends, as well as getting inspirations from classic designs. It is my desire to develop long term working relationships with companies and other designers.


TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
PLATFORM: MAC OS and WINDOWS
APPLICATIONS: Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Quark XPress 8, Fetch, Microsoft Word, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, HTML, CSS, Wordpress CMS, Basic knowledge of Adobe Flash CS5, Basic knowledge of Javascript/JQuery, and Basic knowledge of PHP.


DESIGN PROFICIENCY
• Magazine Layout Design using InDesign and Quark XPress
• Graphic Design using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Advertisement Design using InDesign and Photoshop
• Typography using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Website Design using Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, Javascript
• Watercolor and Pencil Illustration
• Motivated and highly organized
• Enthusiastic team player with good work ethics
• Creative Thinker
• Idea generator
• Presentation - presenting design solutions
• Development - improvement of an established design


EXPERIENCE
2013-Present, Freelance Graphic Designer
Radio Spirits, Cedar Grove, NJ
Radio Spirits is the leading publisher and marketer of "old time" radio programs.
• Design CD covers and CD labels.

2013-Present, Freelance Artist
Museum Editions, LTD, New Rochelle, NY
Museum Editions LTD is the publishing company for the artist Charles Fazzino, known worldwide for his 3-D artwork of popular culture.
• Assist in painting and illustrating of 3-D artwork.

2011-Present, Freelance Graphic Designer
DiBella Entertainment, New York, NY
DiBella Entertainment is a boxing promotion firm.
• Worked with publisher on designing four boxing programs distributed at boxing events held at Atlantic City and Madison Square Garden.
• Designed entire progam books from cover to cover, including some advertisements.
• Was responsible for completing program books and sending high resolution pdf files to printer via FTP.

2012-Present, Freelance Graphic Designer
The Wine Enthusiast, Mt. Kisco, NY
The Wine Enthusiast is a lifestyle magazine covering wine, food, spirits, travel and entertaining topics.
• Work directly with Design Director on designing special issues.
• Design department and feature pages using established templates.
• Responsible for completing all assigned pages and sending high resolution pdf files to Design Director by way of FTP and email for final approval.
• Helped launched their digital Mandarin Edition to be distributed in China; worked with translated text; redesigned pages.
• Work in-house and off-site.

2011-2013, Freelance Graphic Designer
THE BIDSPOT.COM, Lenexa, Kansas
The Bidspot is an online entertainment auction website.
• Work with executives on and creating promotional banners, email ads and various print materials.
• Design ads for holiday promotions.
• Work with publishers and web developers on copy editing and design specifications.
• Convert all Photoshop documents to high resolution jpg and png files.
• Responsible for sending high resolution pdf files to web developers via FTP and email.

2000-2011, Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director
MULTI-MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LLC, Tinton Falls, NJ
MMI is a magazine publishing company that produced national lifestyle and entertainment magazines.
• Sole Designer for 101 Hairstyles, Celebrity Shortcuts, Blast, and Liquid (Black Fashion) magazines; created templates from concept; was responsible for managing all facets of the design process.
• Helped launched several up and coming magazines (Country Living and Teen Celebrity. Liquid Black Fashion); worked with publishers and editors on design and content; responsible for managing all facets of the design process.
• Sole Designer of various special edition hairstyle, sports, teen and movie magazines; designed all pages from cover to cover.
• Problem solved design problems in a demanding environment.
• Was responsible for completing multiple monthly magazines; successfully met all deadlines.
• Worked with editors on copy editing, content and design.
• Designed corporate identities.
• Sent files to the printer via FTP, Dropbox, and email.

1997-2000, Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director
STARLOG ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, New York, NY
Starlog Entertainment Group was a magazine publishing company that produced the popular Starlog and Fangoria magazines.
• Lead Graphic Designer for Starlog and Fangoria magazines; Associate Art Director of Black Elegance and Belle Black Fashion magazines.
• Designed special issues and official movie magazines.
• Designed department and feature pages.
• Worked with editors on copy editing.
• Color corrected photos.
• Sent all completed and approved files to the printer.
• Worked with Marketing Director on designing promotional and advertising ads.
• Worked rigorously in a highly competitve environment.
• Successfully met all deadlines.

1993-1997, Art Director
COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA, New York, NY
CPA was a bartering company that produced weekly
publications for small start-up businesses.
• Designed ads for small businesses.
• Supervised art staff and gave out assignments, assisting them during production.
• Helped designers find design solutions; worked together with art staff to get multiple publications out on time on a weekly basis.
• Problem solved design problems.
• Worked with clients on ad copy and design.
• Designed promotional ads, brochures and corporate identities.
• Compiled all ads into pages using Quark XPress.
• Responsible for sending all files to the printer.
1991-1993, Founding Art Director

THE REAL ESTATE NEWS, Brooklyn, New York
Real Estate News was a local monthly trade tabloid that focused on landlord/tenant issues and the local real estate market.
• Conceptualized logo, masthead, layout templates and contents.
• Designed newspaper from cover to cover, including ads.
• Cartoonist for newspaper’s monthly comic strip.
• Freelance photographer — took photos of landmark buildings of Brooklyn and Manhattan.
• Responsible for managing all facets of the design process.
• Troubleshooted Macintosh computer problems.
• Responsible for sending all files to the printer.

WEB DESIGN EXPERIENCE
• Designed websites from concept to completion using HTML, CSS, Javascript/JQuery, Dreamweaver and Photoshop.
• Utilize Google Adsense and Affiliated Programs to monetize websites.
• Utilize Google Webmaster Tools for Search Engine Optimization.
• Implement social media to gain audience, drive traffic and announce newly updated contents.
• Maintain and update websites on a regular basis.

2011-Present, Web Designer and Web Master for the following websites:
www.microcolorprint.com - Micro Color Print is a printing service that produces imprinted promotional products.

www.leadersacademynj.com - Leaders Academy is a New Jersey based after-school program that offers high school and college preparation courses.

www.feichenphotography.com - Fei Chen is a NYC based photographer who specializes in cityscapes.

www.spaceconsider.com - Space Consider is my own personal website.

www.jingmag.com - Jing Magazine is an Asian American information website created using a Wordpress theme.

www.doublejoyclub.com - Double Joy Club is a Chinese American matchmaking service of the New York Tri-State area.

www.paramounticf.com - Paramount ICF is a personal website for a construction contractor who lives in West Virginia.

TRADITIONAL ART SKILLS
• Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor Painting
• Lithography
• Etching
• Photography
• Realism and Abstract
• Portraitures


EDUCATION
1986-1989, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK
Liberal Studies: Fine Arts, Creative Writing and Computer Science.
Activity: Art Director and Production Manager for the bi-weekly campus newspaper.

1985, NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, OLD WESTBURY, NY
Design Graphics: specialized in 2-D poster design and typography.
Activity: Political Science Internship in Albany, New York.

2011-2012, BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PARAMUS, NJ
Website training courses in HTML/CSS, Dreamweaver, Flash, Javascript/JQuery, PHP.


REFERENCES
Available upon request.

Projects by Rick Teng

Starlog and Fangoria Magazines
49 Files

101 Hairstyles Magazine
55 Files

Other Magazines
29 Files

Banners, Flyers, Logos, Etc.
10 Files

CREATIVE
29 Files

Double Joy Club
7 Files

Illustration
8 Files

Photography
25 Files

Cartoons
10 Files

CD Covers
3 Files