Dave Biles
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About
Whether it's graphic design, brand strategy, web design, or 3D spaces, I enjoy creating memorable visual solutions to all sorts of problems. Challenges keep me learning, especially when the answers are elusive. I thrive when projects have a lot of pieces to juggle, like conceptualizing event spaces, or producing visual identities.
Skills: Logo & Graphic Design, Brand Strategy, Art Direction & Layout, Large Format Graphics, Web Design, User Interface Design, Interior & Retail Design, 3D Rendering, Motion Graphics, Audio & Video Editing, Geospatial Analysis
Tools: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Flash, Dreamweaver, Google Sketchup, html, css, Office, Esri ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine -
Education
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Advertising and GeographySyracuse University2008 - 2011
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Experience
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Digital Marketing Program ManagerPortland, ORMar 2019 - Present (4 years)As a leader within the marketing team, I have a large role in our ongoing transition from traditional to digital tactics. I direct projects that have a digital marketing component, including AAA.com, email marketing, social media marketing, and the AAA mobile app, from initial concepts and planning to execution and evaluation. These duties include working with internal stakeholder groups and external association and agency partners.
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Graphic and Web DesignerFreelanceDec 2009 - Present (13 years 3 months)Designed websites, logos, and graphics for PNG Environmental Inc, JD Fulwiler & Co. Insurance, CDH Energy Corp, SUNY ESF’s Computing and Network Services, Syracuse University Men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, among others
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Graphic DesignerMar 2015 - Mar 2019 (4 years)Contribute to overall marketing efforts, create ads, print pieces, digital assets, logos, and other design pieces to bolster AAA Oregon/Idaho's identity and further its brand vision – Keep Life Going, manage projectsfrom concept to completion, coordinate with internal business lines, leadership, and outside vendors, help shape marketing strategy
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Creative/Marketing CoordinatorPortland, ORJul 2012 - Mar 2015 (2 years 8 months)Responsible for producing creative content including, print and digital graphics, 3D models of event spaces and custom installations, user interface, web, and app design, as well as managing vendors and participating in event marketing campaigns as an event manager and brand ambassador
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Commercial SupervisorSyracuse UniversityAug 2009 - May 2012 (2 years 9 months)Supervised groups of 40 student and commercial (full time non-students) workers at a 250-seat dining center, planned and carried out dining center policy, respectfully resolved disputes, ensured top-notch service
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Strategist and CreativeThe Newhouse AgencySep 2009 - Dec 2011 (2 years 3 months)Worked for several clients, most notably Energy Tomorrow: America’s Challenge for the American Petroleum Institute, which produced an integrated advertising campaign that took 2nd place Nationally at a pitch presentation in San Francisco, CA, May 2011
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GIS TechnicianSyracuse UniversityMay 2011 - Jul 2011 (2 months)Designed maps for production and ran geospatial analysis in ArcGIS to assist Dr. Jane Read and Ph.D. candidate Anthony Cummings on Project Fauna, a research endeavour that studies many aspects of indigenous life in the Rupununi region of Guyana
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InternOgilvyOne and SU AbroadJun 2010 - Jul 2010 (1 month)Wrote, acted in, and edited promotional videos to help launch Ladygeek.tv, a venture created to advertise technology to women in a non-patronizing way, worked on four other live briefs developing strategy, insights, and creative work
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Awards
Eagle Scout - May 2007
Collected and distributed over 1700 books to 70 Rochester, NY city schoolteachers for use in their classrooms. -
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AIGA, AMA
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On Coroflot@dabiles, member since 2011
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