Work History

About.com
www.about.com
Designer : New York City, NY :May 2006 » Present
Specializing in Health initiatives and special programs.
Recent work: Calorie Count Plus

ELLE
www.elle.com
Sr. Art Director : New York City, NY :August 2005 » May 2006
Specialized in ELLE.com's redesign and interactive brand identity.

FREELANCE
June 2002 » August 2005
Specializing in information design, branding, and identity.
Successful designs included work for Institue for Advanced Study, Teach for America, and NY Teaching Fellows

NETHOD
www.nethod-euro.com
Sr. Art Director : New York City, NY : October 2001 » May 2002
Freelanced to a Full-Time Position. Created original web site design templates for pharmaceutical clientele. Successful designs included work for Pfizer, Novartis, Amgen, Immunex, and Schering.

eCENTRIC
Design Consultant : New York City, NY : June 2000 » August 2000
Performing the duties of Senior Site Designer. Assisted in the creation and design for a fortune 100 clients, under the guidance of the Design Director. Established a design vocabulary, and generated templates for production. Presented materials to the client, and third party contractors.

eFIT
Creative Director : New York City, NY : November 1999 » June 2000
Hired as Creative Director. Redesigned www.eFit.com, developed overall design and information architecture. Interviewed, hired, and managed a design team. Implemented the new redesign on time, understaffed, and under budget. Supervised the designs with the editorial and management teams. Finished redesign project in May 2000.

EARTHWEB
www.earthweb.com
Sr. Art Director : New York City, NY : April 1996 » November 1999
Hired as a Jr. Designer to assist with web site production. Promoted to Multimedia Designer and became a member of the Java Software Development Team. Conceptualized a variety of interfaces for EarthWeb's Chat product, including logo design. Gained on the job training of Information Architecture, GUI, and UI development. In addition assisted with User Testing. Collaborated with technical team throughout development. Promoted to Art Director of Marketing Services. Designed promotional materials, trade show booths & promotions, media kits, and web site's. Client work: the Fashion Institute of Technology, Morgan Stanley, BMG, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

MIDI
www.midicorp.com
Multimedia Designer : Princeton, New Jersey : May 1995 » April 1996
Interface design and development of a variety of full-motion interactive multimedia programs and web site's. Illustrated and animated CD-ROM presentations and various interactive projects consisting of; training programs, public awareness kiosks, educational and marketing applications, and internet identity packages. Introduced to Information Architecture concepts and User Testing. Art direction consisted of; video editing, photo shoots, interface designs, application 'look-n-feel'. Client work included: Lockheed Martin’s AEGIS computer training CD-ROM, General Electric corporate compliance CD-ROM.

FIRMENICH
www.firmenich.com
Lab Technician : Princeton, New Jersey : August 1990 » May 1995
Initially employed as a Lab Technician, I assisted a team of Flavor Chemists. I was a full-time employee, going to night school. My responsibilities included: compounding chemical formulas, maintaining chemical and laboratory supplies. Worked on a variety of flavor projects, and presented taste tests to management, and clients.

Computer Proficiencies

Mac & PC Software:
Photoshop, Illustrator, Imageready, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, QuarkXpress, BBEdit, FTP programs, Microsoft Office.

PRINT PROFICIENCY
Working knowledge of conventional and digital pre-press.

EDUCATION
B.F.A. Graphic Design, The College of New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey, May 1995/ Night Student
A.A.S. Advertising Design, Mercer County College
West Windsor, New Jersey, December 1991/ Night Student

Additional Coursework
School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
Graphic Design, September 1990 - May 1991

AWARDS

• ELLE.com, Honoree, 11th Annual Webby Awards
• 1st place Winner, Cool Site in a Day Competition
  Webreview.com's Web Design & Developers Conference, San Francisco's Moscone Center
• Lockheed Martin Award for Design Excellence
  Multimedia CD-Rom, Graphical User Interface Competition