3/09 - Present Creative Lead / Communications TWU Local 100 / MTA | New York, NY
• Develop communication materials for 35,000 employees that serve over 7 million commuters daily
• Designed campaigns featured in the NY Times, Amsterdam News
and other media ourlets
• Direct Photo and Video shoots for rallies and demonstrations handling various sound and digital video equipment
• Design & Direction for print include flyers, mailers, newspaper, magazine, apparel and mobile ads
8/04
- 8/08 Art Director / Interactive Adaptive Marketing | Norwalk, CT
• Art Direct team of designers in implementing Web2.0 design to best suit our best practices
• Lead acquisition initiatives by research & development of competitor banner ads and landing pages
• Manage creative assets and development efforts for portal sites such as AOL, Yahoo, and MSN
• Designed landing pages and lp elements that converted higher sale rates than previous controls
• Designed Print ads for campaigns promoting company events
• Partner with Copy to create quality content for web pages and banner ads
1/03 - 8/03
Art Director Uniformstore.com | New York, NY
• Responsible
for the maintenance of the store and e-commerce website;
www.uniformstore.com
• Succeeded in developing efficient means of customer service via
internet and phone
5/02
- 8/02 Art Director / Production Manager Gary Plastic Packaging Corporation | Bronx, NY
• Promoted to Production Manager after three weeks of correcting
all internal print issues resulting in faster turnaround time for products
• Adapted an in-dept understanding of silk screening, pad printing,
and molding machinery
• Conducted interviews and supervised staff of seven graphic artist
3/01
- 9/01 Art Director Logo To Promo (LogoMotion) | Kensington, MD
• Reformatted images and prepared art for various types of printers
(ie., Silk Screen, Offset, Embroidery, and Pad Printing) as well as maintained
website; www.logotopromo.com
6/00
- 3/01 Web Designer / Illustrator Lightbulb Press, Inc. | New York, NY
• Chosen to assist Senior Web Developer after three months of freelancing
• Designated as Illustration Artist; developed web icons, calendars,
and other promotional products Sites and products include: www.eBOND.com
(www.lightbulbpress.com), www.2020green.com,
Wall Street Journal Guide - "Essential Guide To Your 401(k) Plan,"
NASDAQ Quick clicks, 2000 Annual Holiday card, and 2001 desk calendar
- "Financial Wit & Wisdom"
9/97
- Present Adjunct - College Lab Technician New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn, NY
• Responsible for the operation and supervision of computers and photo labs
• Assist students in the operation of Macintosh operating systems;
QuarkXpress, Adobe and Macromedia Softwares
1997
- Present Freelance Noah Designs | New York, NY
• Developed brand identity, web sites, ad campaigns, brochures,
cd inserts, logos, and magazine layouts Clients include:
Bridge
Cleaners; www.Bridgecleaners.com,
Bomb Everywhere Productions, Teen Model Guide, Wedding Dresses Magazine
(Gerard Bedouk Publishing,) Proposal Solutions, Arlandria Chirilagua
Festival - State of Virginia, Black College Football Hall of Fame, Ferrell
Calvillo Communications, Hunter Douglas, and Autozone
Education
9/96
- 6/00 New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn, NY Bachelor of Technology / Communication Design
Associates in Applied Science / Art & Advertising Design
Web design, Digital Video, Package design, Printing, Typography, Logo
and Stationery design, Photography, Painting, Illustration, Desktop Publishing,
Advertising and Promotion design
Programs & Proficients
CS3 Macromedia Dreamweaver , Flash, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, QuarkXpress, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Corel Draw, Illustrating by hand, Quickbooks, UPS Worldship, FTP
Awards
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1996 - Art Directors Club Scholarship
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Faculty Excellence Award
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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
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Dean's List Awards
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1st place for MasterCard Advertising Challenge
• 1996 - Honorary Founding Father of Phi Sigma Chi Multicultural Fraternity
Seminars & Shows
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NEDMA; New England Direct Marketing Association – Walthem, MA
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Flash Forward ’07 – Boston, MA
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SVA Motion Graphics ’04 - NYC
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Mac World ’99, ’02 - NYC
References & Portfolio
Available upon request
