Résumé

SKILLS

Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Workfront, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM); Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams; Apple Keynote; some WordPress. 

Graphic design, print production, photo manipulation and retouching, photography, photo research, mechanicals, handmade comps, charts, graphs, illustration, Section 508 PDFs and remediation, stylesheets (including GREP), some HTML/CSS, vendor relations.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Maine Sea Grant

Science Publications Designer
October 2006–Present | Orono, Maine, USA

As Senior Designer at the Maine Sea Grant CollegeProgram at the University of Maine, I provide print graphic design, illustration (including charts, graphs, and maps), print production, display items, vendor relations, budgeting, photography, photo database maintenance, section 508 compliant PDFs, and PowerPoint presentations, among other duties.

Freelance

Graphic Designer/Print Production Artist (actively seeking remote gigs)
1982–Present | Various locations

Provided print production for major advertising agencies and design studios in NYC—Kallir, Philips, Ross; Lowe Consumer Healthcare; Altschiller-Reitzfeld; Backer Spielvogel Bates Promotions; Bozell & Jacobs; McCaffrey & McCall; CBS Marketing. Delivered high-quality graphic design for various clients in Maine and across the country.

Interpublic Group

Freelance Print Production Specialist (Remote)
March 2022–March 2024 | New York City, USA

Worked with FCB Healthcare’s Studio Rx team to produce press-ready files for major pharmaceutical clients. Communicated through Microsoft’s Teams and Outlook. Picked up jobs in various stages on Adobe Workfront queue. Accessed images with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). Followed spec sheets to format Art Directors’ layouts into working mechanicals for print providers.

Quantum Corral

Design Director/Partner
January 1996–October 2017 | Bangor, Maine, USA

Quantum Corral was established in New York City in 1996 and relocated to Bangor, Maine in 2000. My duties include marketing, graphic design (print & electronic media), illustration and production, software/hardware maintenance and purchasing, management, customer relations, supplier relations, and budgeting.

River City Cinema

Artistic Director, Co-founder, President
April 2002–September 2013 | Bangor, Maine, USA

River City Cinema was a non-profit arts organization located in Bangor, Maine. As artistic director, I provided all marketing and graphic design—posters, flyers, press releases, public relations, newspaper advertisements, website design and maintenance, electronic social networking (Facebook, Twitter, online community bulletin board updates, e-mail newsletters). Other tasks involved film research and booking, guest booking and coordination, sponsor and member solicitations, venue booking, volunteer coordination, membership relations, database maintenance, and concession tracking/purchasing.

Tenga’s Studio

Studio Manager
1994–1998 | Farmingdale, New York, USA

Tenga’s Studio, originally based in New York, provided major cosmetic and advertising agency clients with top-notch print production for packaging, promotions and comps. As Studio Manager, I was responsible for print production, layout & design, employee supervision, customer relations, supplier relations, and hardware/software maintenance.

EDUCATION

French Culinary Institute

Grand Diplôme
September 1996–May 1997 | New York City, USA

Completed 9-month intensive training in basic French cooking at the French Culinary Institute (now called International Culinary Center) in Soho, NYC. Won best cookbook presentation award. 

School of Visual Arts (SVA)

Bachelor of Arts
September 1977–May 1981 | New York City, USA

Majored in illustration and commercial art. 

AWARDS

Society of Illustrators

Certificate of Merit, 1985

LANGUAGES

English (Native)
Italiano (Principiante)