experience

Kaiser Permanente. Pasadena, California. National Marketing Project Manager.
Project manager position in charge of the national photo library, collateral projects and the implementation of our national brand. Duties included art direction, developing project plans, casting, budgeting, photo shoot production, photographer selection process and image editing. Also responsible for brand identity management and intranet site development. September 2001 - September 2004.

AnnuityScout.com. Marina Del Rey, California. Creative Designer.
Managing and developing all creative projects including web design, collateral design, corporate identity system, tradeshow graphics, and direct mail campaigns. January 2001 - present.

WebVision, Inc. Torrance, California. Web Designer, Consulting Services.
Responsible for the design and development of business-to-business e-commerce sites. Skills and software for this position included HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, BBEdit, FTP, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop and ImageReady. July 2000 - January 2001.

InterVoice-Brite, Inc. Dallas, Texas. Creative Manager, Marketing Department.
Responsible for the design and production of all creative projects for the world's largest supplier of voice automation solutions. Projects include web design, brochure design, trade show graphics, corporate presentations, direct mail campaigns and print production management. March 1997 - July 2000

KPMG Peat Marwick, Atlanta, Georgia. Design Manager, Southeast Marketing Department.
Managed and implemented all creative projects for the southeast marketing department. Projects included proposals, brochures, presentations and vendor relations. Also responsible for corporate identity system and the management of two graphic designers. April 1995 - January 1997

Freelance Employment, Atlanta, Georgia.
Clients included Coopers & Lybrand and Torrey Homes. Responsible for proposal and brochure design for C&L, and print advertising for Torrey Homes. May 1994 - April 1995

InterVoice, Inc., Dallas, Texas. Graphic Designer, Marketing Department.
Duties included managing and implementing all creative projects including brochures, sales presentations, slide shows, newsletters, photography sessions, corporate incentives, video production and trade show graphics. Also responsible for maintaining corporate identity system and vendor relations. October 1990 - September 1993

Protective Life Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama. Graphic Designer, Marketing Department.
Duties included the layout and design of brochures, business forms, proposals, company magazines, newsletters and also direct involvement with the in-house printing department. April 1984 - August 1990

software knowledge & qualifications

Layout: Quark Xpress, Pagemaker and Ventura Publisher.
Drawing & Photo Editing: Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Designer, Macromedia Freehand and Adobe PhotoShop.
Web Production: HTML, DHTML, BBEdit, FTP, Macromedia Suite of Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash, and Microsoft FrontPage.

- Project manager of online branding system and digital assets that consisted of thousands of photographs, illustrations and brand guidelines for Kaiser Permanente.

- Project managed, produced and directed national photo shoots for Kaiser Permanente image libraries during 2001 through 2004.

- Developed new corporate identity system and style guide for merger between InterVoice, Inc. and Brite Voice Systems. This involved the redesign and development of all corporate letterhead, collateral and signage.

- Responsible for developing and maintaining printing and design budgets for InterVoice-Brite and KPMG.

- Designed and created intranet sites for Kaiser Permanente and InterVoice-Brite, including ongoing maintenance and updates.

- Coordinated all national photo shoots for Kaiser Permanente and developed national photo library.

- Experienced in all area of graphic design and web creation from initial concept to final production.

- Accomplished photographer with experience in slide and video production.

- Member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA).

education & training

University of Alabama at Birmingham. Major: Art; Minor: Marketing. September 1986 - May 1989
Jefferson State Junior College - Birmingham, Alabama. Major: Art, Minor: Business. September 1983 - March 1985
Digital Training and Design - Dallas, Texas. Various software and HTML training. March 1997 - January 2000.