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| SUMMARY |

Talented Creative Director, Art Director and Digital Designer with experience designing and producing promotional materials, digital animated web and outdoor ads, e-mail blasts, web sites, presentations and logos for large corporate companies to small businesses. Skilled in developing HTML 5 animation for numerous online publications. Excellent management and art direction skills that meet the client expectations and deadlines in a fast paced, advertising environment. Recognized for creative ideas, communication and personal skills with proficient technical expertise in areas such as:

UX/UI, Digital Ads,

Mobile Design,

Advertising,

Team Leadership,

Project Management,

Brand Development,

Print Buying

| EXPERTISE |

Macintosh with proficiency in: Adobe CC 2021

| WORK EXPERIENCE |

FJG Advertising
Denver Colorado
Partner/Creative Director  -  10/2017 to Present
  • Inventing new ideas for branding, advertising campaigns and marketing messages. Understanding design and recognizing fresh approaches to advertising.

G-Force Powersports
Lakewood Colorado
Marketing Manager/Art Director  -  9/2016 to 10/2017
  • Manage all social media outlets for two store locations
  •  Coordinating advertisements with scheduled events each month, budget-management
  • Liaising with media organizations
  • Familiarity of the latest trends
  • Technologies and methodologies in graphic design, web design, production, designing and producing
    ​all advertisements 

O’Brien Advertising
Denver Colorado
Digital Production Manager/Graphic Designer  -  2008 to 9/2016
  • Managing production artists and workflow
  • Designing rich media/animated online ads
  • Photo manipulation/re-touching/color correcting
  • Video editing
  • 3D Illustrations

Stortz Design, Inc.
Lakewood, Colorado
Art Director/Studio Manager/Web Designer/IT Manager  -  2000 to 2008
  • Produce a wide variety of advertising collateral including outdoor signage, brochures, identity packages, booth displays and publication advertisements
  • Manage and art directed each job from concept to final production for clients including Coors, Leprino, Sam’s Club, Sports Authority
  • Web site development

| EDUCATION |

Bachelors Degree in Business Management
Rasmussen University
Ocala, Florida - 2021

Certificate in HTML
Colorado University of Boulder
Boulder, Colorado - 2000 

Certificate in Web Design
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, Colorado - 1999 
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Associate of Arts Degree in Visual Communication
Collins College Design School
Tempe, Arizona - 1996