Resume

Art Director / Designer

Freelance Clients:

• Titan 360, New York, NY [Jan 2009 - Present]
• Directions For Our Youth, New York, NY [June 2007-Present]
• Shinbashi Restaurant, New York, NY [Aug. - Feb. 2008]
• Steven Kratchman Architect, PC. -
  Daniel Kennedy Marketing, New York, NY [Sept. 2007]
  
• CertPointSystems.com, New York, NY [June 2007]
• Haselson International, New York, NY [May - June 2007]
• Dieci, New York, NY [Feb. - Apr. 2007]
• AfghanMark -
  Daniel Kennedy Marketing, New York, NY [Sept. 2006-April 2007]
• Kitaya Japanese Restaurant, New York, NY [2003-2007]
• Rave Wireless, New York, NY *
• MetalMouth, New York, NY *
• Sakai Masafumi - Guitarist, New York, NY *
• Chamber Dance Project, New York, NY *
• Fantasma Toys, New York, NY *
• Professional Speed Networking, New York, NY *
• Street Savvy NY, New York, NY *
• Jill Stuart Jeans / Zana-Di Jeans, New York, NY *
* clients prior to 2007

Skills:

• Meet clients to discuss their needs and interpret the client's business needs.
  
• Brainstorm ideas and mock up design briefs by gathering information and data to clarify design issues.
  
• Use innovative methods to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and client.
  
• Ability to Multi-task and work on more than one design brief at a time.
  
• Produce accurate and high quality work using a wide range of media, including photography, illustration and computer aided design.
  
• Contribute new ideas and design artwork to the overall brief.
  
• Ability to collaborate with others, such as printers, marketing specialists, account executives, artists and designers to complete the final product.
  
• Lead development team to meet tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge in both PC & MAC Platforms.
• Traditional drawing freehand and sketching.



PRINT: Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
WEB: HTML, Adobe Dreamweaver
VIDEO: Discreet Combustion, Adobe After Effects
DOC: Microsoft Word
PHOTOGRAPHY: Nikon Digital SLR System

Language:

• English (Fluent)
• Japanese (Fluent in spoken language)

Education:

• Master of Science [NYU - CADA: Digital Imaging] 2002-2004
• Bachelor of Fine Art [Parsons School of Design:
  Communication Design & Animation] 1997-2001

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