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Professional Experience
Graphic Design, Illustration, Art Direction, Project Management, Digital Technology and Fine Arts

Founder, Creative Director, Tarbox Art & Design, January 2002 to Present
Provide a full-range of graphic design agency services including production, design, art direction, illustration, copy editing, project management, customer service, estimating, budgeting and billing

Handle all aspects of the design process from concept to delivery

Manage the creation and development of various projects including corporate identity, collateral materials, user manuals, web sites, catalogs, logos and print ads

Create designs for multiple media such as print, web and user interface design

Manage multiple creative vendors including printers, photographers, copywriters and translators

Supply design services to clients in multiple industries such as retail, high tech, health care, education and logistics

Maintain quality and focus while meeting deadlines

Develop client leads to create new business

Senior Graphic Designer, HealtheTech Inc., July 2001 to January 2002
Developed corporate branding and identity for high-tech, health care and fitness start-up

Applied corporate look and feel to collateral, web site, software, hardware, packaging and products

Created designs for multiple markets including health care, fitness and weight management

Published materials across platforms from traditional printing to digital publication

Advanced public recognition of and demand for an innovative health care and fitness technology

Collaborated with multiple departments to define graphic design needs, set budgets and schedules, and complete projects including marketing, sales, public relations, manufacturing, facilities and human relations

Graphic Designer/Project Coordinator, Dominican Hospital CHW, Santa Cruz, CA, May 1998 to June 2001
Established the look and feel for corporate designs and communications in multiple media for a leading health care provider

Created award-winning designs for an audience with varied interests including health care professionals and general public

Developed concepts, copy and designs for varied commercial art projects

Collaborated with creative team and clients to set and meet design goals

Increased public awareness of the services offered by the organization

Maintained the integrity of the corporate identity

Managed creative professionals including graphic artists, photographers and service bureaus

Developed and managed project budgets

Coordinated and tracked progress for multiple, complex, design projects

Assured all work was high quality, on time and within budget

Free Lance Designer, Evanston, IL 1995
Contracted with agency to deliver graphic design, presentation design and desktop publishing services to local clients

Created corporate trade show materials, executive presentations and product manuals

Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Department, Skyway Freight Systems, Watsonville, CA, September 1993 to August 1994
Developed presentations and sales and marketing materials for national transportation and logistics company

Coordinated company’s responses to customers’ requests for proposals and quotes (RFPs and RFQs)

Performed sales-lead qualification calls and supported national sales force

Technical Assistant, Art Department, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, 1992 to 1993
Oversaw the operation of college art facilities including galleries, studios, photo lab and work

Instructed students on studio and gallery techniques and procedures

Managed a staff of student employees

Intern, Maine Coast Artists Gallery, Rockport, ME, summer 1992
Interned under the gallery curator at an historically significant seasonal art gallery

Designed, installed and maintained fine art exhibitions

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) , studio art and French, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, 1992

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) , painting and printmaking, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1996

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) , Bethany University, Scotts Valley, CA, 2008

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