:: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ::
1995-2011 What-To-Wear, Inc
President/Owner: Web design, graphic design and advertising services. Created websites, custom t-shirt design lines, alphabets, logos & more for companies all over the U.S.
1991-1995 Simply Tropics, Inc.-Riviera Beach, FL
Art Director: Responsible for predicting market trends.
Worked directly with customers, determined their needs, and developed custom lines. Created new designs from concept to film separations.
Darkroom experience using stat camera, vacuum frame, pin registration, processor and tray developing. Daily work on computer using Coreldraw, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Coreltrace, Scanner, and printing computer separations to vellum.
1991 Next, Inc.-Transfer Printing-Pompano Beach, FL
Graphic Designer: Created new designs daily for use on t-shirt transfers.
1987-1989 T-Shirts of Florida/Rags to Riches-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head Designer: Worked together with sales reps to create top selling designs for retail stores. Performed market surveys to determine future trends. Created and separated new designs daily.
Quickly achieved status of top selling designer, with single designs selling over a thousand dozen per month.
1984-1985 James Titcomb Creative Services-
Advertising, Delray Beach, FL
Advertising Designer: Worked with clients creating ads from concept to finished mechanicals for newspaper and magazine advertising. Concepts, layout, copy writing, and mechanicals for brochures, billboards & ads.
:: COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE ::
Working knowledge of computers using programs including Coreldraw, Coreltrace, Photoshop, Photopaint, Adobe Illustrator, Windows, Microsoft Word & Money, Wordperfect 6.0, Word 6.0, Amipro 3.0, Excel 5.0, Lotus 1,2,3,4, Quatropro 5.0. Experience on Macintosh
using Freehand & Pagemaker.
:: FREELANCE ::
T-Shirts Of Florida, Kid-U-Not, Avalon Apparel, Royal Headwear/Valuewear, Team Usa, Cot'n'Gear, Akwa, Islander Sportswear, Casablanca Bags,
Diport Usa, Boast Usa, Imagepointe, LA Tees, Next, Inc., Sea Rags,
Resort To Carol, Simply Tropics, Tangerine Dreams, Trendwear,
Experience, TFW Sales, F&M Expressions, Times Square Clothing,
Florida Tees, Soft As A Grape, Sun Moda, Active Line, Threads, 2000 Tees, Sporting Look, Crazy Shirts, Life Safety International, Guy Harvey
International Tennis Resort at Delray
:: CATALOGS ::
T-Shirts of Florida
Catalog Design: Design, layout, production, copy writing.
Life Safety International-Military Designs
Catalog Design: Design, layout, cover design, quick reference guides.
:: CUSTOM DESIGNED ALPHABETS ::
Fun & Funky Alphabets add excitement to any location!
Custom namedrops & alphabets designed just for you.
:: EDUCATION ::
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale-Degree in Advertising Design
:: CORE STRENGTHS ::
Energetic, highly motivated, self starter.
Creative, versatile graphic designer.
Resourceful, innovative, detail oriented and an excellent organizer.
Excels at both working with a team and on solitary assignments.
Ability to work with minimum supervision.
Comfortable in leadership or collaborative role.
Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
Proven presentation and persuasion skills.
Works extremely well with tight deadlines.
Able to create a detailed design from a simple pencil sketch.