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.education

MSc Electronic Publishing (Interactive Multimedia)
City University

London, England
2002.2003

- Specializing in project management, web development, web design & layout and Flash animation.
- Developed fluency in techniques and technologies (Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, etc) for web development and optimization.

BA Advertising/Communications/Marketing University of Scranton	Pennsylvania, US 1997.2001
Foreign Study Mixed Media Art University of Westminster	London, England 1999.2000

.experience

United Nations Freelance Art/Creative Director	New York, NY 06.2008 to Present
- Freelance Art/Creative Director at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
HWB Studios Creative Director/Sole Proprietorship	New York, NY Ongoing
- Freelance Art Direction for ad agencies and other various clients.
HANFTRABOY Creative Director	New York, NY 02.2008 - 03.2008
- Freelance Creative Director on Match.com, Fortify Security software and Lending Tree.
VIACOM Sr. Art Director/ACD	New York, NY 12.2006 - 10.2007
- Acted as a mentor and leader to a team of designers/animators, production artists and developers - Role as ACD in creating the style guide of the TV Land digital brand and re-launching its homepage elevating it to a fully SEO-friendly site - Ensured the quality of all creative output from concept through completion on time and on strategy - Develop the look and feel of all major campaigns including rich media banners, promotional microsites and multi-platform initiatives
Mozilla Freelance Art Director	New York, NY 5.2007 - Present
- Redesigned Mozilla.com homepage - Redesigned Mozilla add-ons/themes page, its new look and feel and new features - Redesigned SpreadFirefox.com - Created look and feel for Project Joey - Redesigned Mozilla Support & KnowledgeBase - Redesigned Mozilla Search and function
Arnold Worldwide Freelance Art Director	New York, NY 9.2006 - 12.2006
- Sr. Art Director for Hershey’s AllChocolate.com Website
AOL Time Warner Sr. Designer	New York, NY 8.2006 – 9.2006
- AOL Time Warner Marketing Solutions - 360 Creative
J Walter Thompson - JWT.com Freelance Art Director	New York, NY 5.2006 - 8.2006
- JWTwo.com, Dominos and Listerine
FREELANCER Art Director/Designer (Flash, Web, Graphic)	New York, NY 1.2006 – 5.2006
- Freelance work with Organic Advertising, Lifetime.com, AOL, Scholastic, AtmosphereBBDO, Dogmatic and others.
R/GA Designer (Flash, Web, Graphic)	New York, NY February 2005 - January 2006
- Interactive visual designer under Target. Other accounts include Nokia, Nike, Verizon, Avaya and Bank of America.
Foote, Cone and Belding (FCBi) Designer (Flash, Web, Graphic)	New York, NY December 2004 - January 2005
CLIENTS - Designer for accounts: Qwest, Reuters, Gevalia, Samsung, Diet Coke, NYtimes, Roche, JPMorganChase, HP and Metlife.
South Bank University Website and Publications Manager	London, England 2001.2002

- Responsible for creating and managing the University’s external websites, including the homepage, newsonline, visitors guide, information for students, and online magazine.
- Developed new strategies to simplify the website’s navigation and usability.
- Brought the undergraduate and postgraduate prospectus online through the use of databases (MySQL) and server side scripting.
- Planned all publications from conception to delivery while managing and prioritizing all day-to-day project activity to ensure timely delivery.
- Responsible for contractual negotiations with a range of external contacts (authors, publishers, marketing departments) and agencies.
- Designed and developed internal newsletters both in magazine format and on the university intranet.
- Worked alongside the Communications Director on the implementation of new web projects.

.internships

Wenner Media - Rollingstone Magazine
Advertising Sales/'Creative' Intern

New York City, US
Summer 2000

- Gained valuable organizational and communication skills
- Advertising and marketing research / Competitive tracking / Handled office correspondence
- Created Media / Press Kits / Reported to Director of Advertising and Art Dept
- Distribution of magazine to current and potential advertisers / Fielded calls
- Created databases and prepared tear-sheets / assisted in the creation of office marketing materials

Sony Pictures Entertainment - IMAX Division
Marketing/Promotions Intern

New York City, US
Summer 1999

- Personal Assistant to the President of IMAX Sales Division (National and International) / Administrative Support

.software specialties

Adobe CS3 Suite

CS3 Suite
Photoshop CS3
Illustrator CS3
ImageReady CS3
Flash CS3
Dreamweaver CS3