Senior Graphic Design Production and Presentation Specialist

Versatile graphic designer with extensive creative, production and presentation experience in digital and print for business development and marketing campaigns.

Skilled, passionate and collaborative; inventive design solutions combined with solid presentation skills. Accustomed to challenging, deadline-driven environments requiring attention to detail, branding compliance, quality and budget requirements.

Team leader experienced in creating strong partnerships to implement successful marketing strategies for Fortune 500 companies, financial services and institutions, and companies focused on the varied areas of entertainment, pharmaceutical, healthcare, engineering, legal, real estate, fashion, beauty, nonprofit, education, insurance, hospitality, transportation and retail.

Software Expertise
  • Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
  • Acrobat Pro
  • PowerPoint
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Keynote
Freelance
Freelance, New York, NY
1998 – present
Graphic Designer, Production Artist, PowerPoint Pro

Developed brand identity and guidelines, marketing collateral, corporate identity, annual reports, book design, environmental design, presentation decks, direct mail, POP, templates, training guides and exhibition materials for a diverse clientele. Provided full-service Mac and PC support for creative services teams.

Clients include: AT&T, Edelman, Valueline, Time Warner, AOL, Ameriprise Financial, Bear Stearns, Proskauer Rose LLP, Simpson Thacher Bartlett, Chase, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Insignia ESG, Ford Foundation, Scholastic

Full-Time
J.P. Morgan Chase, New York, NY
2014 – 2019
Vice President, Senior Production Designer, Marketing Creative Services and Communications

Developed Acrobat Pro forms, forms branding standards, PowerPoint presentations and corporate communications incorporating robust fillable and interactive design.

  • Designed, managed and produced annually over 1,000 complex, regulated client-facing, account opening and internal forms using Acrobat Pro and InDesign.
  • Cut costs by more than 67% and reduced timelines by 50% annually.
  • Created Private Bank client communication deliverables, legal and regulatory documents and marketing materials, decks, ads, and invites for products and services.
  • Design lead for re-branding of account opening forms and process with a focus on a digital-first experience, and to reduce the redundancy in the client on-boarding process and improve client onboarding SLAs. Interfaced with legal, change management, document management, technology and branding teams to build a new client experience.
  • Managed and produced time-sensitive quarterly updates for legal and regulatory changes and changes in business focus.
  • Implemented workflow strategies to ensure a smooth, efficient project life cycle.
  • Forecasted and evaluated project SLAs, sourced and managed resources.
Ross Culbert & Lavery, Inc., Westport, CT
1998 – 2019
Integrated Senior Designer / IT Manager

Designed thoughtfully, engaging global branding and marketing materials, annual reports, presentation decks, event planning and collateral for marketing strategies for Fortune 500 companies, financial services and institutions, entertainment, pharmaceutical, healthcare, engineering, legal, real estate, fashion, beauty, nonprofit, education, insurance, hospitality, transportation and retail.

Provided full-service IT support for the design studio.

Badger & Partners (now Badger Winters), New York, NY
2000 – 2010
IT Manager / Digital Designer

Managed the network administration for a luxury brand beauty and fashion firm and software / hardware deployment, server support, help desk and training for the agency and studio team of 40. Created beauty and fashion ezine and email for integrated marketing campaigns.