Resume
Work & Experience
WORK EXPERIENCE
I am a highly creative, hands on creative director with expertise in all areas of graphic design, art direction, digital design, photo direction, social media content and marketing, and project management. I have a strong highly conceptual design aesthetic with emphasis on typography and layout. I have experience in leading teams and managing budgets. Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, After Effects and Premiere, Quark Xpress, Powerpoint, Flash, WordPress, Divi, Joomla and Magento programming.
Experience
The MindGrill
2017-present
Working with Fortune 500 companies to develop integrated brand identities from logo design, brand guidelines and style guides, through brochure and packaging development, print ads, website design and point-of-sale. Clients include Beyerdynamic, Oster, Sunbeam, Bose, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Engel Coolers.
Design Manager – Private Brand Office Depot
2014-2017
Design manager responsible for design and brand development, communications, and packing design for Office Depot Private Brands. Projects including brand development and guidelines, PowerPoint decks for corporate presentations, social media video design, advertisements, point of purchase and in-store displays, packaging design, and website design for Office Depot’s Private Brands. I also managed the workflow and creative product of 4 designers
The MousePad – Creative Director/Owner
04/1998 – 10/2014
After relocating to the US, I created my boutique ad agency specializing in brand development, advertising concept, and design, brochure, catalog and magazine design, packaging design, website design, photography and video art direction, styling and food styling
Azzopardi Guidotti – Creative Director
04/1995 – 03/1998
Conceptualized and created TV and magazine, advertising, brochures, annual reports, and corporate ID design. Mentored and trained junior designers. Directed photo shoots for print and digital media Directed and supervised a team of 6 designers to create award-winning visual media campaigns.
Whalley And Associates – Senior Art Director
05/1993 – 03/1995
Design and creation of adverts, packaging, point-of-purchase, trade presenters, catalog design, and photo direction/styling. Produced a 5 part recipe book, including design, photo direction, and food styling.
Clients included Unilever, Bakers Biscuits, Nabisco, Dunlop, Playtex,
The Turning Point – Art Director
01/1991 – 04/1993
Conceptualized, designed, and created varied projects including Corporate Identity, Packaging Design, Point-of-Purchase materials, Sales Presenters, and Print, Radio, and Television advertising.
Clients included: Unilever, Ponds, Johnson & Johnson, Ferodo Brakes
Education
Vaal Triangle Technical College
Graphic Design Diploma
I studied at the Vaal Triangle Tech toward a graphic design diploma – incomplete
Loretto 6 form college
Manchester
8 British ‘O’ Levels