WORK EXPERIENCE
Sr. Art Director
Burrell Communications Chicago, IL Sept. 2003-Current
Clients: Procter & Gamble (Tide, Gain, Crest, Olay, Pampers, Tampax & Always), Sears, McDonald’s, Courvoisier & Verizon
Responsible for the visual concept/art direction of print, TV, web & collateral material.

Freelance Art Director/Sr. Designer
Sept. 2002-2003
Client: Burrell Communications/Chicago, IL (Verizon)
Responsible for the visual concept/art direction of print, TV, web & collateral material.

Oct. 1998-Aug. 2001
Client: Mervyn’s California/Hayward, CA
Concept and art direction concerning retail point-of-sale kits, corporate collateral, logo/press kits, corporate identity & web art direction.

Feb. 1998-Oct. 1998
Clients: Hal Riney/Chicago, IL (Subway), WCJ/Chicago, IL (Tacobell), WCJ/San Francisco, CA (Chevron)
Concept & design of corporate collateral, point-of-sale materials, promotional support signage & presentation materials

Jr. Art Director
Frankel, Chicago, IL Nov. 1995-Feb. 1998
Clients: Amoco, 360° Communications
Concept & art direction for point-of-sale materials, promotional support signage, catalogs, logos, shelf kits, signage, franchise development sell-in kits & corporate collateral

COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator & Adobe InDesign

EDUCATION
Extended Education, Summer 2001
California College of Arts and Crafts
Oakland, California

Bachelor of Arts, 1993
Concentration in graphic design & art direction
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Early College Program 1987-1988
Concentration in graphic design & illustration
The School of the Art Institute Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

AWARDS/DISTINCTIONS
U.S. Ad Review/The Best American Advertising, issue #51 Gain Ad-“Socks” & issue #54 Tide with Bleach Alternative Ad-“Sunday’s Best”

ANA (Association of National Advertisers) Multicultural Excellence Awards, Nov 2005
Tide TV-“Nostalgia Dad” Grand Prize in 2 categories: African American & Campaign with Significant Results