About JOHN

With over twenty years of experience, my multifaceted toolset helps build brands stronger in the marketplace.

Detail-driven creative and production abilities have led me to work on a wide range of projects. Logos and page layouts developed into laying out quarterly publications, annual communications and reports for colleges and tourism boards. Building artwork for retail displays and vehicle wraps evolved into producing set pieces for corporate events and theatrical productions. Package design built my strong sense of structure that allows me to dissect complex projects.

While my expertise is in vector artwork creation and photo retouching, my immersion in large format graphic production gives me a full understanding of the different printing and production techniques incorporating acrylic, wood and metal substrates to really set apart the retail experience.

Education

Purchase College, SUNY

1993 – 1996

B.F.A. with Concentration in Graphic Design
January 1996

Dutchess Community College

1991 – 1993

A.A.S. in Advertising - Commercial Art
August 1993

Experience

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
2005 – Present

Enhance a Colour  Danbury, CT

Responsible for managing all creative design while overseeing in-house art department for creation and production of printed pieces and structures. Manage projects, while maintaining clients budgets. Review and extract specifications from architectural blueprints, shop drawings, and build sheets from CAD software. Mentor production artists and interns.

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
1999 – 2005

Enhance a Colour  Pleasantville, NY

Layout invitation sets, publications, annual reports, vehicle wraps and trade show booths. Design vehicle wraps, packaging, theater posters. Shoot and retouch product photography for both packaging and catalog use. Develop company wide production techniques and practices.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
1997 – 1999

Enhance a Colour  White Plains, NY

Design logos, catalogs, brochures and mailers.

2003 – Present

Freelance Work

As a freelance designer I have created logos, branding, promotions and several retail package lines. In addition, I have also photographed these retail products for use on e-commerce websites for retailers nationwide.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
1994 – 1997

Hothouse Designs  Ossining, NY

Responsible for design from concept to final production of publications, packaging, products, and multi-media projects. Evaluation of new techniques and software.