WORK EXPERIENCE

Midas Safety
Graphic Designer, Marketing Department
Safety Glove Manufacturer, Toronto, ON
(April 2013 to present)

Brand Development

  • Develop/refine the brand identity for the 2019 global relaunch of Midas Safety’s proprietary Ninja® brand
  • Develop collateral/packaging/glove marking design for the 2019 Ninja® relaunch

Catalogue Development

  • Design and develop print catalogues for English and Spanish markets, trade shows

Product Photography and Video

  • Take product photos and digitally edit for use in various catalogues and platforms
  • Plan and direct photo shoots with vendors for “​in-action” product shots
  • Create promotional videos for gloves

Sales Support

  • Development of corporate collaterals for distribution, such as brochures, leaflets, webpages, videos
  • Design and development of corporate PowerPoint

Web Development and Maintenance

  • Key member in planning out an internal wiki-style information depository
  • Update CMS-based product catalogue

Trade Show Support

  • Develop 3D models of trade show booths for shows, develop vinyl sidings for display
    Develop collaterals as needed for trade shows

50 Carleton
Designer/Senior Production Artist

Marketing and Communications Agency, Sudbury, ON
(1997 to March 2013)

  • Design and production of corporate collaterals such as print ads, direct mailers, newsletters, trade show displays, booklets and stationery
  • Website design, development and maintenance
  • Design and animation of web banners, animations, illustrations and promotional “Eflashes”
  • Research and copywriting for print and web

Some clients serviced: Bell Aliant (NorthernTel and Télébec brands), Boart Longyear, Cinefest, ClaimSecure, Cochrane and Area Community Development Corporation, CSC Sudbury-Est Sudbury East CSC, Dalron Group, Domtar, FedNor, Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Greater Sudbury Utilities, Industrial Fabrication, Jeux de la francophonie canadienne 2011, Laurentian University, Lopes Mechanical, NOHFC, Northridge Savings and Credit Union, Sudbury Counselling Centre, Sudbury Mining Products, Sudbury Theatre Centre, Théàtre du Nouvel-Ontario, Vale, Xtrata Nickel

Freelance
Designer/Illustrator

  • Design logos, basic stationery sets
  • Create corporate collaterals
  • Website design, development, research and copywriting
  • Illustrations and animations

Some clients serviced: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sudbury/North Bay/Sarnia/Heartland/Guam, Larry Berrio, Pride Sudbury, ATM Solutions by LGR, Gordon Boyce Consulting, Prestegic Software, YMCA Sudbury, Synergystics HR, Northwest Fudge Factory, Rocvent, Northern Gaming Hub, Moving On Express, Cambrian College, Nickel Barons Hockey, Peddlers Pub & Eatery

Cambrian College
Instructor
Sudbury, ON
(2002)

INTRODUCTION TO MACROMEDIA FLASH Taught a ten-week course using Lynda Weinman’s H.O.T. textbook


TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Software

  • Adobe CC: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat
  • Microsoft Office: Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Outlook
  • Screenwriting: Final Draft
  • 3D: Trimble SketchUp, Blender, Poser Debut
  • Software known but no longer actively used:
    Adobe Flash/Animate, Dreamweaver, Premiere, ImageReady and PageMaker; Quark XPress; Macromedia Director, Extreme 3D, Fireworks, FreeHand and SoundEdit 16; Movie Magic Screenwriter, 3D Studio Max, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge and Manga Studio EX
  • And for what I don’t know… Google is my friend

Making websites

  • Utilize Adobe Dreamweaver and MS ExpressionWeb
  • Familiar with front-end Drupal, WordPress
  • Know simple HTML, CSS, some basic Javascript

VOLUNTEER WORK

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sudbury

  • Professional: Long standing designer and copywriter for agency material
  • Personal: Former Big Brother (mentor) to a young man who is now aged out of the program.

Robin’s Nest Co-Op
Former President and Chair of the Board of Directors and member of the Newsletter committee


EDUCATION

Cambrian College of Applied Arts & Technology
Graphic Design – 1993 to 1996

Gotham Writer’s Workshop
Screenwriting – 2006 to 2009


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