Experience
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9/02–Present
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Graphic
Designer (BD Diagnostics - Preanlytical Systems)
Design packaging for syringes, surgical blades, tubes and needle
products within the BD Identity guidelines using Adobe Illustrator.
Assist BD Identity Manager with reviewing layouts of worldwide packaging.
Teach BD Identity classes to BD associates as needed. Teach BD Art
Layout Procedure for Design Control Training in R & D.
2/02–2/03
Suny Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY
Instructor (P/T)
Taught weekend and evening Macromedia Flash classes. Prepared lessons
and lectures for 10 -15 students; wrote course catalog descriptions
for the Macromedia Flash classes that are offered for Winter, Spring,
Summer and Fall semesters
10/99–9/02
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Paramus, NJ
Graphic Design Instructor (Advanced Career Technologies)
Lectured graphic design classes of about 8 -10 students in: QuarkXPress,
Illustrator, Photoshop, HTML, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
10/99–8/02
Micro Training Technologies, Fairfield, NJ
Computer Graphics/Web Design Instructor (P/T)
Lectured graphic design classes of about 8-10 students in: QuarkXPress
Illustrator, Photoshop, HTML, Dreamweaver, and Flash. Prepared lesson
plans, as well as created and corrected labs, tests, quizzes, and
homework. Assigned real-world projects to be completed in class.
10/00-9/01
VTS Travel Direct, Mahwah, NJ
Art Director
Designed ads, brochures, posters, folders, and logos for the internet
division. Designed websites for the internet division.
10/99-10/00
Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ
Freelance Graphic Designer (Prentice Hall Division)
Graphic Designer for Literature Books - created prototypes and designed
layouts for Literature book covers and interiors. Graphic Designer
for Writing and Grammar Books - created layout for Writing and Grammar
interiors, picked images and illustrations for Interiors Graphic
Designer for World History books - edited text, layout and refined
design for final print for the interior of World History Books.
6/99–10/99
Clark University, Framingham, MA
Graphics/Web Instructor (Advanced Career Technologies)
Taught future Graphic Designers the comprehensive skills of basic
layout, design and web graphics, including the preparation of files
for prepress and the web.
6/97–6/99
Computer Processing Institute, Cambridge, MA
Computer Graphics Instructor
Taught Intro to MAC, Intro to PC & Windows, Advanced Photoshop,
Illustrator, and QuarkXPress to graphic design students, as well
as the basics of layout & design, typography and color theory
(to an average class size of about 12-15 students).
5/97–9/97
Weekly TAB, Needham, MA
Freelance Promotions Designer (Community Newspaper Company)
Using QuarkXPress, Illustrator, and Photoshop, designed sales collateral
flyers, brochures, certificates, and marketing pieces to endorse
the newspaper. Designed promotion ads for events such as Battle
of the Bands, Bridal Week, Earth Day, etc.
3/90–5/97
United Parcel Service, Inc., Mahwah, NJ
Senior Graphic Designer, Training Department (4/95-5/97)
Assisted team and produced multimedia graphics and video for computer-based
training systems. Provided leadership and direction by acting as
a liaison between printers and the graphic designers. Established
contacts and created a database of various printers. Prepared specifications
for all print jobs, such as posters, folders, brochures and mouse
pads, which encompassed putting compositions together and marking
up bleeds, duotones, screens, registration, etc.
Graphic Designer, PR/Communications Department (3/90-3/95)
Using PageMaker, designed and illustrated monthly employee magazine,
Big Idea, and weekly newsletter, OpenLine. Produced mechanicals,
paste-ups, and marked up specifications for the Big Idea.
Created hand drawn illustrations and scanned into computer for layout.
Converted entire magazine, interior, cover and back, into the computer.
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