Alfred V.

Business and art professional with broad based knowledge and expertise in a variety of art forms. Excellent organizer and communicator with the ability to project and elicit interest, enthusiasm and energy, using a common sense approach. Over ten years professional experience. Strong conceptual skills; able to translate ideas into realities. EDUCATION • School of Visual Arts, N.Y.C. B.F.A. , Bachelors Degree Of Fine Art, May 1994 • Sullivan Community College, Liberty, New York, Associates Degree of Fine Arts, May 1992 AWARDS April 94 - Concept through production, created and won the contest "ANGER" sponsored by the New York Art Directors Club. Graduated with Honors. COMPUTER & SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE I have been running Macintosh OS platforms since 1990, although Proficient on a PC. Software: Quark Express, Adobe Creative Suite, Photo Retouching Filters, Adobe Dimensions, InDesign, and much more. Employment history • Freelance Designing & Production, Nov. 2002 - Present I meet the many needs of today’s firms by providing a variety of work. Working for various types of firms and private clients such as: (Color Graphic Press, J&R Cigars, Now Snow boards, Purina, Nine West Group, Soundline Inc, Judea Gift, Baseball Plus, etc) Responsibilities range from art direction, concept and layout, client contact, directing photo shoots, communicating with various types of printers, photographers and mail houses nationwide to get the best prices and fulfillment, as well as their different requirements to print each project correctly on deadline. Combining print material with interactive web sites. Managing production of web sites, hosting plans, updating, and making sure the print material & site coincide. • Print International, Aug. 2001 - Oct. 2002 (Long Island) Responsibilities Include: Designing and producing catalogs of all sorts. Art Directing which included integrating teams of illustrators, designers, photographers to produce dynamic catalogs. Client contact, as well as juggling deadline and print schedule. Combined print material with interactive web sites. • J.M.J. Communications, Sep 1999 - July 2001 (Manhattan) Responsibilities Include: Art Direction on multiple projects: photo-shoots, client contact, color correction, retouching, and complete production of direct mail brochures, and catalogs. Helping with setting up the print schedule both Web & Sheet fed. • Design Marketing Group, May 1997 - August 1999 (Edgewater, N.J.) Responsibilities include: color correction, client contact, design and layout, heavy retouching, full production on approved designs,...direct mail, catalogs, sell sheets, package design, annual reports. 2 color to 6 color, plus directing photography. • J.M.J. Communications, March 1996 - April 97 (Manhattan) Responsibilities Include: Client contact, color correction, retouching, and complete design and production of direct mail brochures, and catalogs. • Apocalypse Snow Boards, July 1994 - Feb. 1996 (Manhattan) Production Manager for one of the top ten International snowboard companies in the world. Responsibilities Included, Team designer for two full board lines (25 boards), Production artist on boards as well as manage and designing ad space for 15 different magazines. Designed annual brochures, catalog and promotional materials.