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SUMMARY Freelance design and technical support for over 16 years with experience supporting executive-level, multi-speaker events for some of America's most recognizable organizations / brands Art Director / Designer / Graphics Department Production Manager - developing client ideas into visual concepts, producing design projects on budget and within tight schedules Technical support for multiple-speaker national events Small meeting equipment set up and operation including video projector, Mackie sound mixer board, lavalieres, table microphones, AV Presentation Pro 8 channel video switcher, and computer set-up & equipment interface Ability to work and communicate with executive-level and command-level personali ties Technical Illustrator - flow charts, diagrams, illustrations, schematics Print Designer - posters, banners, displays, flyers, mailers, and stationary Presentation and Audience Response System (ARS) technician - polling and displaying real-time response data for live audience-presenter interaction Fluent on multiple platforms including Mac & PC Presentation support technician for military and civilian executive-level presentations including Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Force Chief of War Fighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, as well as private industry executives including Microsoft CEO; and McAfee CEO PROFESSI ONAL EXPERI ENCE: Art Director, Free-Lance Designer, Business Owner, THE GRAPHIC CONNECTION, INC., Hartselle AL. Free-Lance Designer working on-demand for development of presentation materials and print display items for speaker events with audience size ranging from 12 to 3,000. Primary responsibilities include the design of graphics for multimedia presentations, technical equipment set-up and operation of presentation computers during speaker events. Presentations are often completed on location throughout the U.S. and international locations for client companies including: Delta Air Lines, Kimberly Clark, Coca-Cola, BellSouth, UPS, International Paper, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and the U.S. Air Force Information Technology Command (ITC). Responsibilities include: taking information from client (chart design, illustration creation, animations, and audio / video media file imports) and building/ designing presentations or information packets conveying unique client message. (December 1995 - Present) Production Manager/Senior Designer, DATASLIDE, Atlanta GA. Department Manager over six staff and contract artists. Responsible for maintaining a global overview of all projects in- house and assuring that each department (optical, imaging, and print departments) received and completed appropriate assignments according to client deadlines and budgets. Determined job assignments to artists. Gathered additional free-lance support as needed. Responsible for quality control of all materials including proofing. Interfaced with account reps and / or clients, managing initial input of client roughs, creating an overall "presentation look" design, visual continuity and estimating time required to complete projects and achieve deadlines. (August 1992 to December 1995) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (contd): Senior Designer, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA. Presentation Graphics Department Designer / Artist. Responsibilities included design, production, printing and imaging of visual materials (35mm slides, large-format color transparencies) used in executive-level presentations at the world headquarters of Coca-Cola. Internal security clearance / authorization to deal with highly sensitive and confidential corporate financial and product information including corporate annual reports. Responsible for meeting deadlines and maintaining high corporate standards within a limited time frame. (January 1988 to August 1992) Designer, DELTA AIR LINES, Atlanta, GA. Responsible for visual design, interpretation and production of teaching aids used for internal certification of pilots, mechanics, electronic technicians and flight attendants. Required an extremely high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in creating realistic 3-D looking representations of cockpit, mechanical and computerized displays. Illustrations / design work included interpreting schematics, instrumentation panels, and flawless replication of screen displays. Other technical requirements for internal client included one-to-one (actual size) stationary mock-ups of cockpit instrumentation panels which were produced in static training displays and became standardized for pilot simulator training. Additionally provided live speaker support and real-time edits for confidential executive-level financial presentations and shareholder meetings as needed. (January 1987 to January 1988) Designer, GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, Atlanta, GA. Reported to Training and Media Services Department, responsible for design and development of computer generated visuals for corporate training and financial updates. Additionally provided live speaker support and real-time edits for confidential executive-level financial presentations and shareholder meetings. Designed internal mailings and corporate information newsletters. (October 1985 to January 1987) Designer, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Ft Benning, Reported to the Computer Graphics Department. This was a newly created computer graphics department established to develop computer generated visuals to be used in the training of military personnel while attending the U.S. Army's infantry and jump school. Also responsible for design and production of visual aids utilized by internal military personnel briefings. (September 1984 to October 1985) EDUCATION Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, University of Georgia. Primary studies include Painting & Drawing and Scientific/Medical Illustration. Technical Proficiencies Include: Photoshop (Creative Suite version) Illustrator (Creative Suite version) InDesign (Creative Suite version) MM Freehand v10 Scanning skills Turning Technologies Audience Response for Audience Polling System (ARS) MS Office suite including PowerPoint, MSWord, Excel, Publisher On-site presentation (PowerPoint) show technician Work directly with client Sound and video editing for PowerPoint Presentation use Project management including cost and time estimation

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SUMMARY Freelance design and technical support for over 16 years with

experience supporting executive-level, multi-speaker events for some of America's most recognizable organizations / brands

Art Director / Designer / Graphics Department Production Manager - developing client ideas into visual concepts, producing design projects on budget and within tight schedules

Technical support for multiple-speaker national events Small meeting equipment set up and operation including video

projector, Mackie sound mixer board, lavalieres, table microphones, AV Presentation Pro 8 channel video switcher, and computer set-up & equipment interface

Ability to work and communicate with executive-level and command-level personalities

Technical Illustrator - flow charts, diagrams, illustrations, schematics

Print Designer - posters, banners, displays, flyers, mailers, and stationary

Presentation and Audience Response System (ARS) technician - polling and displaying real-time response data for live audience-presenter interaction

Fluent on multiple platforms including Mac & PC Presentation support technician for military and civilian

executive-level presentations including Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Force Chief of War Fighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, as well as private industry executives including Microsoft CEO; and McAfee CEO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Art Director, Free-Lance Designer, Business Owner, THE GRAPHIC CONNECTION, INC., Hartselle AL. Free-Lance Designer working on-demand for development of presentation materials and print display items for speaker events with audience size ranging from 12 to 3,000. Primary responsibilities include the design of graphics for multimedia presentations, technical equipment set-up and operation of presentation computers during speaker events. Presentations are often completed on location throughout the U.S. and international locations for client companies including: Delta Air Lines, Kimberly Clark, Coca-Cola, BellSouth, UPS, International Paper, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and the U.S. Air Force Information Technology Command (ITC). Responsibilities include: taking information from client (chart design, illustration creation, animations, and audio / video media file imports) and building/ designing presentations or information packets conveying unique client message. (December 1995 - Present)

Production Manager/Senior Designer, DATASLIDE, Atlanta GA. Department Manager over six staff and contract artists. Responsible for maintaining a global overview of all projects in-house and assuring that each department (optical, imaging, and print departments) received and completed appropriate assignments according to client deadlines and budgets. Determined job assignments to artists. Gathered additional free-lance support as needed. Responsible for quality control of all materials including proofing. Interfaced with account reps and / or clients, managing initial input of client roughs, creating an overall "presentation look" design, visual continuity and estimating time required to complete projects and achieve deadlines. (August 1992 to December 1995)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont’d):

Senior Designer, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA. Presentation Graphics Department Designer / Artist. Responsibilities included design, production, printing and imaging of visual materials (35mm slides, large-format color transparencies) used in executive-level presentations at the world headquarters of Coca-Cola. Internal security clearance / authorization to deal with highly sensitive and confidential corporate financial and product information including corporate annual reports. Responsible for meeting deadlines and maintaining high corporate standards within a limited time frame. (January 1988 to August 1992)

Designer, DELTA AIR LINES, Atlanta, GA. Responsible for visual design, interpretation and production of teaching aids used for internal certification of pilots, mechanics, electronic technicians and flight attendants. Required an extremely high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in creating realistic 3-D looking representations of cockpit, mechanical and computerized displays. Illustrations / design work included interpreting schematics, instrumentation panels, and flawless replication of screen displays. Other technical requirements for internal client included one-to-one (actual size) stationary mock-ups of cockpit instrumentation panels which were produced in static training displays and became standardized for pilot simulator training. Additionally provided live speaker support and real-time edits for confidential executive-level financial presentations and shareholder meetings as needed. (January 1987 to January 1988)

Designer, GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, Atlanta, GA. Reported to Training and Media Services Department, responsible for design and development of computer generated visuals for corporate training and financial updates. Additionally provided live speaker support and real-time edits for confidential executive-level financial presentations and shareholder meetings. Designed internal mailings and corporate information newsletters. (October 1985 to January 1987)

Designer, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Ft Benning, Reported to the Computer Graphics Department. This was a newly created computer graphics department established to develop computer generated visuals to be used in the training of military personnel while attending the U.S. Army's infantry and jump school. Also responsible for design and production of visual aids utilized by internal military personnel briefings. (September 1984 to October 1985)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, University of Georgia. Primary studies include Painting & Drawing and Scientific/Medical Illustration.

Technical Proficiencies Include: • Photoshop (Creative Suite version) • Illustrator (Creative Suite version) • InDesign (Creative Suite version) • MM Freehand v10 • Scanning skills • Turning Technologies Audience Response for Audience Polling

System (ARS) • MS Office suite including PowerPoint, MSWord, Excel, Publisher • On-site presentation (PowerPoint) show technician • Work directly with client • Sound and video editing for PowerPoint Presentation use • Project management including cost and time estimation

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Presentation Design

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Presentation Design

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Presentation Design

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Print Design: Proposal Cover

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Print Design: Proposal Cover

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Print Design: Proposal Cover

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Print Design: Attendee Pouch & Divider Tabs

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Print Design: Bottle Labels

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Print Design: 3-Ring Binder Cover

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Print Design: Annoucements & Flyers

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Print Design: Logo Development

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Print Design: T-Shirts

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Print Design: Event Theme Development

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Print & Presentation Design: Event Theme Development

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Print & Presentation Design: Event Theme Development

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Thank Youfor your consideration.

Office: 404.412.1010Cell: 256.612.3743