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2000 to present - Abacus Technologies - Kennedy Space Center, FL
Graphics Specialist
Design and fabrication of graphics supporting the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Expendable Launch Vehicle programs for NASA direct and all other contractors at Kennedy Space Center. Working directly with department supervisors, planning and executing design solutions for a myriad of projects ranging from tent cards, name tags, expo convention displays, posters, conceptual illustrations and designs for internal use.

1995 to 2000 - White Mountain Inc. - Bishop, CA
Director of Communications
Concepted, designed and produced all communications, advertising and marketing materials for a diverse agri-business producing natural and organic beef, feed supplements, alpine water and soft-ripened cheeses (The Marin French Cheese Factory in Petaluma, CA) and a CADD software division. As a one man department, produced collateral materials, in-store posters, brochures, mailers, coupon incentives, food packaging, software packaging, web elements, managed the production and flow of work in a very remote area of the country.

1988 to 1995 - L.A. East Productions, Inc. - Orlando, FL
President - Creative Director
Produced contract and free-lance design/illustration work for Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida, Sea World, Martin Marietta (Lockheed-Martin), NASA, and many Ad Agencies in central Florida.

1986 to 1988 - Patch Publishing - Titusville, FL
Marketing Art Director
Designed all marketing and sales materials (print, film, video, digital), designed and directed cover designs and main editorial for Computer Shopper, PC Clones, Shutterbug and MacWeek magazines. Updated the design philosophy from the traditional to the digital. Design improvements to all publications increased advertising pages 400%, which led to the buying out of the company by Ziff-Davis, a major New York based publishing house. I was offered a position with ZD in New York but declined to remain in Florida.

1984 to 1986 - Sea World of Florida - Orlando, FL
Marketing Art Director
Design and production of all marketing and sales support materials. Worked with department directors to facilitate problem solving design projects. Produced several award-winning ads and collateral pieces. Concepted and designed the first state-wide residential promotional direct mail piece which helped raise park attendance
and awareness.

Additional Experience
Davis, Newman, Payne Adv. - Knoxville, TN - Senior Art Director
Smelkinson-Cerrati Adv. - Hilton Head, SC - Art Director
WRET-TV 36 - Charlotte, NC - Art Director
WBKO-TV 13 - Bowling Greeen, KY - Art Director
Volk Clip Art - Pleasantville, NJ - Freelance Illustrator
Dynamic Graphics - Peoria, IL - Freelance Illustrator

Education
B.A. in Art Ed. from Western Kentucky - Bowling Green, KY

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