Active Department of Defense Secret Clearance Highly experienced creative professional with visual and conceptual design skill s acclimated to both marketing and development environments. Demonstrated abilit y in driving marketing and sales executions to align with business goals. Proven to quickly grasp the latest advancements in technology and their implications t o impact business. Presentation Designer, GrooveXI Consultant at Cisco Systems. San Jose, CA 7/09 – 9/0 9 - Develop executives' sales briefings for Global Sales Experience (GSX 2009) and IPTV - Visually articulate concept while communicating design rationale - Create Program logos, and executive visual branding through banners, and email s Lead Visual Designer/GUI Developer, AESI Consultant at Lockheed-Martin. San Jose , CA 7/07 – 3/09 - Develop hi and low fidelity mockups demonstrating proof of concept, UI, risk r eduction and feasibility - Create TMOS Demonstrator GUI with information architect, developers and HCI Gr oup - Develop interactions and layout custom graphics using HTML, DHTML, CSS, action script, and jsp - Create optimal assets including wallpaper, application icons, start menu, tool s, window controls - Translate wireframes, requirements and user interviews into designs that demon strate benefits and ease of use - Quickly grasp underlying framework and design implications including Sun Porta l, Ext.js, and AJAX - Preview technology, application concepts, interactions and user data through c ustomer presentations - Define and document design guidelines through Style Guide Companion Marcom Designer, TEK Systems Consultant at Cisco Systems. San Jose, CA 10/06 – 5/07 - Work with senior staff to visually articulate concepts in presentation format - Proactively gather content/data from executives, business owners and/or third party research - Create presentations for multiple audiences including executive management, an d governing councils - Earned 06Q4 Peer-Recognition Award Consultant, Education Finance Partners. San Francisco, CA 2/06 – 7/06 - Develop Brand guidelines, mentor junior designers - Create marketing collateral, POP displays, and magazine advertisements - Produce online newsletters, banner ads and branded assets for web applications Marketing Art Director, PaymentOne Corporation. San Jose, CA 10/02 – 7/05 - Create marketing and sales collateral, presentations, sales demonstrations and site maintenance - Develop registration UI demonstrating payment, marketing best practices and br oad band store concept - Present concepts and final designs to internal staff - Evaluate freelance talent based on creativity, skill set, speed, culture fit, project and budget - Manage (print and web) lead generation campaigns, assist with message developm ent - Assist Marketing Communications Manager with editing and messaging - Create strategic-level presentations for executive, trade and VC audiences - Manage trade show calendar, budget, logistics and negotiations, vendor relatio nships and freelance talent - Brand executives as payment industry experts by securing speaking engagements at key events - Pro actively research independent support data, reports and surveys Art Director, SeeBeyond Technology Corporation (Sun acquisition). Redwood City, CA 4/01 – 10/01 - Manage creative development of Corporate Brand - Create product marketing literature program and event signage - Illustrate high-level corporate and vertical industry diagrams - Manage printing budget and literature fulfillment services  Senior Graphic Designer, EXP Systems. Menlo Park, CA. 1/00 – 4/01 - Define visual brand through collateral and web assets - Execute direct mail lead generation and sales support - Present concepts from creative brief to final proof - Implement marketing programs for member, expert and feature promotions - Translate strategic marketing objectives into Corporate Services web site Graphic Designer, Trimble Navigation Limited. Sunnyvale, CA. 4/97 – 1/00 - Design collateral and print ads and trade show graphics using GIS data - Resolve brand, budget and scheduling issues, manage production artists, contra ct designers - Attend press checks, direct product photography, solicit competitive vendor an d freelance bids Conceptual Artist, A-Spec Incorporated Colorado Springs, CO. 6/94 - 3/97 - Conceptualize proposal art with engineers - Direct production of proposal art while learning companies’ hardware and software - Manage illustrators and production staff - Check art for clarity, comprehension and RFP compliance (Section L) - Analyze document creation process, debrief conclusions for staff Proposal Graphics Specialist, Loral Space & Range Systems Sunnyvale, CA. 1/90 - 6/96 - Manage in-house team of designers, production artists and word processors - Produce technical art with engineers, writers, art directors and marketing - Create collateral material using traditional and electronic pre-print capabili ties - Develop overall proposal illustration style and page layout - Create division advertisements for trade publications Education Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of San Francisco 1989. Academy of Art College, Major: Graphic Design Software Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Microsoft O ffice, Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Quark Xpress, Fetch, Fireworks, ImageReady, Acro bat, Distiller. Proficiency: Flash, HTML and CSS