Profile
32 years in the field of design (advertising, financial, multimedia, direct marketing, and other promotional/
marketing applications). Input has ranged from concept stage to production.
Skills
- Taking a project from concept through production, with good knowledge of the process, a keen eye for design, and good turnaround.
- In-depth knowledge of design applications (Photoshop®, Illustrator®, InDesign®, Acrobat®), as well as familiarity with other Adobe® CC applications, and some HTML/CSS.
- Work both on- and off-site (OS X/Windows 10 : Adobe® CC, Microsoft® 365); Epson® Perfection 4490 Photo Flatbed Scanner.
Experience
The following is a selection of some of the studios that I have worked with and a short description of the work:
- Craib Design
Design/production for Annual Reports, Sustainability Reports, and Corporate presentations.
- Cossette
Design/layout for promotions/advertising/
collateral for McDonald’s, Sick Kids Foundation, Walmart, Royal Canadian Mint, CAMH,
Egg Farmers of Canada, Google.
- Arrivals + Departures
Design/layout for promotions/advertising/
collateral for CAA, Skip the dishes, Easyhome.
- Taxi
Design/production for advertising/collateral for Rogers, Volkswagen, Canadian Tire, Audi, Telus, Covenant House, New York Life, Bombardier.
- M&H
Design/layout for promotions/advertising for Google Play, Miller Genuine Draft.
- Trevor//Peter
Design/layout for promotions/advertising for Red Bull, Stackt, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Brightside (ATB), Trevor//Peter corporate communications.
- Hogarth Worldwide
Design/layout for promotions/advertising for Telus, Dyson, Bose, Chico’s, HSBC, Manulife, Sleeman’s.
- Young & Rubicam
Design/layout for promotions/advertising/
collateral for Ford/Lincoln/Jaguar/Land Rover,
and Bank of Montréal.
- M Marketing
Design/layout for promotions/advertising/
collateral for Visa, Sears, Moneris, CLAC.
- Publicis
Design/layout for advertising/collateral for WestJet, Rogers, Lennox, Labatt, Chrysler, Air Miles.
- Taxi 2
Design/production for advertising/collateral for Koodo Mobile, Dundee Wealth, BMW Mini.
- Interbrand
Typesetting for Annual Reports.
- Pareto
Design/production for marketing/promotional material for Xerox Canada, Ford Canada, Apotex.
- Office of the Auditor General of Ontario
Layout/production for communications at the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario.
- LCBO
Design/production for in-house/store marketing/promotional material.
- Education Quality and Accountability Office
Testing and implementation of an automated document building system using Xtags, QuarkXpress and CMS. Production for test and promotional material for the Ontario education system.
- MacKenzie Financial
Production art for annual reports.
- Achilles Media
Design and production of signage for the Banff World Television Festival.
- Wellington West Capital
Application of new company brand standards to all communication and marketing material.
- Downtown Partners DDB
Design/production for promotional material for Budweiser/Bud Light, Prime Pubs.
- GroundZero Marketing
Design/production for promotional material, including Moën, CIBC Run for the Cure, IMAX, among others.
- Draft
Design/production for Direct Mail and Promotional material.
- Endeavour Marketing
Design/production for the Toronto International Film Festival.
- Shoppers Drug Mart
Design/production for in-store retail material.
- Leapfrog Designed Communications
Design/production for Annual Reports and related Website in English and Spanish.
- Campbell Sheffield
Design/production for Annual Reports and brochures etc.
- The Marketing Store
Design/production for marketing/advertising material for Nissan.
- DDB Canada
New Business Development Support – powerpoint presentations and multimedia pitches.
- Rogers Media
Design/layout for financial and healthcare periodicals and collateral.
- Spencer Francey Peters
Design/production of campaign collateral for Scotia Bank.
- Capital C
Design/production of campaign pieces for Bell Canada, Pepsi.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Applied Art) with a specialization in illustration.