Employment History

 

 After graduating with high marks from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, I began my graphic design career at the Boca Raton News in November 1994. Moving to CRC Press in 1996, I gained a wealth of experience and the title of Senior Designer before I left in 2003. The next 5 years earned me experience at a subscription publisher and two advertising agencies. Then in 2008, I rejoined the design team that I helped to build at CRC Press (now Taylor & Francis Group) for another highly productive 7-1/2 years.
   Due to widespread changes in the parent company's financial and business strategies, many postitions throughout Taylor & Francis were eliminated at the end of April, 2016 — including my entire graphic design department. I have been working as a self-employed digital artist since then. I am now considering part-time or full-time employment in or near Boca Raton, FL.
    Graphic Designer / Digital Artist
WGBuckley Art, Boca Raton, FL
May 2016 — Present

Self-employed graphic designer and digital artist.

Fishing tournament promotional materials, t-shirt art, boat names, space ads, logos, corporate identity packages, storefront signage, flyers, brochures, convention booth displays, image editing, sport fish art, technical illustration, and laser-engraved acrylic products.
    Senior Graphic Designer & Lead HTML Email Designer
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL
July 2008 — May 2016

Lead designer for CRC Press's HTML email marketing program, which was part of an in-house design group that creates marketing materials for the company's products.

HTML email design; coordinate, oversee, quality control, and inspection of over 2,700 designed emails per year produced by the design group; online ads, brochures, flyers, posters, space ads, and convention materials.
    Freelance Graphic Designer
Uncle Buck Graphic Arts, Boca Raton, FL
June 2008 — May 2016

Self-employed graphic designer.

Fishing tournament brochures and promotional materials, t-shirts, boat names, DVD covers, space ads, direct mail, logos, corporate identity packages, storefront signage, newsletters, brochures, convention booth displays, product photography, image editing, sport fish art, and technical illustration.
    Art Director
Cannon Advertising, Boca Raton, FL
February 2008 — June 2008

Designed print and online marketing materials for the agency's clients.

Newspaper and magazine ads, direct mail, brochures, residential and commercial floorplan and siteplan rendering, posters, banners, billboards, photo editing, website design, community signage, and community logo branding and stationery packages.
    Art Director
GHR Advertising, Deerfield Beach, FL
August 2005 — February 2008

Designed a range of marketing materials for the agency's clients, which consisted primarily of real estate developers.

Newspaper and magazine ads, direct mail, brochures, residential and commercial floorplan and siteplan rendering, posters, banners, billboards, photo editing, website design, community signage, and community logo branding and stationery packages.
    Senior Graphic Designer
James DiGeorgia & Associates, Boca Raton, FL
February 2003 — August 2005

Part of an in-house design group that created subscription periodical products and marketing materials for the company's products.

Periodical product design, package design, direct mail campaigns, newsletters, magalogs, space ads, and rare currency photography.
    Senior Graphic Designer
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL
February 1996 — February 2003

Part of an in-house design group that created marketing materials for the company's products.

Catalogs, brochures, flyers, posters, space ads, and convention materials.
    Graphic Designer
Boca Raton News, Boca Raton, FL
November 1994 — February 1996

Space ad production designer and newspaper page paste-up artist.

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