Designer for Web, Print & Video

November 1995 - May 1998

Digital Imaging of Southern California

Woodland Hills, CA

Position: Prepress Operator, Print Designer

As a prepress operator I was responsible for preparing files for film output/direct-to-plate and trouble shooting errors from the RIP. My design duties included creating dies, trapping, setting up bump plates, CMYK + additional spot colors, and setting up separations for finishing such as UV coating and dull wax varnishes.

May 1998 - September 1999

Direct Marketing Experts, City 411

Westlake Village, CA

Position: Web and Print Designer, Flash Animator

I was resposible for creating Website layouts, Flash elements such as advanced navigation and advertising banners. I also handled all print design for the company including brochures, presentation folders, stationery, business cards and promotional items.

September 1999 - June 2000

Jim Jordan Photography

Calabasas, CA

Position: Creative Director

As Creative Director for the photography studio, I used studio techniques in Photoshop to retouch and color correct images of celebrities such as Alicia Silverstone and Charlize Theron for magazine and catalog covers. I also scanned and archived much of Jim's large photography libary into a digital format that could be easily referenced.

June 2000 - April 2001

Impress Communications

Calabasas, CA

Position: Senior Web Designer

I worked directly with clients and led a team of designers for the development of Websites and Intranet projects. Clients included: Southern California Edison, Price Pfister, Nestle.

April 2001 - June 2007

Gigaworx Web Design

Thousand Oaks, CA

Position: Web, Print and Multimedia Designer

As the only designer at Gigaworx, I was responsible for all design projects at the company. My responsibilities included maintaining the company Website, working with clients on various projects and working with programmers on proprietary CMS driven Websites. I also created several interactive DVD's with advanced motion menu systems.

January 2002 - October 2008

Terry L. Butz Creative Advertising

Westlake Village, CA

Position: Senior Front End Web Designer, Print Designer & Multimedia Developer

Responsible for creating themes for website layouts, logo design and designing flash elements. While I was with TLB Creative, the company grew and did very well until they had to close the Westlake Village office due to cutbacks in the automotive industry. Clients included GMAC, GM, DirecTV, Nuvell Financial Services, National Auto Finance, and Honda Financial Services.