RESUME
Jeff Bradshaw
New Media Design Manager
Creative Director/ Web Designer/
Full Media Designer-Illustrator
Hopefully after reading this resume there will be enough interest to call me before placing me into the other pile.
Why call?
The
experience is here. I have survived enough years in corporate environments
to learn cooperation, and have also suffered the disappointments of an
independent- to learn self-discipline in business. My background in graphic
design, website development, and computer gaming businesses offer a unique
approach to creative problem solving. A Flash online resume with a lot
of past work examples can be found at: http://www.callboxx.com
). I recently received a Year 2000 Dottie finalist nomination www.thedotties.com
for best in "Service" for our website www.efxit.com
.
Qualifications
Summary
Career
and training reflect record of steadily increasing responsibility, challenge
and recognition... Utilizes computer and traditional methods to design
and produce printed and internet materials... Well versed in Javascript,
HTML, PhotoShop, Freehand and Illustrator, Quark, PageMaker, Flash, Fireworks,
Dreamweaver, NetObjects, and Acrobat applications. Produced web sites
for EFX, Nortel Networks, Cablevision, DST Innovis. Cross platform designer
who has conceived and designed 'interactive entertainment software'...
Fully knowledgeable of all aspects of the printing and internet industries.
Very strong conceptual skills...Wide ranged...
Self-directed...Stable.
EMPLOYMENT
Delegata
Feb 2000-
New Media Design Manager
Salaried employee to young IT company specializing in government portal
design.
Electronic
Freight Exchange April 2000-
Director of Creative Services
Salaried employee to startup company located in El Dorado Hills CA. Duties
include
co-coordinating marketing strategies and facilitating the design and production
of all sales and marketing materials for EFX. Received a dottie nimination
and Vanguard award for the year 2000. Produced their Flash website (www.efxit.com).
Salaried Employee to Cablevision's corporate offices, telecommuting to Long Island, New York. I produce graphic applications (Flash and javascript) for Cablevision's inTRAnet. While operating Call Box Graphics, an Independent internet website design studio. I produced website graphics for CableData/USCS (intranet apps), Cablevision of New York, Time Warner (intranet apps), Aerojet General , Antique Plaza , IBM (intranet apps) International Billing Services (trade show) and Resource Management International.
Resource Management International/ Design Resource 1995 - 1998
Art Director for the corporate communications department of RMI. Responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of Design Resource- the graphic design department of the company. Duties include coordinating marketing strategies and facilitating the design and production of all sales and marketing materials for RMI and its clients. Produced the RMI homepage.
CalFarm Insurance Company/ California Farm Bureau 1994-1995
Lead Designer in the corporate marketing department of the largest California based insurance company in Sacramento. Reported directly to the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Responsible for the concepting of marketing strategies and the design and production of sales and marketing materials.
Bradshaw Design/ Cursor Graphics 1991-1993
Cursor Graphics was a design studio located in the Infomania Building (relocated to Rocklin). Cursor specializes in publication design and custom four color. Opened Bradshaw Design in the Infomania building when CableData downsized their El Dorado offices. Operated as a free-lance designer to CableData specializing in business to business sales and marketing collateral.
U.S. Computer Services/ CableData 1982-1991
Graphic Designer- Research Center
Reported directly to Senior Vice President of Research and Product Development. Facilitated the formulation of marketing strategies and concepting of collateral materials. Involved in numerous, wide ranged projects, including annual reports, employee benefits packages, retirement programs and audio and video projects.
Graphic Designer (USCS)-Corporate Communications
Researched, developed and implemented complete new in-house design process using Mac desktop environment, resulting in significant workflow efficiency, product quality and company savings. Responsible for the concept and design of printed collateral for CableData's Marketing Department.
Computer Graphics Design/ Gridware (an independent contractor-USCS)
Conceptualized, designed and produced interactive entertainment software for CableData’s Computer Games Division, the VideoToken Network. I also concurently contracted with Bally and Sega Arcade divisions to port existing Arcade Games to Apple II, Atari 800 and Commodore 64 computers. Produced Congo Bongo, Tapper and Frogger III. Arkie Award for Best Audio/ Visual Game of the Year (Congo Bongo 1985).
Buffalo Chips Potato Chips Incorporated, Sacramento, California
Art Director/ Creative Consultant
Designed Packaging and Point of Purchase materials, co-wrote and co-produced radio and TV spots, including jingle. Received six gold and three silver awards from Sac Ad Club for outstanding local advertising).
EDUCATION
American River College, Sacramento, California, Associate of Arts -Art Major.
Sacramento State College, Bachelor of Arts
REFERENCES
available upon request