CAREER Achievements

• Facilitated innovation in process development and rich media scalability. Developed processes and authored guidelines for rich media project development and production maintenance, distribute to corporate agencies, partners, and product development teams.
  
• Successfully built the rich media team by hiring and managing a production designer, photo editor, flash developer, rich media contractors and summer intern.
• Furthered relationships with stock houses, negotiating discounts and purchasing options. Led the creation of a digital asset library, developed a photography purchase procedures, and oversaw usage compliance.
  
• Effectively built AS2 Flash and directed complex Flash builds.

Experience

Senior Art Director
Marriott International
Bethesda, MD
2005 - Present

As Senior Art Director, I am responsible for the concepting, design and execution of web marketing solutions according to creative brief requirements. I have created over 300 marketing promotions across 8 languages and 13 brands contributing to Marriott's $6 billion website portfolio.

• • Work closely with project managers on numerous creative projects.
  • Provide art direction to rich media developers; collaborate on robust motion design and maintain a solid knowledge of
     strengths and limitations of software.
  • Apply brand guidelines, photography and typography standards to each marketing promotion.
  • Managed and mentored production manager.
  • Strong ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure.
  • Authored rich media and production guidelines and processes, and explained these processes to staff, agencies and other corporate teams.
  • Introduced complex Flash builds and video through direction of contractors and development of rich media team.
  • Act as advocate for required tools.
  • Acted as a first-tier troubleshooter and escalation point for all rich media issues.
  • Developed relationships with dependent teams (Content Management, QA, Maintenance, and Project Management).
  • Played an instrumental role in rich media tracking, testing, and test plan development.
  • Delegated day-to-day responsibilities of production designers and rich media developers.
  • Ensured adherence to utilization hours and created estimates and resource requirements for projects.
  • Negotiated with stock vendors, created digital media library and process for stock purchases.
  
  
  
  
  

Web Designer, Systems Analyst
PG&E National Energy & Gas Transmission
Bethesda, MD
1990 - 2005

Designer with creative and administrative responsibilities. Designed for a range of projects spanning web, print, and executive presentations. Served as advisor to the Director of Communication and provided technical reviews or the IT Project Manager.

• • Authored processes for identity compliance.
  • Concept, design and execute multimedia marketing promotions for trade shows
  • Attended trade shows as company spokesperson and set up multimedia displays for trade booth
  • Authored proposal for work sent to San Francisco design firms, and provided technical review of corporate websites.
  • Designed and developed GUI for proprietary trade programs, working closely with back-end developers
  • Designed executive PowerPoint presentations and print ads for local offices.
  • Filmed, edited and streamed corporate videos
  • Provided training for content management teams using web templates I designed.
  • Developed multimedia presentations for trade show booth, attended shows as company representative.

Awards

2009 HSMAI Adrian Awards, Silver - Green Meetings by Marriott
2008 HSMAI Adrian Awards, Bronze - Renaissance Flirt Campaign
2006 OpenAd.net Runner Up (team entry) - Hybrid Car

Certificate in Interactive Multimedia, George Washington University
Washington DC

Volunteer and Freelance Work

International Shinto Foundation
March 2008 - Present
Liaison, Washington DC Office, Design and develop ISF website
• Organize annual events in the Washington DC - including participation in the National Cherry Blossom Festival,
   Children's Festival, and attend events at the United Nations. Secure facilities, rental agreements and advertising for events.

• Attended the Parliament of World Religions, Melbourne Australia, 2009

• Organized lectures with the Chief Priest of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

   (Held at George Washington University; and the University of Maryland) - 2009

• Establish 2012 event for the ISF and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine to be held in Washington DC