EXPERIENCE

Independent Designer
02/1995 - Present
Provide freelance and contract Marketing-Branding-Advertising, Publishing, Graphic Design, Art Direction, IT/SysAdmin Support and Project Management services to clients throughout North America, Europe and the Pacific. Prior experience includes organizing curriculum; facilitating seminars and workshops on publishing, QuarkXPress, Photoshop and Illustrator; and portfolio direction and evaluation for design students.

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Hauck Research Center (Winter Park, Florida)
Greenhouse Assistant
10/2009 - Present
General care of the plant collections inside the greenhouse, as well as two butterfly gardens and a Native Florida garden on the Rollins College campus. Duties include removal of dead/dying plant material, invasive species and weeds, fertilize and water as appropriate, divide plants, transplant, prepare cuttings, germinate seeds; general maintenance of the greenhouse areas including sweeping, tool maintenance and repair, pond and aquaria maintenance and testing. Regularly assist Director with sampling and preparations for Biology and Environmental Science classes and labs, as well as tours for members of the College and the community. Responsible for converting the Greenhouse’s website to comply with the College’s brand and web strategies.

The Henry Nehrling Society (Gotha, Florida)
Webmaster
02/2009 - Present
Providing web and graphic design services pro bono publico for the Society and its projects, including the Palm Cottage Gardens campus and Garden Groove arts and music festival.

The Book Worm (Orlando, Florida)
Bookseller/Manager
11/2008 - Present
Responsibilities include handling inquiries and identifying customer needs, offering advice where appropriate and providing excellent customer service; selling to a variety of customers, handling payments and in-store credit accounts; processing mail-order, telephone, email and web-based orders, deliveries, returns, trade-ins and book reservation requests; undertaking bibliographic work to identify and locate titles; taking inventories of books and other merchandise; updating information on the store’s website; creating in-store and window displays; general housekeeping, such as unpacking, stock replenishment and tidying; reviewing sales performance and meeting sales targets; helping with events, including organizing talks, signing sessions, book fairs, community engagement, and reading groups.

DeFalco Advertising (Longwood, Florida)
Art Director/Designer & Technical Support
05/2000 - 04/2008
Responsible for planning, coordinating and producing graphic design and artwork required for print and television advertising, collateral and communications materials. Managed several projects simultaneously in a high-volume, fast-paced environment under tight deadlines.
Provided technical support, troubleshooting, repair and software/hardware upgrades for the Apple products used in the office (approximately one-third of the computers).

RGIS Inventory Specialists (Longwood, Florida)
Team Manager, Marketing Specialist
07/1999 - 10/2005
Led a group of 15 Auditors to conduct various types of retail financial and unit/variance inventories and auditing services for clients of all sizes. Conducted marketing projects and research independently as assigned.

The Sandspur (Winter Park, Florida)
Production Manager
07/1998 - 05/2000
Sought initially to revive the brand, then retained to manage all aspects of production from concept to final delivery of this weekly collegiate newspaper. Created digital composites for Production Artists; coordinated budgets for production, publishing and circulation; hired production staff; organized training sessions; scheduled work flow, photography and necessary outsourcing.

Showcase Publications (Lakeland, Florida)
Senior Graphic Designer
01/1997 - 07/1998
Coached a team of 10 Graphic Designers for creation and maintenance of advertisements placed in nine weekly and two bi-weekly publications distributed throughout Central and Southern Florida, as well as management of all four-color output.

PCSB Media (Lakeland, Florida)
Graphic Designer
06/1994 - 09/1997
Responsible for layout preparation and graphic design in my assigned sections for one bi-weekly and two annual publications.

EDUCATION

Rollins College - Hamilton Holt School (Winter Park, Florida)
07/2009 - Present
CANDIDATE AB Environmental & Growth Management Studies, 2011
Leadership Distinction program
PROJECTED MPlanning in Civic Urbanism

Oregon State University - College of Forestry (Corvallis, Oregon)
09/2008 - 07/2009
Coursework included: Natural Resources, Rangeland Management and Forestry

Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, Florida)
08/2005 - 05/2007
Coursework included: IT Project Management, UNIX/Linux, Web Server Administration and Computer Programming
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Linux+ Certification

Rollins College - College of Arts & Sciences (Winter Park, Florida)
08/1998 - 05/2000
Coursework included: Classical Languages and Literature, Art History, Archaeology, Psychology
Participated in WPRK 91.5FM, Rollins Outdoor Club (ROC), Rollins Recycles, World Hunger Committee

Polk State College (Lakeland, Florida)
06/1996 - 04/1998
First Responder Certificate; EMT I Training; CPR & First Aid Instructor Certificate

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

Mills 50 Main Street District (Orlando, Florida)
03/2009-08/2009
Assisted with planning, production and promotion duties for two “The Vibe” art and culture events.

The Henry Nehrling Society (Gotha, Florida)
10/2008 - Present
Participate in regular property cleanups to remove invasive and exotic species; grant research; translation of original source materials from German to English for Society archives.

Rock for Hunger (Orlando, Florida)
08/2008 - Present
Cooking and/or serving at “food sharings” to feed the homeless; sorting clothing and blankets by type and size; general-purpose volunteer for annual Rock for Hunger Fest fundraisers.

Florida School of Holistic Living (Orlando, Florida)
07/2008 - 06/2009
Committed one year for pro bono publico design work; general-purpose volunteer during events.

Ten Thousand Villages (Winter Park, Florida)
06/2008 - Present
In-store volunteer; occasional pro bono publico design work related to local and store events not otherwise handled by the corporate office.

Langerado (Big Cypress, Florida)
01/2008 - 03/2008
Managed promotions and supervised 5 volunteers to cover Seminole, northwest Orange and south Volusia counties; member of Fence Team for festival setup, erected temporary fencing and blinders.

Bumbershoot (Seattle, Washington)
08/2007 - 09/2007
Assisted with many areas for setup and strike at Seattle’s annual arts and music festival; responsible for all signage and banners during festival.

ASSOCIATION & SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Native Plant Society (Tarflower Chapter)
2010 - Present

The Henry Nehrling Society
2008 - Present
Prospective Member of the Board of Directors

The Nature Conservancy
2006 - Present

National Audubon Society (Orange Audubon Society Chapter)
2000 - Present

Society of American Foresters (Florida Division)
2008 - Present

SKILLS

Software
Expert in Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop and Dreamweaver through CS4; QuarkXPress through 8; OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office (including Project Professional, Visio and OneNote); TextMate; Extensis Portfolio/Server, Suitcase Fusion; Apple Remote Desktop; WordPress, Joomla! and MovableType
Proficient in Adobe InDesign through CS3; FileMaker Pro; and Magento Commerce
Typing: QWERTY: 85 wpm average; 10-Key: 15500 kph average

Platforms
Macintosh (since 1988), Windows (since 1992) and Linux (since 2001)

Operating Systems
Apple OS X through 10.5 (including Server); Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 2000, 2003 Server and Exchange Server; Linux: Ubuntu, Kubuntu and xubuntu through 7, RedHat Fedora through 8, openSUSE through 10, and Yellow Dog through 6.

Other
Project management (PMI PMBOK standards); typographic, environmental and exhibit design; marker and digital composite rendering, mechanical art, charcoal, conté, acrylics, aluminum, bronze and copper media; photography; researching; troubleshooting; ethnography; statistical analysis; hand coding of X/HTML, CSS and php.

Languages
Intermediate ability with Spanish and German; familiar with Dutch, Italian and Latin.

CERTIFICATIONS

PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), 06/2007
Linux+ Certification, 06/2007
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), testing 09/2010
LEED Green Associate, testing 07/2010

PREVIOUS CERTIFICATIONS
Adobe Certified Expert
Acrobat (4.0, 5.0, 6.0); Illustrator (9.0, 10.0, CS, CS4); Photoshop (7.0, CS, CS4)
Apple Certified
Macintosh Technician (ACMT), 12/2008; System Administrator (ACSA), 12/2008; Desktop Technician (ACDT), 04/2006; Portable Technician (ACPT), 04/2006; Technical Coordinator (ACTC), 04/2006

GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS

I possess dual-citizenship with the United States and Germany and can accept offers of employment within the United States and its possessions, and the European Union or European Economic Area. Offers of employment made outside these area are possible if permits/visas/&c and relocation are handled by employer.

Offers for contract and freelance work are acceptable regardless of location, so long as the originating territory is not currently under embargo or sanctions by the United Nations or its member states.