70 Hawthorne Terrace • Dawsonville, GA 30534 • (706) 429-5114 • rattell@hughes.net

Objective

Freelance Senior Graphic Design position allowing for parlay of demonstrated creative, multi-level artistic and media talents, and extensive management skills proven by 10 years of successful virtual-office small business ownership.

Profile

Motivated, personable business professional with a previous 10-year track record of successful self-employment. Talent for quickly mastering many aspects of technology and highly motivated to continue to expand my technological skills and knowledge on all levels. Ability to take project from conception to fruition with demonstrated history of accurate, timely results according to guidelines. Accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working within budget requirements.

Flexible and versatile – able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. Poised and competent with demonstrated performance to easily transcend technology throughout vast mediums and platforms. Creative thinker. Detail Oriented. Multi-tasker. Self Motivated. Excellent team-building and management skills.

Skills Summary

Creative Director

PC Computer Expertise

Animation & Motion Graphics

Desktop Publishing

Digital Art

Advanced SEO certified

Web Graphics & Design

Marketing/Advertising

Logo Design/ Branding

Professional Experience

Entrepreneurship:

Co-creator and owner of very popular, free, animated Internet Greeting Card website (Anigram, Inc.) – delivering over six million greetings per day by Dec. 1999.
Oversaw all daily business operations including finances: accounting, invoicing, billing, and budgeting.
Responsible for being well versed on Internet, copyright, and corporate law.

Management:

Created and successfully managed a virtual office environment allowing access to highly talented artists worldwide.
Developed policies and procedures, created production processes, responsible for hiring, and training of all graphic personnel.
Conducted weekly “creative meetings” and distributed assignments, customer requests. and deadlines.
Coordinated communications between graphic, marketing and technical departments

Production:

Formulated proprietary compression routine for content – allowing for large “Disney” style animations to be distributed with minimal bandwidth requirements.
Responsible for acquiring music files and permissions and/or legal documentation for distribution.
Created, distributed and maintained all content for website.

Customer Service/Marketing/Advertising:

Established complex advertising campaign for revenue and developed elaborate marketing plan combined with SEO certification for continued growth.
Provided impeccable customer service and technical support.

Career Development

Freelance – Dawsonville, GA, 2006 to present

Anigram, Inc.– Alpharetta, GA
Co-Owner/Creative Multimedia Director, 1990 to 2000

Rich’s Photographic Labs – Irvine, CA
Custom Photographic Printer, 1983 to 1989

Education

Life experience – ongoing

Las Vegas Community College – Las Vegas, NV, 1981-1983

MASON HIGH SCHOOL – Erie, MI. 1968-1971

Achievements

Artwork published in technology magazine – Irvine, CA, 1985

CERTIFICATED SEARCH ENGINE POSITIONING SPECIALIST – Academy of Web Specialists LLC, 2002

CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED SEARCH ENGINE STRATEGIES – Academy of Web Specialists LLC, 2003

Technical Proficiency

Platform: Windows XP

* Adobe Photoshop CS4	* CorelDraw Graphics Suite
* Adobe Dreamweaver CS4	* Corel Paint Shop Pro
* Adobe Illustrator CS4	* Autodesk Animator Studio
* Adobe Flash CS4	* MS Office Suite
* Adobe Fireworks CS4	* Cakewalk Studio
* Adobe Director 11	* HTML / XHTML / CSS / AS3
* GIMP	* ImageReady

References available upon request.

Portfolio: www.anigram.com/intro.html