PROFILE

Art Director, Senior graphic designer with seventeen years of progressive experience. Successfully delivered brand identity designs for major companies on time and within budget. Strong creative and artistic vision enhanced through design experience at world-renowned design studios and a formal education in fine arts.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Art Direction    Sculpture    Brand Development    Client Relations

Graphic Design    Creative Strategy    Team Leadership 

EXPERIENCE

Duccio Innocenti Graphic Design Graphic Designer  2002 – Present

Designed brand identities, including logos, custom illustrations, marketing collateral, etc. for multiple clients under tight deadlines. Advised all clients in one-on-one meetings of best marketing strategies to employ within their specific project scope. Clients include the New York Gelato Festival, New York Knights Realty, The Creative Shake Advertising Agency, Da Mikele Restaurant, and D.O.C. Wine Bar.

Jeff Koons Studio  New York, NY  Senior Graphic Designer 2006–2015

Paintings production (”Gazing Ball” series), created complex vector graphics in adobe illustrator to be used for vinyl graphics and stenciling. Operated professional laser plotter machines and printing technologies to cut graphics onto stenciling material. Was instrumental in the creation of over 40 large scale paintings.

Jeff Koons Studio  New York, NY  Painter, Sculptor  2015–2019

Painted on several of Koon’s paintings including the “Hulk Elvis” series and the “Antiquity” series. Responsible for highly detailed finishing work on sculptures cast in metal and resin worked on the “Popey” and “Lobster” inflated sculptures series.

EDUCATION

Adobe Photoshop I and Photoshop II - Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY 2014

Adobe Illustrator I - School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 2011

Master in Sculpture - Istituto d’Arte, Florence, Italy 2000

Diploma - Istituto d’Arte, Florence, Italy 1999

SELECT TECHNICAL SKILLS

Applications: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) 

Traditional Mediums: Clay, Wax, Plaster, Metal, Resin, Polystyrene