Multimedia Designer / Producer

The primary direction of my work is interactive multimedia, graphic design, branding and marketing.

I work in web authoring, video,CGI, print and packaging.

I draw on a diverse set of skills that has developed through an extensive career in graphic design, filmmaking, special effects, 3D computer graphics, and video production. With more than 3 decades of experience I have grown with this technology and have a deep knowledge of its origins. This enables me to go beyond the instruction manuals and “think outside the box”.

My goal is to transform information into knowledge. This is done by fully comprehending the hierarchy of content and connecting to the end user with a balanced variety of media, tastefully and economically executed.

I travel well, speak four languages and thrive on multicultural challenges.

I enjoy working with energetic and advanced teams that have the need for a multifunctional and creative addition to their projects .

 

BACKGROUND:

Summary:

I have 35 years experience as a graphic designer, special effects designer, writer, editor, director and producer for commercials, television, industrial videos, print, packaging, web design and interactive multimedia.

Skills:

  • Dealing with clients and understanding their needs.
  • Translating these needs into practical solutions.
  • Taking projects from concept to roll-out.
  • Understanding project goals and resources.
  • Working with creative people and orchestrating individual responsibilities.
  • Possess tireless attention to detail.
  • The ability to learn new technology in an extremely short time.
  • Highly proficient in Joomla, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Illustrator, and Premiere. Currently playing with Maya, and Solidworks.
  • Moderately proficient in Adobe After Effects, Final Cut , FreeHand and PHP.
  • Highly proficient in the use of most broadcast video and audio equipment, on a sound stage or on location.
  • Highly proficient compositing artist: realistically combining miniatures, CGI and live action, with a full understanding of linear and aerial perspective.

The current direction of my work has defined itself in the combination of these skills and the data rate now available for the web and DVDs, allowing streaming media and movies to be an integral part of our designs for the broader markets.

 


I owned and operated Raving Media (formerly Grindstone Productions) for twelve years. For four of those years the business was operated out of Stage 18, a state of the art television studio/ sound stage, that I managed as well during that time.

The following highlights are not arranged chronologically, but rather in an order of importance. A lot of the work has been edited into three separate show reels, accessible from this document.

This body of work does not contain projects from the last few years, and does not contain any of my Joomla or social media work.

 

 

  
Client Job Description
Vertrax, Inc.
New Haven, CT

Design and produce corporate ID and product branding
including: company name, marketing collateral, online
presence and trade show booth using Flash, Fireworks,
Photoshop. Illustrator Dreamweaver and Quark.

Fusion5
Westport, CT

 Produced, directed and edited market research video for Ford
Motor Company. This presentation was used to demonstrate
the lifestyle of the target market for the Ford Focus. The job
involved 10 days shooting (from the hip) on location in Brazil,
and 3 weeks post-production using Adobe Premiere and
Ultimatte software. The video was also used as a model for all
future videos by Fusion5.

Easton Press
Norwalk, CT

 Design and produce over 100 book covers for leather
bound books using Illustrator and PhotoShop. This work has yet to be put online.

Hoebermann
Studio
New York, NY

 Design and produce online presence and marketing collateral for Hoebermann Studio, a top New York photographic studio. Programs used: Illustrator, PhotoShop, Carrara, Fireworks and Dreamweaver 3.
Lucent Technologies
New York, NY
 Designed, directed and produced the effects for 3D video that
launched Lucent Technologies at the Dallas Convention Center in March 1996. This involved designing a stereovision system and creating and compositing 3D computer generated images, miniature cinematography and live shots in stereo (one set of images for each eye). The system was later used by Disney at the Epcot Center.
Belinda Enterprises
Norwalk, CT
Designed, co-wrote, directed and produced a highly acclaimed management training kit that deals with the exposure of small businesses due to the Year 2000 Problem. This kit consists of a 55 minute video and a practical 30 page full color workbook that have achieved “outstanding” independent reviews. This position also included 3D computer graphic design, video production & editing, audio production, type setting and packaging.
RavingMedia
Bridgeport, CT
 Design and produce web site to promote my work using Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop. Illustrator and Dreamweaver.
Stage 18
Norwalk, CT		 Manager and marketing director of Stage 18, a TV Studio in CT. Primary commodity being corporate communications and special effects using miniatures and computer graphics. Clients include IBM, Coca-Cola, Delloitte & Touche, to name a few.
Anderson Consulting Chicago, IL
Consultant for Version 2.0 of the media site “Press Room” of
Anderson Consulting. Introduced client to concept of the “Virtual Project” with dedicated restricted web site: Also conceived and designed their “animated rollover banner ad”. At the time this was a new idea that allowed additional information to be stored on a second server and entices viewer participation without leaving the current page. Hit WEB at left to see “mouse-over” banner:
GeoVectis
Westport, CT
 Design and produce web site to promote my work using Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop. Illustrator and Dreamweaver.
Multi Media Inc.
Tenafly, NJ

Designed, directed and edited “Doing Business Internationally” by Ben Kozuch. This was visually rich program, depending heavily on graphics, that demonstrated the problems and solutions of cross cultural business communications.
GTE
Stamford, CT
 Primary vendor of computer graphics, animation and
videographic design for the head office of GTE in Stamford, CT. Includes multiple video and interactive projects using mixed media: video, computer graphics, miniatures and blue screen cinematography.
Grindstone Productions
Westport, CT
 Designed and produced “Hominid Hunters”, one of the original interactive screen games, about searching for fossils, currently on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York.
Rebo Studios
New York, NY
 Pioneered the use of special effects and compositing using High Definition Television.
TV Globo
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
 Special Effects Supervisor for world-renowned videographic
designer, Hans Donner, to produce an award winning opening for “Fantastico”. Part of this production is in my special effects reel, notably the dancers.
 

 

 

 
  The following is a sample of my logos/branding over the years: