Scheibner Centre
Date: 1999 to 2005
Position/Title: Creative director
Responsibilities/Achievements: Since Feb 1999 have been responsible for the design, writing and creation of marketing materials for The Scheibner Centre, a laser dermatology surgery in Sydney. Includes logo, brochures, advertisements, product packaging for skin care line (see www. skincareonline.com.au) web sites, etc. (See www.eternallyyoung.com.au)
Finex (Finexgroup.com)
Date: 1999
Position/Title: Creative director
Responsibilities/Achievements: Was Creative Director at the Sydney office of this direct mail
ad agency. Clients included HSBC.
Smith Bowen Advertising
Date: 1997 to 1999
Position/Title: Creative director
Responsibilities/Achievements: Responsible for staff of three designers/illustrators and creative direction for this highly regarded ad agency in the Monterey California area. Clients included agribusiness, fashion resort/tourism and high technology.
Cooke & Such
Date: 1995 to 1997
Position/Title: Creative director
Responsibilities/ Achievements: One man graphic design/advertising shop. Clients included top clients in the area for resorts, shopping centers, entrepreneurs, technology, museums, regional magazines, etc. Among the first in the area to do www site design in 1995.
Lai Venuti & Lai (LVL) Advertising
Date: 1993 to 1995
Position/Title: Senior Art Director
Responsibilities/Achievements: High tech ad agency with staff of twelve under my direction large virtual staff of freelancers. Senior creative working on the Acer Computer account for two years. Pitched and earned the international account as well. Agency grew from 7th to 2nd largest ad agency in Silicon Valley during my tenure. Work included print advertising in several channel markets, packaging, collateral design and identity design.
Adspeak
Date: 1992 to 1993
Position/Title: Senior Art Director
Responsibilities/ Achievements: Small but very creative ad agency with high-end clients Technology and newspaper. Work included advertising, collateral graphic design, identity and direct mail.
Radionics Inc.
Date: 1990 to 1992
Position/Title: Senior Art Director
Responsibilities/ Achievements: In house corporate art director responsible for creative team of four. Work include advertising and promotions for this industry leading electronic security company.
Rauh Good Darlo and Barnes Advertising
Date: 1987 to 1990
Position/Title: Senior Art Director
Responsibilities/ Achievements: Award winning ad agency with very diverse client base. First introduced to Macintosh computers 1987. Work included tourism for cities of San Jose, Palm Springs, shopping centers, automotive groups, furniture stores, high end restaurants.
Cooke Graphic Arts
Date: 1984 to 1987
Position/Title: “Creative maniac”
Responsibilities/ Achievements: Award winning design studio doing advertising, brochures, posters, identity and freelance for local agencies. Very highly regarded studio.
Cambridge Plan International
Date: 1981 to 1984
Position/Title: Senior Art Director
Responsibilities/ Achievements: In house corporate art director. Advertising, Photo art direction, design, packaging, identity. Production art in the pre-mac environment (type speccing, etc.).
Monterey Life Magazine
Date: 1978 to 1981
Position/Title: Art director
Responsibilities/ Achievements: International award winning regional magazine. Design, photo editing and pre-computer pre-press production for this 100pp monthly.
Naval Postgraduate School
Date: 1974 to 1978
Position/Title: Illustrator
Responsibilities/ Achievements: In house illustrator and production artist for this prestigious postgraduate school. Learned the design and production ropes.
