7/99 - Present RESPREE.COM Los Angeles, California
Partner/Creative Director
Respree.com is an e-commerce web site which currently offers over 77,000 home decor products. Participated in all aspects of the pre-launch functions including shopping cart software evaluation and inventory product selection, Direct responsibility for all creative aspects of interface design, HTML production, strategy, web server support and marketing.


6/00-Present KOKESHI ART Los Angeles, California
Principal
Design, produce, market and sales of a line of collectible Limited Edition Giclee prints, Clocks, and Trading Cards featuring Japanese wooden Kokeshi dolls.


8/00-8/01 DESIGN/BUILD BUSINESS MAGAZINE Los Angeles, California
Creative Director
Freelance Creative Director responsible for design/production of monthly magazine geared towards contractors and developers in the home construction and remodeling markets.


2/94 - 7-99 OBUN HAWAII, INC., Honolulu, Hawaii
Sr. Graphic Designer/DTP Team Leader
Obun Hawaii is a printer and publisher that specializes in Japanese publishing, advertising and printing. Responsible for design and production of all English creative and production work including brochures, program booklets, newsletters, posters, collateral and stationery packages. Oversaw a staff of three Mac production artists/electronic pre-press specialists. Supervised freelance designers. Also responsible for acquisition, administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of a LAN consisting of 35 Macintoshes, as well as AGFA imagesetters and Linotype-Hell, Topaz II scanners.


4/87 - 2/94 THE HOLDEN GROUP Los Angeles, California
Graphic Designer
Responsible for design and production of all print collateral materials for this financial and investment company. Oversaw all freelance designers and illustrators as well as primary maintenance of all Macintosh hardware and software troubleshooting.


Skills
Photoshop, Quark, PageMaker, Freehand, Illustrator, Dreamweaver

Education
1987 - Platt College of Graphic Design - Certificate
1987 - 1991 Extension courses in Graphic Design - Art Center

Awards
1997 - Pai Award - CBF Souvenir Book
1998 - Pai Award - CBF Souvenir Book

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