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CONTACT
617-864-1681
334 Harvard Street, Unit B-7, Cambridge, MA 02139
don@visualthinker.net

OBJECTIVE
I seek the opportunity to produce compelling and effective visual
communications. Working within budget and time constraints,
I aim to create works that clearly impart information, engender
thought, inspire understanding, and add tangible value in order
to further the goals of a business or other organization.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Art with High Honors
University of Florida, 1980

QUALIFICATIONS
WORK ETHIC
I approach each project with diligence, intelligence and verve, balancing multiple jobs and consistently beating deadlines.

DETAILS AND THE BIG PICTURE
While attention to the details of both visual and verbal communication is habitual, I’m quick to grasp project goals and the job’s relationship to the overall work flow.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Over a 20+ year career I have demonstrated the ability to lead, to follow and to collaborate. I thrive on the exchange of ideas and creation of new works in concert with clients and/or colleagues. I draw, write, teach, and learn with a passion that is contagious.

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Designer/Illustrator
2004-Present VISUAL THINKER, Cambridge, MA

• logo and identity design, CD design, website design, newsletter, brochure, advertisement and packaging design
• Scientific illustration, technical illustration, magazine (editorial and advertisng) illustration
• Digital photography and photo restoration
• Scanning and tone/color correction
• Collaborations in which I act as a consultant or partner are something I love (a fill-in for not having colleagues in the office) and a very significant part of my business.

Designer/Cartographer
1994-2004 HEDBERG MAPS, INC., Minneapolis, MN

• Art direction and creation of print materials including retail and
  custom maps, packaging, identity and promotional materials
• Billed as "Chief Visual Thinker"
• Responsible for: art direction, design, illustration, research, and
  securing usage rights, as well as writing and editing.
• Contributed to training and supervising personnel

Graphics Editor
1986-1994 THE VALLEY NEWS, Lebanon, NH

• Created information graphics
• Designed, illustrated, wrote and edited news, sports and feature
  pages

Design and Information Consultant
1983-1986 FREELANCE

• Created identity and advertising materials for clients in the
  entertainment industry

Art Director
1980-1983 GENERAL PRINTING, Tampa, FL

• Artist/Art Director: from concept to mechanical
• Trained and supervised five Staff Artists