Resume

Creative Manager, Teledyne LeCroy
September 2010 – Present

Responsible for the consistency, quality and creation of distributed sales and marketing visuals and materials; marketing communications and event management; Salesforce reporting and dashboards; website SEO management; management of Google Ads

Marketing Collateral Design and Content Creation 

  • Datasheets, brochures and product catalogs
  • Training course catalogs
  • Internal and customer-facing PowerPoint presentations
  • Business cards, stationery and proposals
  • Responsible for creation, maintenance and distribution of brand book and overall brand integrity

Advertising Design and Content Creation

  • Graphics design for social media
  • Ad design for electronic and print periodicals
  • Marketing emails, drip marketing and automated campaigns created and delivered (through Act-On and Pardot) to a 30,000+ contact customer base 
  • Internal/external building signage and banners

Event Marketing

  • Trade show graphics including 10’ to 30’ booth design
  • Small to large scale signage
  • Promotional items and branded clothing
  • Trade show and event management

Packaging/Product Design

  • Product packaging design
  • Device enclosure graphics
  • Product logo and label design
  • User interface design for custom applications

Photography/Videography

  • 3D modeling and photo-realistic renderings 
  • Product photography and editing for use in promotional and instructional materials
  • Video creation for promotional and instructional purposes
  • Custom music soundtracks

Additional Marketing Duties

  • Manage Google Ads Account
  • Manage social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube) 
  • Manage ongoing SEO improvements to website 
  • Creation of marketing statistical reports and dashboards in Salesforce 

Primary Tools: Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premier, After Effects, Acrobat), Figma, Canva, Adobe Firefly, Rhino 3D/V-Ray; Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (Pardot Automated Mail), Act-On Email Marketing, Salesforce, Microsoft Office Suite; Audio Recording and Editing Software (Logic Pro X, Adobe Audition, Sonar)


Senior Designer, Whistle Corps LLC
March 2009 – September 2010

  • create print pieces including advertisements, large format displays, business collateral, multimedia presentations, electronic communications, and broadcast graphics
  • design and create logos, and develop branding guidelines
  • design and develop HTML, CSS and WordPress websites for a variety of clients in small business and non-profit sectors
  • manage creative projects from conception through production
  • act as principle client liaison for all design and technical matters
  • produce creative content using a variety of applications for B2B and B2C communications
  • compose and record original music for corporate presentations, television, radio and web

 


Web and Graphic Designer/Content and Communications Manager, Verizon Business
September 2004 – July 2009

  • develop and implement strategic communications to support internal programs using variety of multimedia formats
  • design, develop, manage and promote multiple intranet sites and database-driven online tools (including customer service logging tool and online content and communications calendar)
  • graphic and content design for web, multimedia and print applications
  • product logo design and graphic design for print, video and web
  • design and create content for executive presentations and staff motivational materials
  • management of shared internal design resources (logo and photography archive)
  • production and management of content (written and graphic) designed to increase program awareness and traffic to several key internal web sites
  • graphic and content design for web, multimedia and print applications
  • manage and perform scheduled site reviews for content accuracy and relevance
  • serve as sole point of contact for content changes
  • develop and deliver 80% of all incentives graphic HTML communications to internal entire corporate audience of ~35,000

 


EDUCATION
University of Maryland, Radio and Television Communications

 

OTHER SKILLS / INTERESTS
Private piano teacher, ASCAP composer of commercial and incidental music, and live music performer.

CONTACT

Phone: (804) 833-6752

Email: mike@whistlecorps.com