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CAREER EXPERIENCE

Objective: I am a creative leader and experienced designer seeking an innovative team of technical and creative talent. I also understand business and want to contribute to the bottom line.

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR/A.C.D. at Behringer/Provasi. Brand creator for Vertical Capital Income Fund and Insignia Macro Fund. Director and project lead of video initiatives; project lead, implementing agency-style software management system. Extensive experience in web design UX/UI and email. Extensive experience gained in securities and real estate. Daily co-supervision of the creative team, vendors and freelancers.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR at Triad Business Marketing. Presented and sold ads, corporate identities, collateral and web sites. Promoted from Art Director to lead creative team of writers, artists and web masters. Ensured brand consistency for clients. Hired and directed freelancers. Streamlined production flow and filing systems. Performed account services as needed. Broadened experience in business-to-business market.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR at Baxter Marketing Group, Inc. Created ad campaigns, corporate identities, collateral, point of purchase materials, tradeshow booths and web sites. Bought printing and other creative services. Performed account services as needed. Broadened experience in the concrete, financial, foodservice, healthcare, office products and transportation industries. Increased experience in PowerPoint and Flash.

ART DIRECTOR at Keeton & Rich, Inc. Created international ad campaigns, corporate brands and service marks, brochures and collateral materials for the aviation industry.

Won numerous local “Addy” awards • Houston Art Directors Club Merit awards

Member of the D.S.V.C. (the Dallas Society of Visual Communication)

Oct. 2005 – June 2016

Nov. 2001 – Aug. 2005

May 1998 – Oct. 2001

May 1993 – May 1998

Awards

Membership

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Director of video production at Provasi Capital/Behringer Built the in-house video studio at Provasi Capital/Behringer from the ground up

• Produced the highest measured results for an ad campaign in company history Richard’s Partners reported “Overall, the campaign is performing quite well with a CTR of 0.40%, 6+ times higher than the financial industry average of 0.06%”

• Creator of the Blockbuster Videos and Oasis radio station brands

• Creator of many other brands, displayed on my website below

• Application of brand and design techniques to new media

• Up-to-date and still proficient in Adobe Creative Suite

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A-LIST CLIENTS

• AirLogix• Ampad (American Pad & Paper)• Aviall, Inc.• Birds Eye• Blockbuster Video• Dairy Queen• FreshPoint, Inc. (SYSCO)• Frito-Lay• IBM

• JCPenney• K-C Aviation (Kimberly-Clark)• KOAI Radio (The OASIS)• KTKS Radio (KISS 106)• LeTourneau, Inc.• LEWCO• Lockheed Martin • Mark VII (Exel) Logistics• Nu-Kote/Pelikan

• Pacific Realty• The Perot Group• Provasi Capital Partners• Southland Corp.• Sunkist (Lykes)• Teledyne Continental Motors• Texas Instruments

Highland Park High School / Southern Methodist University / Texas A&M at Commerce (f.k.a East Texas State University)

Honors: “Top Ten” Art class “Working Class”(in-house advertising agency)Dean’s List

Professors Charles McGoughJack UnruhBart ForbesRob Lawton

Student Show Awards:Houston Art Directors ClubDallas Society of Illustrators

EDUCATION

These designs span a broad range of digital history. See my website for static screen captures.

URL: urbanamerica.comcorbita.comfpfmoulding.comtheproducehunter.comfreshpoint.com

univogue.commyrecievables.commarkvii.comproducealliance.com masterperformances.comvictoriaphotography.com

Static homepage originals:ldeanportfolio.com/#/interactive/

WEBSITES