John M. Leary jleary@attic-art.com PROFILE - Established web, print, music and multimedia artist. Foundations in traditional art with an abundant knowledge of technology. Passion shows in refusal to put less than 100% into every project. - Effective communicator who handles projects from start to finish. Experienced project manager who can take disordered information from available sources and constructs one, concise project outline. - Dedicated professional who pushes technology to its limits. Often acts as "help desk" for fellow Mac artists. TECHNICAL SKILLS Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Director, Quark XPress, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, ImageReady; Premiere, After Effects, QuickTime Pro, Terran Media Cleaner, Real Networks RealProducer, Microsoft Office, MOTU Digital Performer, Amorphium Pro CAREER HISTORY Millennium Communications Inc., Syosset, NY (January 2000Ðpresent) Millennium Communications Inc. is a full-service advertising agency, specializing in marketing, interactive technology and managed hosting. The privately owned business was recognized as one of Deloitte & Touche's 2002 "Fast 50 Technology" companies. As Associate Design Director, manage art department traffic, develop project schedules, create site maps, user experience flowcharts and organize site content while simultaneously handling my existing designer responsibilities. Oversee staff of five artists, coordinate with account executives and report directly to CEO. As Graphic Designer, acted as lead artist on projects for Fortune 500 companies like Altria, Kraft, NEC Technologies and Days Inn. Worked across print, Web and multimedia fields. Composed original music for various projects. Researched new applications and technologies, including video codecs, audio/video streaming, DVD video editing and CD-ROM production. Promoted to Associate Design Director/ Production Manager in March 2002. Key Achievements: - Produced online building evacuation tool for Philip Morris NYC, requested immediately after 9- 11 attacks to increase company's security. Project was described by Philip Morris' CEO as a "benchmark" for the level of training throughout the international company. - Created DVD presentation for video gaming client NUWAVE to be compatible with the then soon-to-be-released PlayStation2 first-generation DVD technology. VCG2 Inc., Princeton, NJ (June 1999ÐJanuary 2000) As Media Specialist, researched emerging technology and its benefits to clients. Designed Web sites, print collateral and multimedia presentations. Acted as Mac IT for entire office. Recognized need for organization and back-up procedure at short-staffed company. Structured the creative department's entire archive on CD-ROM for easy access and secure storage of past projects. MacTemps, Parsippany, NJ (JuneÐSeptember 1998) As Graphic Designer/Shop Assistant assigned to Pascack Valley Hospital, designed hospital public relations material and medical forms. Redesigned employee newsletter in Quark XPress. Assisted in-house print shop. New Jersey Jewish News Online, Whippany, NJ (JulyÐSeptember 1997) As Web Designer, assessed format of newspaper and created proposal for an online publication. Worked with Senior Graphic Designer to program publication's first Web site. C.W. Post, Brookville, NY (January 1997-May 1999) As Managing Editor (July 1998ÐMay 1999, The Pioneer), created the student newspaper's 1998-99 advertising campaign. Managed all accounting, business and production. As Production Manager (JanuaryÐJuly 1998, The Pioneer), converted publication's layout from Pagemaker to Quark. Developed new style guide for the newspaper. As Academic Assistant (January 1997ÐMay 1999, Computer Graphics Lab) Assisted professors in class presentations. Helped students in a variety of applications. Maintained four labs of more than 60 Mac computers total. EDUCATION & AWARDS: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus (Brookville, NY) ¥ Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Mixed Media, advertising minor in May 1999 ¥ 4.0 GPA in major; 3.89 overall GPA ¥ Academic Excellence Award Scholarship ¥ Vector illustration "Chapel" published and professionally acknowledged in "Digital Publishing To Go" by Jason I. Miletsky ¥ Received one 2003 Best of Long Island award for Best Internet Banner Ad ¥ Received two 2002 Best of Long Island Awards for Best Intranet/ Extranet Site and Best Internet Game, and seven Best of Long Island Certificates for A/V Presentations, Internet Rich Media, Multimedia/ Interactive Presentations, Internet Banner Ad (2), and Internet Web Site Segment (2) categories Portfolio available upon request or online at www.attic-art.com.