Professional Experience

• Self-Employed

  2010 - Now

  Graphic Designer,
  Web Designer Developer
  & APP Designer Developer

  I have over 15 years of experience in the graphic design field, and deep hands-on familiarity with all kinds of print publications, websites and “apps” for smartphones and tablets.

• Arcos Communications
  New York City

  2005 - Present

  Creative Consultant

  Manage and oversee the planning, design, development and launch of all creative projects. Work with management to establish budgets for the operation and management of teams, including the development of production processes and workflow. Design and create of all templates for the Guia de Salud/Health Guide, for Pfizer. Oversee the development and design of all marketing and sales materials. Design campaigns, ads and other creative materials for new and existing accounts, such as Pfizer, Aspira, Ryan Center, AARP.

• Velas Hispaniola
  Dominican Republic

  2009 - Present

  Creative Consultant

  Design catalogs - both print and interactive versions for tablets and smartphones, including iPad, iPhone and Android platforms. Designed company website, which included the design of a content manager to allow company personnel to edit the page. Also designed a small-scale filing system so that the HR department can maintain employee files and know the status of each of them; this also allows prospective employees to apply for a job online and know whether they have been approved or rejected. Developed an online campaign for the launch of the new website and “apps.” Redesigned the entire corporate image of the company, creating style book for employees to see how the brand logo is used in different situations; some PowerPoint models were also created for presentation purposes for employees to use them as needed.

• People en Español
  (Time Inc)
  New York City

  2010 - 2013

  Freelance Editorial
  Production Artist
  Time Inc.

  Worked in two positions simultaneously: as a graphic designer, designing pages that appeared in Time Inc’s magazines and then recreating these pages as “apps” for Android, OX (iPad ) Nook, and Kindle systems.

• Handicard
  Dominican Republic

  2010 - 2011

  Creative Consultant

  Created concept and design of the magazine as well as advertising campaigns for the publication. Designed sales kit and interactive presentation materials.

Voces Libres
Dominican Republic

2009 - 2011

Creative Consultant

Created the design and concept of a Web-based newspaper. Created logo and designed advertising campaigns and online ads for the website. Designed sales/media kit and an interactive presentation to introduce the product to market.

Parlante Inc.
New York City

2006 - 2010

Creative Consultant

Managed and supervised planning, design, development and launch of all creative projects.Established budgets for the operation and management of teams, including the development of production processes and workflow. Designed and creation of all templates for Médico de Familia magazine. Oversaw the development and design of all marketing and sales materials. Designed campaigns, ads and other creative materials for new and existing accounts.

Newspaper Ahora
Lakewood,
New Jersey

2006 - 2008

Creative Consultant

Redesigned the entire newspaper, creating all the templates for the production of the newspaper. Developed and oversaw the design of all marketing materials, corporate identity and sales. Designed advertisements and creative materials for new and existing accounts. Created an innovative package of sales materials for the sales team. Trained staff, designers and journalists migrating from QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign.

Hoy Newspaper - Tribune Company
New York City

2002 - 2006

Creative Design and
Coordinator of project

Redesigned the entire newspaper, and created all the templates for workflow designers. Trained staff for the migration from Quark Xpress to Adobe InDesign CS2. Facilitated the workflow for the three editions of Hoy: Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. Realized and executed new projects while meeting daily production demands. Found creative solutions to meet the art, graphics, and daily budgetary requirements. Worked in conjunction with the department chiefs, editors, reporters and photographers to ensure good visual communication for readers, always meeting deadline. Demonstrated exceptional artistic and technical skills to train new employees and assist in meeting department goals.

Newspaper
El Expreso
(Listín Diario)
Dominican Republic

1999 - 2002

Editorial Department Manager

Based on existing designs, created templates that facilitated workflow. Developed and maintained an effective training manual that reduced costs and training time. Collaborated with the pre-press department to create pages that improved the print quality and image of the newspaper.

Editora Cañabrava
Dominican Republic

1999 - 2002

Creative Director
Pre-press Supervisor

Supervised, edited and coordinated the work of 20 designers. Coordinated the workflow for designers. Found ways to cut costs in the design department. Checked and edited PDF files, ensuring accuracy in pre-press.

La Nación Newspaper
Dominican Republic

1996 - 1998

Graphic Designer

Complete redesign of the newspaper. Responsible for the design and implementation of the model guide for designers. Organized the production department to work in conjunction with the pagination department.

Hoy newspaper
Dominican Republic

1994 - 1996

Pager / Graphic Designer


Assisted art director with image editing and templates. Collaborated with designers in creating supplements.

Education

• UNAPEC
  Dominican Republic

  Bachelor in Graphic Design

  Thesis: Digital printing and color separation

• The Altos de Chavon School of Design

  Communication Design

  Editorial design

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