Senior Designer / Art Director
Michael has professional experience in web/interactive, usability design, print, environmental graphics, brand development, presentations and project management. His conceptual thinking blends with his technical expertise and creative vision to bring projects from development through completion, delivering the customer’s desired outcome within tight deadlines and staying within budget.
To achieve his design goals, Michael thoroughly researches his clients' product, including the audience and goals for the brand. Michael is adept at conceiving new design elements while focusing on a practical user interface so that consumers and health care professionals can get information quickly and in a compelling format that encourages return visits. An experienced speaker, Michael regularly delivers design concept presentations for clients. He is a team player whose colleagues regard him as thoughtful, intelligent, cooperative, and proactive. For these reasons, Michael is often called upon to manage freelancers, assist creative directors in identifying new hires, and provide direction for his colleagues' projects.
In addition, he has experience with studio and natural lighting, digital photography, and processing, developing, printing, hand bookbinding, and prepress production. He is proficient in QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel for both Mac and PC platforms.
A Promising Artist Scholar, Michael earned his BFA in graphic design and digital fine arts at the Philadelphia College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he also completed a workshop in letterform design with distinguished instructor Andre Gurtler from Basel, Switzerland. He is the recipient of 3 quarterly Aramark Marketing Mission One Star Performer Awards.