Chris Everett ready to work

Baltimore, MD - Chris Everett has extensive experience with online and print publication. He has produced annual reports, brochures, manuals,articles and presentations for trade shows.

Chris Everett
Email: chris@chriseverettonline.com
Website: http://chriseverettonline.com ■ Art Director ■ Creative Director
 

■ Graphic Designer ■ Web Developer
■ Digital Art Instructor
■ Online Publishing ■ Proofreading
■ Forensic Image Analysis
■ Marketing Communication
■ Visual Information ■ Prepress

Summary
■ Creative Director integrating proven methods with emerging technologies, working in corporate and independent settings.
■ Manager of professional design teams in advertising, package design, corporate identity, branding, signage, collateral, promotional items, training programs, annual reports, tradeshow displays, web site development, and new product launches.
■ Team Leader of prepress operations noted for accelerating production and reducing costs through innovative executive and strong project management skills – in compliance with multinational regulatory standards.
■ Public Speaker skilled at writing, editing and designing visual and print presentations to promote products and ideas.
■ Instructor developing and providing training programs and personal tutoring in complex applications, production methodology, and visual identity standards.
■ Noted, published and cited innovator in Forensic Image Analysis detecting and preventing fraud in scientific publishing.
■ Webmaster designing and hand-coding W3C valid XHTML and CSS documents compliant to SGML, HTML and XML parsers.
■ Career history includes production of materials in support of research, regulatory affairs (including pharmaceuticals and medical devices), electronics, and government contracts.
■ Born in the U.S. but raised in Europe so multilingual abilities often prove to be a bonus asset in many career situations. Proficiencies
■ Skilled in full range of applications – Adobe Master Collection CS4 (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Acrobat); CorelDraw Graphic Suite X4 (CorelDraw, Photo-Paint); QuarkXPress; Fontographer; FrameMaker; FreeHand; PageMaker; Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Visio, Project).
■ Experienced in both Mac and Windows OS – manager of the Linked In “Cross-Platform (Apple/Windows) Professional” group.
■ Specialties include Forensic Image Analysis, Digital Art Instruction, Freelance Graphic Design, Branding Strategies, Corporate Identity Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Proofreading, Typography, Web Design, Content Management, Book Production, Multilingual Labeling.

Experience
Art Director – Creative Director
Chris Everett Design September 1990 – Present
Design Collective in Baltimore, MD
Duties: My freelance business delivers premium art direction and graphic design expertise to scientific publishers, small businesses, non-profits and individuals. See my website for details of services, testimonials, and gallery.
Digital Art Team Leader
Cadmus Communications (Cenveo) August 2004 – October 2008
Scientific Journal Publisher in Columbia, MD
Duties: In addition to hands-on graphic pre-press production and leading the company's digital art team (domestic and offshore), I taught graphic production classes. I also developed and managed a fee-based forensic image analysis program for the scientific publishing community. See my website for more details.
Marketing Communications Manager
BD Biosciences (Becton Dickinson) October 1997 – October 2002
Medical Device Manufacturer in Sparks, MD
Duties: Produced marketing materials including presentations, advertising, trade show displays, training programs, and brochures. Headed corporate identity initiative for packaging and architectural signage. Also led team that produced FDA-compliant print material including packaging, labeling and technical documentation (translated into 10 languages) in support of medical devices.
Printed Materials Manager
Alpharma (Actavis) November 1989 – October 1997
Pharmaceutical Mfr. in Baltimore, MD
Duties: Produced marketing materials including presentations, advertising, training programs and brochures. Headed corporate identity initiative for packaging. Also led team that produced and proofread FDA-compliant print material including packaging, labeling and technical documentation in support of pharmaceutical products.

Education
Continuing Education via Lynda.com Training Programs
2009 Certificates in MS Office, Adobe CS, and general design. University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Communications

Chris is ready to put his experience to work for you, hear more from him by clicking on his video link.