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A r e a s   of   E x p e r t i s e · Creativity · Conceptual Development · Photo-illustration · Graphic Design · Client Relations · Team-building C a r e e r   H i g h l i g h t s Creative Director/Designer: Rigg's Bank History Time-line for their corporate website. Designed & produced 160 posters: The Smithsonian Institution's ``Rock 'n' Soul'' Exhibit for Gibson Guitar's new museum in Memphis, TN. Designed an educational board-game, ``OZONE'' for the Smithsonian Institution for a market study in U.S. schools. Photoshop Instructor for ``Photo Works'' Professional Resource Center. URLs: (Links open in new browser window) http://www.riggsbank.com/0home/00_02_07__timeline.html http://www.pagegroup.com/elements/site/ E m p l o y m e n t   H i s t o r y Senior Designer/Concept Director The Page Group Concept development, design, and photo-illustration Graphic Designer/Manager AT&T Solutions, AT&T Corporation, Washington, D.C. Implement design and illustration concepts that reinforce the AT&T Solutions image. Marketing Collateral Manager: Ensured that all AT&T Solutions collateral met Corporate ID Standards. AT&T Solutions Intranet development and implementations. Worked both independently and collaboratively with other production artsts, writers, editors, and team-members in creating marketing materials, Color brochures, technical diagrams, ads, presentations, posters, web sites that clearly and distinctively expresed complex technical concepts. Developed illustrations and diagrams using software packages such as Photoshop, Illustrator. Creative Services Graphic Designer Bell Atlantic Corporation, Arlington, VA Conceptualized and created artwork for Bell Atlantic's line of business. Worked with printers, illustrators, photographers, and other vendors to ensure that finished products met customer requirements. Prepared estimates and supervised production artists, and vendors. Executed design, layout, and production of printed materials such as corporate identity, posters, brochures, signage, logos, newsletters, and web-sites. Assistant Designer Time-Life Books, Inc., Alexandria, VA Designed book series Ancient Civiliations and Understanding Computers. Selected and worked with printers, illustrators, and photographers. Supervised production artists. Assistant to Art Director BusinessWeek Magazine, New York, NY Designed cover stories and special reports. Converted domestic edition into international edition. Designer ABC Local News, New York, NY Designed and produced on-air graphics.				A Seasoned Professional with a Flair for Photo-illustration & Conceptual Design   E d u c a t i o n Pratt Institute B.F.A. Communications Honors Exhibited poster series in Shibuya, Japan Paul Graboff 702 Erie Avenue Takoma Park, Maryland 20912 301.562.2075