Location: Oakland, California
Email: todd.kelley@gmail.com
My name is Todd Kelley. I’m a multi-faceted graphic designer that has recently moved to the Lake Merritt area of Oakland. I am currently doing contract work, but looking for a more permanent position inside a design firm, or a marketing/sales department in a large company.
And here’s some key points about my job history. If you feel i’m a good fit for the position, please call me a your earliest convenience:
Presentation Specialist
I’ve been an Executive Presentation Specialist for companies such at Cisco, Marimba, Cadence Design Systems and Documentum. I currently create and edit presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint and Apple Keynote. I used optimized graphics in formats that will yield the best visual output on both screen and print. I utilize the technologies within the applications to create rich, yet simple animations and transitions that create the best presentation.
Website Design
I have an expert proficiency in website design, creating everything from corporate intranets to blog templates to media-rich web-sites. I use the Adobe Create Suite of applications and use xhtml, javascript, php, css, flash, as well as the other standard protocols.
Collateral And Graphic Design
I’ve create brochures, business cards, datasheets, mailers and other type design jobs for companies such as Sony, Electronic Arts, Intel and many others. I use the Adobe Creative Suite
Summary Of Qualifications
- Solid background managing projects, vendors and designers simultaneously
- Provide excellent direction on projects from wireframes to finished products
- Proven track record of integrating different design elements and technologies to produce
- Expertise in design reviews, managing personnel, scheduling, contingency plans, all while maintaining and coming in under budget.
Technical Skills
- Skillset: Graphic Design, Web Design and Animation, Presentations, Audio/Video Editing and Production, media network systems, Macintosh workstations and apps
- Adobe CS: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, After Effects.
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage
- Apple: Final Cut Pro, Motion, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, iWeb, iDVD
- Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista
- Experience: HTML/DHTML, Javascript/AJAX, PHP, XML, ActionScript, CGI
Employment History
Contracting (Various Clients) 12/2007 – Present
Graphic / Web / Presentation Designer
- Brainstorming, creating and implementing audio/visual technologies into existing websites for better user experiences.
- Taking client ideas and concepts to the next level, creating visually stunning presentations using Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat and Apple Keynote.
- Producing logos, graphs & charts and workflows from client ideas for presentations, proposals and reports.
- Creating and editing blog templates for clients who use WordPress and MovableType.
General Dynamics 10/2003 – 12/2007
Graphic Designer / Presentation Specialist
- Brought into the Graphics Support Group as the pre-press professional to service the company’s Project Teams with proposals, media duplication, conference, instructional video projects and graphics creation.
- Film, edit and reproduce CD’s and DVD’s of live events and instructional material, which are sent out to the sales and engineering teams in the field.
- Help Project Teams develop official logos and diagrams for project bids.
- Maintained On-site support for meetings and presentations requiring streaming video, multimedia elements and web integration.
EMC2 | Documentum 11/2001 – 10/2003
Contractor: Executive / Marketing Presentation Specialist
- Supported the Sales and Marketing teams as the Presentation Specialist and Graphic Concept creator.
- Created and refined PowerPoint Presentation templates for internal and external sales and marketing events.
- Turned executive and marketing wireframe concepts to polished, dynamic graphics for presentations and collateral.
Marimba | BMC Software 11/2000 – 10/2001
Presentation Specialist / Graphic Designer
- Recruited by the Vice President of Corporate Marketing to be a multi-faceted designer in the re-branding of the company’s web sites and presentations. Working with outside vendors and partners on product campaigns, my responsibilities also included exploring new avenues to create revenue through marketing.
- Support the sales force with creating printed and on-screen collateral for better support of established and potential clients.
- Maintain the look and feel of all major company web sites.
- Monitor the corporate standards on all print, web and presentation materials.
Cadence Design Systems 07/1996 – 01/2000
Presentation Specialist / Graphic Designer
- Worked with the Executive Team and sales force to produce quality presentations, which helped generate $1.2 Billion in Revenue.
- Create key presentations for use with worldwide sales and marketing teams.
- Manage outside design and printing vendors.
- Integral part of professionals, assembled for acquisitions and strategic partnering.
- Maintain web content for internal and external web sites.
- Help integrate multimedia into company’s corporate standards.
The Bay Tomato Company 3/1995 – 06/1996
Contractor: Graphic Designer
- Responsible for giving a wide-range of design support to Silicon Valley companies, like Cisco Systems, Cadence Design Systems, 3Com and Sony Electronics.
- Key consultant for client product branding and corporate identities.
- Integrate new technologies into the company’s corporate standards.
Education
San Jose State University [ 1989 - 1995 ]
