Todd Uphaus

TODD UPHAUS -   -www.freshvectors.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIGITAL ARTIST Looking to pursue a challenging professional career where I can utilize my digital design and creative director experience and strong leadership skills to produce effective solutions in a competitive and rewarding work environment. EXPERIENCE CREATIVE DIRECTOR/OWNER Freshvectors - Miami, FL April 2010 - Present Oversee and maintain a minimal client base for a design company that provides creative direction, graphic design, art production, and project management services. Projects include illustration, logo design, package design, large-format and tradeshow graphics, screen printed t-shirt design, apparel graphics, web design, emails, web banners, social media assets, and various forms of traditional print media. CREATIVE DIRECTOR 561 Media - Boca Raton, FL January 2016 - May 2017 Managed and directed the creative process from concept to completion of multiple websites, print projects, and marketing materials. Met with clients to understand their goals and establish high expectations based on the company’s workflow and design solution process. Held the responsibility of interviewing, hiring, and training the creative team. Established and enhanced the company’s culture while cultivating the career development of the creative team members. WEB DESIGNER Global Personals - Miami, FL January 2008 - April 2010 Responsibilities included design, development, and maintenance of new and existing white-label websites. Consistently produced a high volume of blog templates, landing pages, and web banners. Designed print advertisements, logos, and branding for new and existing clients. WEB DESIGNER I & II Dynetech/Saris Technologies Orlando, FL March 2003 - January 2008 Web Designer II (April 2005 - January 2008) Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, and management of interns and web designers. Lead and approved the work of other web designers and developers. Established workflow and made resource assignments to complete design projects. Developed custom Powerpoint and Flash demos for conference presentations and CD-based product promotions. Web Designer I (March 2003 - April 2005) Utilized strong critical thinking and idea generation to establish creative direction for branding, web sites, emails, web banners and other promotional materials. Conformed to W3C HTML/CSS guidelines and kept abreast of new concepts and trends within the internet market. CREATIVE MANAGER/WEB DESIGN Megachannels/The Marana Group Orlando, FL June 2000 - December 2002 Creative Manager (December 2001 - December 2002) Responsibilites included creative direction for sales & marketing brochures, print media ad-campaigns, Flash development, interactive CDs, and corporate videos. Provided additional support by recommending, selecting, and purchasing stock photography, typography, hardware or software in order to most efficiently expedite the completion of projects. Web Designer (June 2000 - December 2001) Constructed and designed web sites, flash demos, e-mercials, web banners and magazine advertisements. Independently managed multiple projects while meeting stringent deadlines. Helped lead and manage a small team in the devolopment of new ideas for prospects and new projects. EXPERIENCE CONT’D DIGITAL GRAPHICS SUPERVISOR/ ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE Shadow Graphics - Orlando, FL July 1995 - May 2000 Account Representative (September 1999 - May 2000) Serviced mulitple client accounts and provided large-format graphics solutions. Generated highest revenue from accounts for several consecutive months in this role. Digital Graphics Supervisor (July 1995 - September 1999) Directed team members from design concept to completion of large format digital images utilized for vehicle wraps, billboards, banners, backlit displays, POP displays and themed graphics packages. Interviewed, hired, and trained staff members in operation of high end digital printing equipment. Attended equipment trainings and provided instruction on specific printing techniques to maximize profit margins. Responsible for assessment of troubleshooting issues, workflow, scheduling, file archiving, equipment maintenance, supplies, parts, and ordering of materials. EDUCATION ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, PA Associates Degree in Visual Communications VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Orlando, FL Studies included web design, Flash game design, and 3-D rendering. Granted Distinguished Scholar Award. LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE Lansing, MI Introductory classes in design, life drawing and airbrush illustration. DESIGN SKILLS Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Fireworks Microsoft Powerpoint Adobe Flash Wordpress CSS/HTML Microsoft Visio Microsoft Word Microsoft Visual Studio PERSONAL SKILLS CREATIVE DIRECTION Is able to conceptualize, design and produce solutions to meet various objectives. Strives to keep a design esthetic near the top of the craft: elegant, modern and polished, with sophisticated typography skills and a great sense of proportion and balance. PROJECT DIRECTION A proven ability to lead and manage a wide variety of design and development projects in team and independent situations. PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR Punctual and deadline-oriented. Focuses on exceeding expectations. An innovative self-starter that thrives, motivates, and seeks to inspire as an individual, in a team environment, or in a management or supervisory role. REFERENCES References available upon request. TODD UPHAUS | Creative Director / Digital Artist