Thomas Vincent

2817 Myrtle Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12306
Tel. 518.393.2513
e-mail tom@tvincent.com

Portfolio: http://www.tvincent.com

Currently available for a permanent or temporary position in onsite, offsite, or mix.
Live in Schenectady; will work from Capital District to 50 mile radius. No relocation.
US citizen. Resume updated January, 2002

SUMMARY
Graphic/Web Designer, Illustrator. 17 years experience, 4 in web. Photoshop. Illustrator, MS Office, HTML, JavaScript, VisualBasic, Unix, Windows, Macintosh, AppleScript, TCP/IP

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Hardware: IBM-compatible PC with Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Apple Macintosh and Systems 7, 8, 9. Hardware upgrades. Scanners, Ink Jet printers, CD RW, DVD RAM
Operating Systems: UNIX, MS-DOS, MS-Windows, Mac OS
Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver, GoLive, Visual InterDev, WordPerfect,  Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Computer Languages: Visual Basic, RealBasic, AppleScript, C, Basic, HTML, and JavaScript

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

8/1998 - 01/02
Trans World Entertainment Corporation     Albany, NY

Senior Graphics Designer
Managed web Design/Graphic Department and staff of a $1.5 billion music/video retailer, the nation's second largest.  Art direction of ads and site graphics. Created and optimized web graphics. Established specifications for graphics and ads by third parties for use on the site. Wrote, designed, created and scheduled banner advertisements for use on and off site. Designed and created presentation slides for stockholder informational meetings. Designed, created, and wrote print ads. Evaluated, recommended, and maintained Macintosh hardware/software and integration of it into Windows NT environment. Managed workflow for graphics department. Trained and wrote job description for staff. Created and maintained database of ads and graphics. Redesigned home page. Tracked and reported online ad campaigns. Wrote AppleScripts for productivity enhancement.

Achievements
* Created banner ads with click through rates up to 14 times the industry average
* Achieved cost savings through efficient use of hardware and software
* Established recognizable branding of site in online advertisements
Redesigned home page to reduce load time for visitors



10/2000 - Present
Consulting/Freelance

Westwood Medical Communications     Albany, NY
Freelance Design, Technical/Training Consultant (7/01)
Digitally manipulated existing airbrush art to accommodate new usage for editorial cover, conducted Photoshop training, upgraded existing Macintosh operating system, DTP software, troubleshooting and maintenance on Macintosh G4.


Light & Power     Troy, NY
Freelance Design/Illustration 
Conceptualize and create stage designs for corporate/trade show awards ceremonies, create storyboard for music video

Capital District Psychiatric Center     Albany, NY
Freelance Design/Illustration (10/200, 4/01)
Create large (4'x3') posters for display to management, staff, patients, and accreditation agencies which identified and laid our course of correction for performance improvement in certain areas.

Delmar Thomson Learning     Albany, NY
Freelance Design (9/01)
Create banner advertisements for products offered on web site

Freelance Web Design (4/01)
Redesign elements and layout of e commerce website to improve site navigation and appearance. Create HTML code, JavaScript to be integrated into ASP developed by Delmar staff.

Training Consultant (10/2000)
Conduct Photoshop Training session for Graphic Dept. Trained in various aspects of Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady including use of layers, type, filters, file optimization, and creating animations.

3/1984 - 12/1998
Freelance     Illustrator/Designer     Schenectady, NY
Operated art/design studio and supervised staff. Responsible for building and maintaining client base and accounts payable. Storyboarding and storytelling through sequential art. Experience in book and poster design; advertising; comic books; brochures; web page design. Comprehensive client list available on request.

Achievements
* Over 14,000 pages of artwork published
* Created critically acclaimed comic art 
* Accomplished airbrush artist

EDUCATION
Fine Arts. Sage/JCA. 
Visual Basic Schenectady County Community College

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Advanced Photoshop 5.5 - Seybold Publishing Conference
Increased Productivity using Apple Script - Seybold Publishing Conference
Using MapXsite- MapInfo Corporation
Using InterWoven TeamSite- Interwoven Corporation (certified)
Lessons in Leadership - Tom Peters
 
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Capital District Illustrators Club 1987-1993
Graphic Artists Guild. 1988-1992

VOLUNTEER WORK
Make A Wish Foundation
Schalmont Central School District
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund