Birth and Concept This company was formed in Jamaica, on October 2, 2005 - the first anniversary of my son's mysterious disappearance and presumed death. I decided to use his initials and a portion of his self ascribed pet name lil WOW to form the name of the company. Upon resigning from Cable & Wireless I was led to do something for myself. Warren had a lot of admiration for my talent and though he wanted to work in the field of science, he loved art... CAREER SUMMARY Over 20 years of solid creative design experience in commercial art:
Highly skilled in both Windows and Mac environment. Excellent analytical and communication skills with outstanding client-service attitude and initiative. Ability to self-start and multitask on varying assignments. Strong team oriented skills and ability to interface with people at all levels. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Global Directories USA/Caribbean Publishing (freelance)4 years from June 2005 to the present. Preparing Directory Advertisements and sales collateral for the Director of Marketing. Cable & Wireless Jamaica9 years and 7+ months from October 2, 1995 to June 30, 2005. This included 6 months as a Public Relations Assistant as well as a Graphic Specialist/Systems Support Coordinator (at the Executive Level) with the responsibility of designing in-house publications, Providing and maintaining Web content for the department on the company's intranet and offering System Support to the computer users of the Corporate communications Department. Policing the use of the company’s brand usage and design elements: logos, fonts, colors etc Morale Welfare and Recreation DepartmentU.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 1 year and 3 months from December 28, 1993 to April 1, 1995. 6 months as a Color Photo Lab Technician and 9 months as Publicity Assistant with the responsibility of designing and disseminating all publicity material for military and civilian clubs and entertainment facilities. Single handedly running the MWR Publicity department from August 1994 to April 1, 1995. Electronic Easel Limited (now defunct) 8 months between March 1993 - November 1993 with the responsibility of designing stationery, T-shirt, Books and magazines Jamaica Telephone Company Limited- Directory Services Department2 years and 9 months from May 1, 1990 to February 12, 1993 with the responsibility of designing advertisements for the National Yellow Pages, Pagination of the Island of Jamaica Directory's Yellow Pages, The Fax Telex Directory and other in house publications. Money Index Limited9 months from July 1989 to April 1990 with the responsibility of the magazine's cover design and it's layout. Jamaica Information Service - Publications & Advertising DepartmentApproximately 3 years and 8 months as a commercial artist from September 1985 to May 1989 SOFTWARE/HARDWARE KNOWLEDGEMac OSX
IBM Compatibles (Windows)
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HOBBIESDrawing, Reading, Gardening and simple mechanics MARITAL STATUSMarried REFERENCESUpon request |