| Joel Meine |
Phoenix, AZ. - 602.320.8767 |
www.joelmeine.com joel@joelmeine.com
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I am an accomplished graphic and web designer with a strong background in fine arts and a wide range of technical proficiencies with the industry's leading tools. My experience stretches back to the pre-web era of digital imaging, multimedia, and animation. I have also rigorously pursued the cutting-edge technologies used in today's most innovative web sites. With an impressive body of successful implementations behind me, I am increasingly involved in managing teams of artists and programmers on large-scale projects, as well as continuing to code and design myself. Strong proficiencies include:
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Digital & Print Marketing |
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Creative Group Management |
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GUI Design & Development |
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Corporate/Brand Identity |
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Web Standards and Practices |
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Photography Background |
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GUI Usability Expertise |
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E-commerce Design |
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Client Interaction |
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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ
Manager of Creative Development
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4/2003 - Current |
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Managing Print Department that produces the print creative for FMIC family of brands globally.
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Create illustrations, logos, multi-page catalogs and brochures for Fender guitars and other brands within Fender Corporation
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Develop in conjunction with web division to produce congruous print and digital international brand recognition
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Design graphics for licensed merchandise such as apparel, collectables and custom guitar graphical treatments
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Project manages creative work and interface with interdepartmental heads to acquire deliverables
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Medfico, Tempe, AZ
Senior Web/Graphic Designer
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5/2002 - 3/2003 |
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Develop and maintain e-commerce storefronts for prescription pharmaceutical sales
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Conceptualize and produce brand identity, marketing philosophy, print and digital advertising and product packaging for sexual health product line. Managed all aspects of the project including; manufacturing logistics, creative direction, market analysis and retail sales
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Convert static web storefront to dynamically generated storefronts using HTML, ASP and SQL
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Standardize product content, product database needs, corporate identity and recommend future technologies
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Work with external and internal clients to develop customized web solutions per contract
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C9 Innovations, Scottsdale, AZ
Senior Graphic Designer
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10/2001-4/2002 |
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Oversee graphics development on all phases of client projects
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Create print and digital collateral for use across the company, including marketing materials, presentations, and corporate identity
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Develop Macromedia Flash interactive presentations for internal and client projects
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Created an in-house digital photo studio, photographed product images and prepared for use in e-commerce storefront
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Vcommerce Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ
Manager, Web Development Department
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9/1998-10/2001 |
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Ultimately responsible for all of the graphic user interfaces used within the company, including e-commerce portals used by web "storefront" subscribers. I also created corporate print and digital collateral, Macromedia Flash based projects and storefront promotional graphics
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Managed team of six web designers/programmers responsible for custom storefront creation and daily maintenance of internal sites and client e-commerce storefronts
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Directed and produced extranet and intranet sites, including several types of proprietary e-commerce applications
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Work with senior management and peers to determine company objectives and establish overall Internet/Intranet goals and strategies for their products/services
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Led research efforts to improve e-commerce applications by tracking demographics, analyzing web usage statistics, and following emerging technologies
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Utilized proprietary technology controlling store building, administration and the shopping experience. Work ranged from creating graphics to content/code updating across the network of stores
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Managed the GUI integration for many large e-commerce clients, including Cox Communications, 20th Century Fox, IWon.com, Half.com, Babycenter, FEMSA, wbur.org
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Frontier GlobalCenter, Phoenix, AZ
Lead Artist
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7/1997-8/1998 |
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Complete site design from sketching, conceptualization, image creation, HTML construction, implementation of JavaScript, Macromedia Flash, animations, audio, video and interactive media
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Client contact and interaction from initial meetings to project completion
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Additional responsibilities as an Information Architect organizing the navigational structure of content for sites
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Worked heavily with pre-sales department to develop scope of project and produce prototypes to assist in closing sales
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Partial client list: Harlem Globetrotters, House Of Imports Mercedes Benz, Gene Evans Ford, Majerles Sports Grill, Free Arts of Arizona, The Junior League of Phoenix
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Joel Meine Design, Phoenix, AZ
Freelance Consulting, Graphics & Web Development
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8/1994-Present |
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Freelance graphic design, print and digital communications, corporate identity and collateral, game development and GUI usability analysis
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Manage all aspects of client projects including; pre-sales, proposal development, project management, all creative applications from prototyping to final production graphics, HTML development and post project maintenance
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Web site and logo style guide development and Macromedia Flash based web sites and presentations
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Large scale photo restoration projects
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Partial client list: Intel Corporation, Dice.com, Raptor Robotics, Arizona Hi-Fi, Halo Precision Piercing, Santas Secret, Cyberdyne Interactive
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Kits Cameras, Scottsdale, AZ
Digital Imaging Department Specialist
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8/1991-1/1997 |
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Developed specialized sales for digital imaging computer workstations for Video, Photo and Audio editing
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Worked heavily with professional 35 MM and medium format camera equipment, studio lighting digital video cameras and editing equipment
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Provide product instruction technical information for digital imaging equipment including, digital cameras, scanners and printing devices
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Adobe Photoshop |
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Adobe Illustrator |
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Adobe InDesign |
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Macromedia Flash |
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Quark Express |
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Adobe Acrobat |
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Discreet 3ds max |
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Macromedia Homesite |
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Macromedia Dreamweaver |
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Microsoft Office Suite |
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Adobe Premiere |
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Photo Compositing |
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Digital & Film Photography |
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HTML Hand Coding |
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ActionScript |
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Animation |
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CSS |
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Audio Editing & Compression |
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Videography |
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Video Editing & compression |
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Sound Forge | |
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Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ
Computer Design and Advertising Graphics AAS, May 1994
Emphasis: New Media/Computer Graphics /Animation |
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An online portfolio of work is available at http://www.joelmeine.com. A print portfolio can also be provided during interviews. References available upon request. |
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