Deborah S. McKinney. Education: Employment History: 1989 present McKinney Levine Studio, Inc., Jacksonville Beach, Florida

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1 518 Fifteenth Ave South Jacksonville Beach, FLorida (904) studio (904) cell Deborah S. McKinney Design is one Skills: Conceptualization and execution of visual communication for integrated marketing systems across various media; team leader and worker bee; creative strategist; articulate communicator; kind; considerate; literate; detail oriented; able to prepare comprehensive creative assets for use in all design media; organized; able to shepherd several projects at once and keep deadlines; sensitive to human interface and usability issues; lover of typography, color theory and photography; art director; illustrator; point person; photographer and image retoucher; colorist; proficient in Mac operating systems and design software; able to work cross platform; product development and design; storyboard, set-design and video editing; multitasking; collaborator; fiscal and project marketing manager; benevolent creative spirit. Education: Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1999 Major: Illustration Thesis topic: Illustrator s and Painter s Role in the Elevation of Societal Awareness of Ecological Issues. Bachelor of Arts, Florida State University, 1977 Major: Visual Communications, Minor: Art History Co-op Study Program, Florida A&M University, 1977 Graphic Arts Technology Concepts & Execution, Dynamic Graphics Education Foundation, 1982 Chicago, IL Midwinter Creative Workshop, D.G.E.F., 1984 Orlando, FL Illustration South, University of North Florida, 1986 Jacksonville Beach, FL Web Design 2000, Thunder Lizard Productions, 2000 Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA AIGA National Conferences, San Antonio 1992; Chicago 1994; Seattle 1996; as well as ongoing seminars and events. Society of Illustrators, New York 1998 University of Florida IFAS Extension Program, Florida Master Naturalist 2006 Universal Mind, Flash Camp, Orlando, FL 2009 Lynda.com, Adobe.com: friends, books, dvds, software tutorials, continuous learning of new software and new systems using various media a commitment to excellence Employment History: 1989 present McKinney Levine Studio, Inc., Jacksonville Beach, Florida Owner of small integrated marketing / visual communications studio. Providing art, graphic design, copy writing, advertising, photography, illustration and information architecture that evocatively relates to the human experience and provides solutions

2 D e b o r a h s. M c K i n n e y p a g e t w o for various businesses. Working with clients to update their web presence, prepare video presentations across various media (web, conference rooms, mobile devices); providing sequential designs for broadcast and print; providing estimates and time lines (schedules); commissioning vendors and talent as needed. Client list: Iluka Resources, V-Squared Advertising, The Advantus Corporation, The Hamilton Collection, BioVision, Trio (San Francisco), The Cook Agency, St. John & Partners, Barnett Bank Corporate, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, City of Jacksonville, Little Champ Food Stores, First Coast Energy, Imagination Celebration of Orange County, First Coast Oncology, I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Lea s Place, PER, Inside the Vatican magazine, Grey Dog Studios, Hallmark Partners, Hines Corporation and others Renaissance Creative Services, Jacksonville, Florida Chief Brand Officer and Assistant Creative Director for Real Estate marketing and branding agency. Design / Art Direction, project management and copy writing for advertising and print collateral; logo design; sales center design; signage and way-finding systems; photography and production supervision; as well as brand management through all phases of production including estimate/invoice generation and systems analysis. Worked closely with media buyer, public relations personnel, graphic designers, architects, interior designers as well as photographers, illustrators, printers and other vendors. Skills included client contact, presentations and account services. Design lead and account manager with an annual marketing budget of over $980, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Visiting Assistant Professor (from 97 to 98 and from 2002 to 03), as well as an adjunct in the College of Arts & Sciences as part of the Department of Communications and Visual Arts faculty. Classes included: Computer Images; Digital Imaging (Photoshop); Basic Computer Images; Graphic Design I; Graphic Design II (Typography); Pre-press Production; Layout & Production; and Advertising Design Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, Florida Design Faculty taught full-time and developed curriculum for Graphic Design program; managed Mac Computer Lab; updated designs for web site; composed collateral and revised recruiter Powerpoint presentation. Classes included: Two-dimensional Design; Basic Computer Images; Typography, Illustration; Graphic Design; Advertising Design; Digital Imaging; Graphic Design Portfolio; Web Design; and 2-D Animation. 1998, 1989, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida Adjunct Instructor in Graphic Design teaching Advertising Design; Studio Art for the Non-art Major; Introduction to Advertising Design; and Typography The Hamilton Group (Charter Corporation), Jacksonville, Florida Senior Design and Production Director. Responsible for the concept, design and execution of direct marketing devices for mail, magazine and newspaper advertisements as well as, the collateral and package designs. Assisted in product development and evaluation. Supervised four staff members and many outside suppliers. Responsible for purchase of photography, illustration, typography as well as color separations and printing. Worked closely with the marketing department promoting 35 new products a year. Supervised the print production department and helped train incoming art department staff. Established operating systems and methodology for Creative/Production Department Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida Adjunct Instructor taught Graphic Design I; Advertising Design I & II (please continue)

3 D e b o r a h s. M c K i n n e y p a g e T h r e e William Cook Advertising, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida Assistant Art Director. Assisted Art Directors with typography specification, paste-up, set headlines, made stats, layouts, and assisted the Art Buyer. Helped to create in-house art studio and the procedures by which it operated. Awards: Mark of Excellence from Kimberly Clark Corporation for my company Christmas Card design which they later used in a national paper promotion. About 42 awards from The Direct Marketing Association, Jacksonville Advertising Federation and Florida Advertising Federation. Various Echo awards for Direct Response excellence Faculty show at University of North Florida 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and Faculty show at Florida School of the Arts, Palatka Angel award for Public Relations campaign You get the gifts I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless (best response from a campaign with no budget). Transformations program honor for design services donated for the Holiday Card campaign To all a Good Night for the I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless through Who Care Community Service Award for outstanding volunteer service. July Jefferson Medal for Public Service, Laurel Awards and Excell Awards for Best B&W ad over 1/2 page (2004), full-page color ad (2005), Holiday House Campaign (2006) and outdoor for Hines Real Estate developments (2007) and others... National Association of Home Builders Award of Excellence in digital media for Palencia (2007) Organizations/Clubs: Past President, Vice-president, and Treasurer as well as one of the founding members The American Institute of Graphic Arts Jacksonville Chapter. Advisory board member. Member of: AIGA Jacksonville Chapter, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, The Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, Cultural Council of Jacksonville, Florida Wildlife Federation, The Natural Step, The Nature Conservancy, The Sierra Club, American Marketing Association and Cradle to Cradle. Public Service: Donate time, designs, artwork and services to Trinity Rescue Mission, Jacksonville Humane Society, Lea s Place, Daniel Orphanage, Urbi et Orbi Communications, and Fletcher Middle School. I wear a smile and act courteously. Travel: Traveling enhances one s mind and education so here are some of the places I ve been: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, Miami, Atlanta, St. Louis, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Hartford, Boston, Syracuse, San Antonio, USA; Paris, Nice, France; Assisi, Rome, ITALY; Guatemala City, Tikal, Guatemala; Panama Canal; Dutch Antiles; Cartagena, Columbia; Curaçao, Rio de Janerio, Sao Paulo, Brazil;, South America; and San Blas Islands; Beijing, Shanghai, Yangtze River, (please continue)

4 D e b o r a h s. M c K i n n e y p a g e f o u r Yueyang, Vichang, Xling Gorge, Daning River, Qutang Gorge, Wanxian, Fengdu, and Chongqing, China. I have a fairly good grasp of French, Spanish and Italian. (love languages) Software Proficiency: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Acrobat 9 Pro) Quark Xpress, ilife 08 (iphoto, imovie, idvd, Gargage Band) iwork 09 (keynote, pages, numbers), Aperture 2.1.3, Freehand, Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Powerpoint, some Final Cut Pro, Stuffit, Mac Operating Systems, Web browsers, Transmit and others. Quick-study; able to work cross platform References: Tim Hamby, President and Co-Creative Director, (904) , x207 thamby@renaissancecreative.com Ed Bondi, Architect, Partner and Co-Creative Director, x206 ebondi@renaissancecreative.com Renaissance Creative Sutton Park Drive South Jacksonville, FL Dr. Robert Moynihan, Editor & CEO, insidethevatican@mac.com Deborah Tomlinson, COO, (904) debbietomlinson@mac.com Inside the Vatican magazine USA Office: 123 Virginia Ave, Front Royal, KY Rome Office: Via Delle Mura Aurelie 7C Rome, Italy Tel: Fax: (thank you)

5 D e b o r a h s. M c K i n n e y p a g e F i v e Below are a few samples of my art: L a k e w o o d R a n c h S a l e s C e n t e r O u t d o o r f o r H i n e s C o r p o r a t i o n

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