12 Jacobs Ave.
Camden, ME 04843
207-236-0088
mark@idigart.com
CAREER GOAL
To manage creative multimedia publishing projects in a fast-paced, cutting edge company.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Quark X-Press, Photoshop, Freehand, Director, Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, and various paint, drawing, compression and server programs. Mac network administration. Basic Unix web administration. Limited knowledge of 3D, animation, and sound editing software and ASP, Java and CGI programing.
PROFESSIONAL
Media Director, New Moon Multimedia digital art services, Camden, ME and Telluride, CO 1/96-present. Graphic design, web development, publishing, multimedia, digital imaging, photography. Art/Creative/Technical direction for MrTrips.com and webmaster for over 10 commercial sites. newmoonmultimedia.com
Art Director, Mountain Freak magazine, Telluride, CO 6/97-7/00. Production manager, graphic designer, and web master for nationally distributed, graphically intensive quarterly magazine. Created magazine's look and image, all graphic design, layout, digital imaging and color correction. Co-founder of company involved in business decision making and management of LLC. Played fundamental role in the creative development of the magazine. mountainfreak.com
Columnist / Music Editor, Telluride Daily Planet, Telluride, CO 6/97-5/98, 6/99-7/00. Weekly columns and music articles. As freelance writer, had several stories published in Mountainfreak magazine.
Web Master / Production Artist, Telluride Daily Planet, Telluride, CO 1/96-97. Production, layout and ad design for printed newspaper, web design and maintenance. telluridegateway.com
Production Assistant, DeCotiis Erhard Strategic Consulting Group, Telluride, CO 1/94-10/95. Responsible for the production and distribution of selection materials, surveys and reports for national restaurant chains; duties included word processing, scanner programming, survey analysis, report writing and formatting, client support.
Outlet Manager and Franchise Owner, College Pro Painters summers 88, 89, 91. Owned and managed Concord/Sudbury, MA outlet, grossing over $220,000 total revenue in three summers. Planned budget, advertising, and recruiting, made estimates and proposals with customers, interviewed, hired, and trained 45 employees. As Field Advisor/Painter Trainer, acted as consultant for all North Greater Boston Managers in accounting, advertising, and selling; developed and executed training programs for the painters.
EDUCATION
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. 1991 B.A. Russian & Soviet Studies -program in language, literature, history, government, and economics of Russia with relevant studies of Eastern Europe.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Board of Directors, San Miguel Educational Fund 98-Present. Oversee the management of KOTO Community Radio, one of the only non-commercial, non-underwritten radio stations in the country.
President, Chi Psi Fraternity 1990. Led and represented 40 brothers in organizing Chi Psi Eating Club, planning campus parties and community service, maintaining and restoring house and community relations. Member of the Inter-Fraternity Council 89-90.
President, Wesleyan Rugby Football Club 90-91. Acted as coach and team leader for 40-50 players, formulated and managed budget, organized matches, schedules and tournaments. Player 8 seasons. Captain 2 yrs.
Wilderness Education Association Summer 1990. Completed rigorous six week outdoor leadership certification program - classes, hiking, camping, kayaking in the Kachemak Bay and Kenai Mountains, Alaska.
Crew Leader/Instructor, Great Hollow Wilderness School, CT 1990-1992. Led groups on four day personal growth programs including camping, hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, caving. Facilitated group discussions and initiative exercises. Programs: Wesleyan Orientation in the Wilderness, Wesleyan Upward Bound.
ACTIVITIES
Bass Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter for several jazz funk bands performing across Colorado; The Telluride Repertory Theatre Company's productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Shop of Horrors, Forever Plaid, Fiddler on the Roof; and Hair. The Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble.
Outdoor Sports: Telemarking, kayaking, mountain biking. Adventure sports model.
Russian Language (7 years of study)