Richard Smith

I USE BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BRAIN. I have well developed skills for problem solving in business strategy, technologies and visual design. I have extensive knowledge and experience with industry standards and both traditional and social marketing trends. I am well spoken and passionate about my work. QUALIFICATION: I have over 15 years experience in Online Communication Strategy and Marketing / Technical Production / Art Direction / Creative Direction. I have professional skills in visual design, functional design and interactive design. I have held management positions both for professional organizations and freelance. I have a formal education in visual communication design and illustration. I have attained expert field knowledge of user interface design, methodology, and application architecture. CAPABILITIES: *Project Planning and Production: Concept creation and documentation: Design Docs, Functional Docs, Design Guidelines Online business strategy Working knowledge of php, mysql, javescript, action script *Video: After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Flash *Design Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Sketchbook *Web Tools: Dreamweaver, CSS, Flash, Joomla Development *3D Design tools: 3Dsmax, Cinema 4d, Poser *Presentation Tools: Mac pages, Mac Keynote, Power point *Design: Conceptual Design, Character/ Environment Design, Illustration & Storyboard Layout, Usability design *The ability to make use of current technologies in a functional profitable manner.