Graphic Designer in Baltimore MD Resume David Darchicourt

							DAVID M. DARCHICOURT
Westminster, MD 21158
410-346-7436 (H)
443-520-2353 (C)
ddarchicourt@gmail.com
www.behance.net/ddarchicourt

JOB OBJECTIVE- ART DIRECTOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

- Skilled fine artist and illustrator with experience in applied graphics.
- Experienced in design concepts for publications, storyboards, displays and
corporate identity.
- Skilled in print preparation and production.
- Experienced in leading teams of designers in large marketing, publication, and
display projects.
- Excellent people skills dealing with clients to ensure 100% satisfaction and
return business.
- Able to manage multiple jobs in a fast paced environment effectively while
providing world-class graphic design.
- Knowledgeable in Photography and Digital Video (recording and editing)
- Understanding of Web Design and Creation.
- Experienced in 3D Design.
- Skilled in: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Bridge,
Final Cut Pro, Corel Painter, Strata 3D CX, Microsoft Office, Flash, After Effects

EXPERIENCE

- Art Director with the National Security Agency Office of Strategic
Communications responsible for conceptions and designs of graphics for internal
and external marketing in a classified environment.
- Led design teams on corporate projects to support NSA Communications and
Identity including publications, exhibits, presentations, and displays.
- Produced publication designs from thumbnails, roughs and final print-ready
layouts such as the National Security Agency Mission and Vision brochure
providing an unclassified marketing tool for the NSA mission.
- Represented Strategic Communications on agency wide projects with senior
leadership and major stakeholders on a variety of projects to promote the NSA
brand.
- Instituted a Quality Control process for incoming and outgoing products,
reducing errors and saving resources on having to redo jobs.
- Designed and constructed large scale displays including the NSA Cryptology
Display and the Talk NSA talk show set saving the government over $100,000
over outside vendors.
- Combined original hand drawn illustrations into graphic applications to produce
marketing material used throughout the Intelligence Community for the Inter-
Agency OPSEC Support Staff and other corporate organizations and raised
awareness on security issues.
- Created the Crypto Kid characters used to promote NSA Kids web site at
www.NSA.gov/kids to communicate the mission and job opportunities to possible
future employees.
- Internship at Disney Imagineering Research and Development to learn and
apply creative practices to NSA programs and presented my findings throughout
the Agency to optimize creative production cycle on limited budgets.
- Modeled 3D structures from building plans to support NSA construction projects
to provide resource for I.T. installation and images for marketing.
- Lead groups in brainstorming marketing initiatives using story boarding and
visuals to communicate complex processes and concepts in a understandable
way.

WORK HISTORY

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, Fort Meade, MD
- 2001-pres. Art Director, Office of Strategic Communications
- 1996-2001 Graphic Designer, Office of Strategic Communications

EDUCATION
- B.S. in Fine Arts, Towson University, Towson MD. 1984 (cum laude)
- Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, and After Effects training

- Continued training in web design, Adobe Dreamweaver, Classroom in a Book
- Training in Strata 3D

Portfolio Available at www.behance.net/ddarchicourt