John Bligh

Resumé

Experience

Dec 2004 to Present

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE, New York, NY

Senior Applications Specialist

  • Create and design websites and Web Application Interfaces for the Corporate Internet Division as an in-house contractor.
  • Work with Project Managers, Business Analysts and Tech Leads to bring online applications and web sites to completion.
  • Design and implement look and feel standards across all NY Life websites and applications.

Mar 2002 to Dec 2004

TSR CONSULTING, New York, NY

Consultant, Web Usability Specialist, New York Life Insurance

  • Create and design websites and Web Application Interfaces for the Corporate Internet Division as an in-house contractor.
  • Work with Project Managers, Business Analysts and Tech Leads to bring online applications and web sites to completion.

May 2000 to May 2001

EVERAD, New York, NY

Senior Art Director, PlayJ.com

  • Redesigned the entire PlayJ site, a downloadable music website and the music division of Everad, a technology and software company.
  • Responsible for all design, navigation scheme, ads, promotional and marketing items including animated ads and Flash presentations.
  • Oversaw another artist in production of the site.

Feb 1998 to May 2000

UPROAR.COM, New York, NY

Art Director, Uproar Shopping

  • Designed the Uproar Store website. Responsible for design, navigation scheme, ads, promotional and marketing items.
  • Prepared all the product photos for inclusion in the store.

Feb 1996 to Mar 1997

AGENCY.COM, New York, NY

Print Production Manager

  • Oversaw all in-house print production, from initial scanning and color correction to final press at printer for Fortune 500 corporations such as American Express and MetLife.
  • Reproduced low-resolution web pages as high resolution printed art.
  • Photo retouching and art correction.

1993 to 1996

MARVEL COMICS GROUP, New York, NY

Digital Cover Coordinator

  • Designed and produced comic book covers from initial line art to camera ready mechanicals using QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Streamline and Dimensions.
  • Created and designed logos.
  • Coordinated with editorial, manufacturing and legal departments.

1994 to Present

FREELANCE ARTIST, New York, NY

Education

2007 to 2009

Rensallear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Certificate in Human/Computer Interaction

1986 to 1990

SUNY PURCHASE, Purchase, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Major in Painting and Drawing

Skills

Extensive Experience in Photoshop, ImageReady, BBedit, Homesite, Dreamweaver, HTML, web design, Illustrator, Quark, Streamline, Dimensions, Flash, printing and production.

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