Nina
Schwartz
703-823-2989, cell 703-407-5348 artstop@impulsegraphics.com
3828 Fort Worth Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304
PRESENT
Owner, Impulse Graphics, LLC 1997-Present
Design graphics for print media, ads, corporate identity programs, direct
mail, websites, animations, exhibits and presentations. Do illustration,
cartoons, copywriting, editing, print and service buying, pre-press.
Do market research, business promotion.
Clients Include: Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition, Horizon Consulting,
Atlas International Security, PhaseShift, B’nai B’rith, CBC
Fairfax, Sultans of Swing, The Nanny Network.
APPLICATIONS
Adobe:
Illustrator, Dimensions, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat; Macromedia:
Dreamweaver,
Flash, Fireworks; Microsoft: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint; Apple
Works; QuarkXPress; Claris FileMaker Pro. Macintosh and PC platforms.
CLIENTS
Consumer Electronics
Retailers Coalition, Horizon Consulting, Atlas International Security,
PhaseShift, B'nai B'rith, CBC Fairfax, Sultans of Swing, The Nanny
Network.
HISTORY
Senior Graphic Designer 2001-Jan. 2004
Washington Gas, Washington, DC
Designed customer newsletters, collateral materials, direct mail inserts,
public service ads, trade show booths, corporate identity programs for
departments/ initiatives, Corporate Relations Intranet, website eService
demo section, animations with sound, and shareholder presentations. Edited
customer communications, purchased vendor services, managed most print
projects.
Graphic Designer 1997
NewMedia Communications, McLean, VA
Designed print ad campaigns, product brochures, newsletters, booklets,
corporate identity programs and presentation artwork.
Freelance
Designer, Consultant 1996–1997
Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions, Reston, VA
Produced illustrated and graphic links for Bell Atlantic web portal for
community services, travel and tourism, and entertainment.
Art
Director 1992–1996
B’nai B’rith International, Washington, DC
Designed and produced magazines, newsletters, brochures, direct mail
campaigns, incentive programs, books, textbooks, posters, collateral
materials.
Art Director 1995–1996, International Jewish Monthly Magazine. Worked with editorial staff and outside vendors on design, illustration, photography, printing, fulfillment. Worked on design of websites for B’nai B’rith and Jewish Monthly. Taught computer graphics programs; purchased software; troubleshot networked computers.
Freelance
Designer, Consultant 1985–1988
Papp-Walsh & Assocs., Alexandria, VA; Latour Rossel Communications,
Potomac, MD; Home Recording Rights Coalition, Washington, DC. Created
ads, direct mail pieces, corporate identity programs,
trade show booths, magazines.
Creative
Director 1978–1984
LogEtronics Inc., Springfield, VA
Wrote, designed, produced ads for trade media, product literature, direct
mail programs.
Designed and coordinated
trade show exhibits. Wrote and produced product newsletters, slide
shows and video presentations, proposals, press releases. Produced
annual reports.
In conjunction with Marketing Department, developed and implemented
dealer incentive programs.
Further history on request.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.F.A. Cornell 1971
Painting, graphic design, printmaking, photography, slide and film production,
fashion design, industrial design. Additional study in Florence, Italy.
Technical certification at Northern Virginia Community College and EEI, Alexandria, VA.; 1991, 1997, 2001, 2003, continuing.
REFERENCES
Catherine L.
Bowman
Senior Publications Specialist
Washington Gas
101 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20080
cbowman@washgas.com
Alisha Pennix
Senior Specialist, Investor Relations
Washington Gas
101 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20080
apennix@washgas.com
Harvey Berk
Director of Communications (retired)
B’nai B’rith
1115 Brantford Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20904
b1209@erols.com
Linwood C. Alston
President/CEO
Atlas International Security, Inc.
(client)
6072 Central Ave.
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
lca2@compuserve.com
Richard A. Glassco
Principal Systems
Modeler
Mitretek Systems (client)
600 Maryland Ave. Suite 755
Washington, DC 20024
rglassco@mitretek.org
Maurice Daniel
Project Scientist
PhaseShift, Inc. (client)
3300 Beechtree Road
Alexandria, VA 22310
mdaniel@wizard.net