Gilbert Salom

gilbert456@aol.com  ::  650.714.2771  ::  http://www.coroflot.com/gilbert456/

Active Department of Defense Secret Clearance
Highly experienced creative professional with visual and conceptual design skill
s acclimated to both marketing and development environments. Demonstrated abilit
y in driving marketing and sales executions to align with business goals. Proven
to quickly grasp the latest advancements in technology and their implications t
o impact business.
Presentation Designer, GrooveXI Consultant at Cisco Systems. San Jose, CA 7/09 – 9/0
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- Develop executives' sales briefings for Global Sales Experience (GSX 2009) and
IPTV
- Visually articulate concept while communicating design rationale
- Create Program logos, and executive visual branding through banners, and email
s
Lead Visual Designer/GUI Developer, AESI Consultant at Lockheed-Martin. San Jose
, CA 7/07 – 3/09
- Develop hi and low fidelity mockups demonstrating proof of concept, UI, risk r
eduction and feasibility
- Create TMOS Demonstrator GUI with information architect, developers and HCI Gr
oup
- Develop interactions and layout custom graphics using HTML, DHTML, CSS, action
script, and jsp
- Create optimal assets including wallpaper, application icons, start menu, tool
s, window controls
- Translate wireframes, requirements and user interviews into designs that demon
strate benefits and ease of use
- Quickly grasp underlying framework and design implications including Sun Porta
l, Ext.js, and AJAX
- Preview technology, application concepts, interactions and user data through c
ustomer presentations
- Define and document design guidelines through Style Guide Companion
Marcom Designer, TEK Systems Consultant at Cisco Systems. San Jose, CA 10/06 – 5/07
- Work with senior staff to visually articulate concepts in presentation format
- Proactively gather content/data from executives, business owners and/or third
party research
- Create presentations for multiple audiences including executive management, an
d governing councils
- Earned 06Q4 Peer-Recognition Award
Consultant, Education Finance Partners. San Francisco, CA 2/06 – 7/06
- Develop Brand guidelines, mentor junior designers
- Create marketing collateral, POP displays, and magazine advertisements
- Produce online newsletters, banner ads and branded assets for web applications
Marketing Art Director, PaymentOne Corporation. San Jose, CA 10/02 – 7/05
- Create marketing and sales collateral, presentations, sales demonstrations and
site maintenance
- Develop registration UI demonstrating payment, marketing best practices and br
oad band store concept
- Present concepts and final designs to internal staff
- Evaluate freelance talent based on creativity, skill set, speed, culture fit,
project and budget
- Manage (print and web) lead generation campaigns, assist with message developm
ent
- Assist Marketing Communications Manager with editing and messaging
- Create strategic-level presentations for executive, trade and VC audiences
- Manage trade show calendar, budget, logistics and negotiations, vendor relatio
nships and freelance talent
- Brand executives as payment industry experts by securing speaking engagements
at key events
- Pro actively research independent support data, reports and surveys
Art Director, SeeBeyond Technology Corporation (Sun acquisition). Redwood City,
CA 4/01 – 10/01
- Manage creative development of Corporate Brand
- Create product marketing literature program and event signage
- Illustrate high-level corporate and vertical industry diagrams
- Manage printing budget and literature fulfillment services  
Senior Graphic Designer, EXP Systems. Menlo Park, CA. 1/00 – 4/01
- Define visual brand through collateral and web assets
- Execute direct mail lead generation and sales support
- Present concepts from creative brief to final proof
- Implement marketing programs for member, expert and feature promotions
- Translate strategic marketing objectives into Corporate Services web site
Graphic Designer, Trimble Navigation Limited. Sunnyvale, CA. 4/97 – 1/00
- Design collateral and print ads and trade show graphics using GIS data
- Resolve brand, budget and scheduling issues, manage production artists, contra
ct designers
- Attend press checks, direct product photography, solicit competitive vendor an
d freelance bids
Conceptual Artist, A-Spec Incorporated
Colorado Springs, CO. 6/94 - 3/97
- Conceptualize proposal art with engineers
- Direct production of proposal art while learning companies’ hardware and software
- Manage illustrators and production staff
- Check art for clarity, comprehension and RFP compliance (Section L)
- Analyze document creation process, debrief conclusions for staff
Proposal Graphics Specialist, Loral Space & Range Systems
Sunnyvale, CA. 1/90 - 6/96
- Manage in-house team of designers, production artists and word processors
- Produce technical art with engineers, writers, art directors and marketing
- Create collateral material using traditional and electronic pre-print capabili
ties
- Develop overall proposal illustration style and page layout
- Create division advertisements for trade publications
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of San Francisco 1989. Academy of Art College,
Major: Graphic Design
Software
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Microsoft O
ffice, Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Quark Xpress, Fetch, Fireworks, ImageReady, Acro
bat, Distiller. Proficiency: Flash, HTML and CSS