David Welling: Resume

	9331 Oratorio Court Houston, Texas 77040 713-805-0712
d a v i d @ d a v i d w e l l i n g . c o m

Versatile and efficient art director with skills as a designer, illustrator and graphic artist, and a broad background in both commercial and fine arts. Windows experience plus full expertise on Macintosh computer design and production for print and online (Web) projects. Able to work well with account executives, writers and clients in executing creative projects from conception to a successful completion.

AIG American General

Senior Graphic Designer, Marketing and Corporate Communications
Houston, July 2003 to June 2006
Responsible for collateral and marketing material for American General products. Designed and maintained brand standards for full line of printed collateral. Worked with team members and associate designers to supply producers with print and electronic material. Handled press checks and designed color standard guide for precision color matching. Designed creative conceptuals for advertising according to campaign direction.

Halliburton Company Houston, April 1993 to June 2002: Site Administrator, Communications Publications, 2000 to 2002
Designed, produced and maintained projects for Halliburton Web Publications, including Internet versions of printed publications, monthly division pages and a weekly online newsletter for global distribution.

Art Director, Communications Publications Division, 1997 to 2002
Designed and produced company flagship magazine for international distribution. Direction and collaboration with staff artist on company newsletters and publications. Division output expanded to include both print and online (Internet, Intranet) formats. Maintained photo archives in electronic and hard formats. Received project recognition/awards from the Business Marketing Association (BMA), Houston Advertising Federation (HAF), International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), and Society of Technical Communicators (STC).

Graphic Designer, Technical Marketing Publications, 1994 to 1997
Designed and produced company newsletters, publications and reference books for international distribution. Materials assembled on the Macintosh for traditional 4-color printing. Worked closely with management, printers and team members to create more effective designs for publications. Produced on-line and hard-copy geophysical software training and demo material in a multi-platform environment using the Macintosh, IBM and UNIX systems.

The Houston Post: Staff Artist, Advertising Dept.
Houston, Sept. 1986 to April 1993
Responsible for the creation of Advertising Department sales presentations, promotional materials and advertisements. Oversaw projects from initial concept, design and layout through photo coordination/illustration and production. Related duties included copywriting, typesetting and generation of computer graphics. Oversaw setup and programming of Macintosh systems within department.

Design & Production: Adept at design and production of logos, brochures, advertisements, promotional materials, displays and cartoons.
CLIENTS INCLUDE: Ogilvy & Mather • Houston International Festival • KKBQ - 93Q Radio • Corestaff
Houston Grand Opera • Hintz Advertising • KLOL - K101 Radio • Schlumberger • Body Mind & Soul
Houston Firefighters Association • Horizon Homes • School of the Woods • Universal Weather & Aviation
Heritage Texas Properties

Computer Background: Full experience in computer graphics, design, and layout beginning in 1990. Expertise on numerous Apple Macintosh systems, from the Mac II to the present. Windows experience.
Primary programs currently utilized: Quark XPress, Adobe InDesign, Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Adobe Acrobat.
Other programs used include: Pagemaker, Adobe Illustrator, Powerpoint, and Fetch/Portfolio.

Web Skills: Knowledge of HTML. Design and execution of projects for Internet and Intranet. Assignments created and maintained using Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks, along with direct coding and some Flash. Handled Webmaster duties for bmshouston.com.

Illustration: Creation and execution of illustrations for advertisements, brochures, in-house promotions, posters, games and T-shirts. Illustration media and techniques vary according to the assignment. Predominant mediums are gouache and watercolor, pencil and prismacolor and ink. Proficient in airbrush techniques. Also experienced in oils and acrylics.
CLIENTS INCLUDE: Houston Grand Opera • Taylor Brown Smith & Perrault • Houston International Festival
Sykes Communications • KKBQ - 93Q Radio • KRIV - TV • KLOL - K101 Radio • Steve Jackson Games
Tafford Publishing • Keystone, Int. • Planet Funk/The Electric Light Circus

Special Skills: Copywriting abilities, sculpture, three-dimensional displays and photography. Has written editorial articles for publications including The Houston Post, Health & Fitness, Siren and The Houston Press. His book, Cinema Houston: A Century of Movie Theatres, is due for publication in the Fall of 2007 by the University of Texas Press.



Commercial Art Certificate Texas Academy of Art, Houston, Texas July 1978 to December 1980	Associates in Fine Arts Degree Alvin Community College, Alvin, Texas June 1976 to May 1978

Current and past affiliations include:
Art Director's Club of Houston (ADCH) • Houston Society of Illustrators (HSI)
Writers League of Texas (WLT) • Dramatists Guild
Elected to the Board of Directors, Houston Society of Illustrators, 1992-1993. Re-elected for 1993-1995 term.

Personal:
Born in Alvin, Texas. Resided in Houston since 1978.
Special interests include art, film history and technique, music, theatre architecture and literature.

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David Welling • 9331 Oratorio Court • Houston, Texas 77040 • 713-805-0712
david@davidwelling.com