RESUME
John Gomez
408.568.5869
go5.john@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
2017-current
John Gomez Design
Freelance Graphic Designer
2001-2017
Custom Chrome, Inc. Morgan Hill, CA
Marketing Manager
Custom Chrome is a manufacturer and distributor of parts for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. As Marketing Manager I oversaw the marketing department costs and kept web and print projects on schedule and within planned budgets. We produced the annual catalog with over 900 pages of featured product. Advertising and Press Releases are built and placed in various industry publications; both dealer focused and retail consumer. The company attends several biker events through the year. Marketing designs signage, banners, brochures and promotional items. We also produce packaging artwork for the various proprietary branded product. Two websites are graphically maintained, the general public site at ww.customchrome.com and secondly the CCI Dealer Only site.
1998–2001
Rutherford Bolen Group Campbell, CA
Senior Designer/Art Director
RBG is an advertising and design firm specialized in designing integrated marketing solutions for high tech companies. I have worked with Rutherford Bolen since 1992 on a contract basis. Joining them full time in 1998. Most clients are high tech firms located in the bay area. Accounts I have worked on include: ISP Channel, Saratoga Systems, Red Creek Communications, VeriFone, Hewlett-Packard, magnifi, Informix. Implementation of integrated marketing solutions through out print and electronic media. Managed and executed all stages in the design of printed collateral, including hiring illustrators, art direction of photography, and press checks. Implemented designs into multimedia presentations, video, software user interface, and web.
1992–1998
j Design Fremont, CA
Freelance Graphic Design
Projects range from executive presentations to web site design and pre-press production of printed collateral.
Partial Client List:
GTE Wireless, Rutherford Bolen Group, ZNYX, Kliener, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, Cisco, LAM Research, COM21, Rhapsody Networks
1983–1992
BusinessLand, Inc. San Jose, CA
Manager of Creative Services
As manager of creative services, supervised 1 senior project leader and 2 staff designers as well as freelance artists, photographers, writers and subcontractors. Responsibilities: management of the corporate identity system, review and implementation of new desktop graphics products for the studio, interface with product and marketing managers, communications and finance executives requiring creative services, and act as liaison between the branch managers and advertising agency.
EDUCATION
1976–1980 California Polytechnic State University SLO, CA
Bachelor of Science Degree, Graphic Communications, Design Option
INTERESTS
Surfing, motorcycles, disc golf and mountain biking
SOFTWARE
Adobe Creative Cloud - InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator