John Fabrizio

Web Consultant, Designer, Strategist

  • 4405 Newport Ave
  • Baltimore, MD 21211
  • 410 812 1783 | John [AT] fabrizioandfriends.com

Profile

I have ten years of experience working in collaborative, results-driven, creative environments. ...

Web consultant, designer and strategist, my expertise spans strategy to execution on the Web and in print. I engage both sides of my brain to tackle business challenges from both strategic and creative perspectives. I've cultivated analytical, managerial, and technical skills on top of my solid base in visual design. Simply, I like to figure things out from start to finish and top to bottom, to end up with functional, elegant, successful solutions.

Skills

Web Consulting

I drive web solutions that encourage intelligent interaction with clients, customers, members or employees.

Visual Design

I'm a conceptual web and print designer with a solid foundation in type, layout and identity.

Strategy

I thrive in environments where many disciplines clash, and sound strategy is the backbone that holds them all together.

Technical

  • Adobe Illustrator   ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Adobe Photoshop   ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Adobe Indesign   ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Omnigraffle   ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Adobe Dreamweaver   ★ ★ ★
  • XHTML/CSS   ★ ★ ★
  • Wordpress   ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Joomla   ★ ★ ★

Experience

Fabrizio + Friends

Sole Proprietor

2010-present

Independent designer and developer for online and printed communications. Strategic communication planning, information design and architecture, user experience design, programming and production management. Assemble and collaborate with critically focused teams of highly skilled specialists to strategically address any and every client communication problem.

Novak Birch, Inc.

Creative Director

2009-2010

Responsible for all creative output at the agency. Managed a team of designers and programmers in both web and print. Presented concepts and strategies to clients for advertising, branding and social media initiatives, guiding clients through vital decision-making processes. Assigned agency talent to projects based on extensive understanding of agency employee strengths and weaknesses and provided oversight and creative direction. As part of management team, interfaced with the company leadership to steer the company in both policy and administration.

Novak Birch, Inc.

Director, Online Services

2008-2009

Spearheaded a campaign to increase Novak Birch's offerings in the online and interactive space. Responsible for all web projects, consulted with colleagues and contractors to ensure business and technical needs were met. Responsible for developing information architectures and wireframes and presenting to internal team and clients. Worked with existing staff and contractors to enforce modern standards of process and production, and expanded the network of service providers to include those with specific, useful core competencies. Trained existing design staff in web design workflow and user experience concepts.

Novak Birch, Inc.

Designer / Project Manager

2002-2008

Responsible for design and project management on a wide array of projects, including branding initiatives, design and layout, ad campaigns, environmental and 3D design, and print and web production. Managed projects and interfaced directly with clients as a designer, art director, project manager, production manager, good cop, bad cop, and more! Responsible for mentoring designers in workflow methods, print production and application use.

Testimonials

Bret Holmes

Director of eCommerce, Money Map Press

"John Fabrizio and his team changed how our business interacts with vendors. They came and learned our processes, worked with our other vendors, and provided feedback on how to improve those relationships. We received personal attention from a group that wanted to understand our business. The design work we received was phenomenal, on budget, on time, and above and beyond what we had planned. We will be working with John for a long time to come."

Mitchell Brown

Vice President - Marketing, Centro Properties Group

"John's true value comes from his uncanny ability to meld the creative and the practical to deliver a finished project that exceeds all expectations and elegantly accomplishes the objectives. John works diligently under impossible timeframes and is unflappable in the most pressured of situations. Creative, clever, committed and a consummate professional."

Lee Gatchel

Director of User Experience, Carton Donofrio Partners

"John is a pleasure to work with. A talented creative professional on the cutting edge of digital and user experience design with an amazing work ethic, and a fantastic, collaborative attitude. Jump at any chance you get to work with him."

Susan Iovenitti

Project Manager - Digital Marketing at The Nature Conservancy

"John is a very hard-working, innovative designer and web developer. His design knowledge and strategic skills are indispensable and unmatched. I always enjoyed having John as a part of my team, and would never hesitate to bring him in my projects just for an opinion or creative point of view. I highly recommend John for any projects that need a high-level of detail and commitment in the design or web arena - he's fantastic."

Dave Brong

Developer & Programmer, NFDC Internet Connection

"It is a pleasure to work together with John, who is a great team player. John's conception, skills, knowledge and understanding make him a great designer and developer of online media. I'd recommend him to anyone."

Education

Maryland Institute College of Art — Baltimore, Maryland

BFA in Illustration with Concentrations in Design and Printmaking

Attended 1998-2002

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