James Lucas

James Lucas: Graphic Designer and MBA in Marketing

James Lucas's Bio:

James Lucas's Experience:

• Senior Associate, Graphics at Mondrian Investment Partners

  June 2005 - November 2014

  International investment firm managing over $64 billion in assets for global institutional client base. Key Achievements: o Consult with company and departmental leaders and other internal stakeholders to assess project requirements; develop campaign strategies, budgets, and timelines to meet objectives. o Effectively collaborate with in-house team of 6 designers to direct multiple projects simultaneously and ensure consistency of branding and strategy across all designs. o Create sales books and presentations to support client service officers to present and potential clients and drive business expansion. Increased sales by 170% over seven years. o Earned reputation for ability to work effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment. o Streamlined workflow and increased productivity by generating technology-based solutions to challenges; created Excel, Word, and xData scripts to automate correction process for repeating errors. o Used xData at Mondiran Investment Partners to increase speed and lower mistakes on sales presentations saving the company $100,000 a year in employee costs. o Help coworkers understand process of producing books to increase productivity.

• Consulting Graphic Designer at James Lucas Design

  April 1999 - June 2005

  Recruited by major technology and financial management companies including Panasonic, Dow Jones, MetLife, Bloomberg, The Wiz, and Merrill Lynch to provide graphic design expertise. Key Achievements: o Strong visual-thinker with ability to realize esthetic designs across mediums; provided creative solutions for Panasonic, handling all internal graphic needs from concept through delivery. o Played key role in optimizing layout for Wall Street Journal; utilized expertise in composition and electronic pre-press processes to create and test scripts, which decreased layout time of newspaper.

• Design Coordinator at Quick & Reilly, Inc.

  April 1996 - April 1999

  Major provider of asset management and financial consulting services. Key Achievements: o Independently oversaw development and execution of internal and external design projects by creating direct mail campaigns, and collateral print. Saved company $180,000 over three years.

• Co Founder at Grape Cat

  March 2013

James Lucas's Education:

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

  2010 – 2012
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• San Jose State University

  1989 – 1992
  BA
  Concentration: Graphic Design

• West Valley College

  1986 – 1989

• San Diego State University-California State University

  1985 – 1986

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