key skills
  • Creative Direction
  • Internet Strategy
  • Web and New Media Design and Usability
  • Graphic/Information Design
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Online Marketing and SEO
  • Branding Consulting
honours
  • Authoring the Creativity section of the Training World Magazine
  • VP of Education Toastmasters International – Big Blue Toasters 2004/05
  • Speaker at the Blue Sky 2004 Design Conference
  • Numerous IBM Team Achievement Awards
  • Co-speaker at the New Media 2000 Conference
  • CAPIC National Show - Award of Merit for original illustrations
  • Winner of international illustration competitions
  • Paintings sold in Europe and North America

maria is driven by her passion for creative excellence, inspiring creative teams to deliver exceptional results, and fostering delighted clients. Responsible for the quality and effectiveness of the creative team, Maria delivers on-demand out-of-the box thinking – on time and on budget.

maria is a natural communicator with high understanding of marketing and design trends, technologies, and opportunities in online communication. She consistently sets a vision for creative excellence and collaborative engagement with clients and project teams.

maria is a conscious risk taker who is not afraid to push the envelope. She has experience as a key participant and contributor in each and every part of the web design process: from project RFPs, SOWs, creative briefs, concept creation, information architecture, UI and functionality guidelines, to interactive design and development.

skills
  • Ability to drive results through creative insights while instituting a collaborative environment for all stakeholders
  • Visioning leading edge solutions incorporating marketing, strategy, technology and creative design while “pushing the envelope” of development possibilities
  • Very strong project management skills in a multimedia environment, ensuring high quality results and timely delivery
  • Experienced in presenting proposals to clients and working with them to derive creative solutions
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to describe and sell the interface solution
  • Creative team guidance and mentoring, inspiring the graphics team to excel
  • Ability to manage, coach and mentor studio staff
  • Comfortable with networking and coordinating with larger corporate teams both National and International
  • Adaptable and flexible – responsive to changing client, industry, program, team and organizational needs and requirements with experience managing multiple clients, projects, programs and teams simultaneously