Tom Ross Life Archive

Over 20 years of professional design and production experience. Background includes campaign production for Microsoft, IBM/Lotus, Q-Logic and Styx. Former Director of Marketing for First MediaWorks prior to joining Entercom—a top five media group in the U.S.. Hosted over 30 hours of televised interviews from Los Angeles (EarthPlexus Television and Unearthed). Have produced over 100 Sales Videos and TV Spots for Entercom, multiple station identities, corporate imaging, websites, traditional and online advertising vehicles and multi-media sales presentations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE	HONORS, APPOINTMENTS, AFFILIATIONS
	Creative Director, Visual ENTERCOM Communications Corp. Black Forest, CO \| 2002-Future Developed a sales collateral engine, wrote and produced over 100 videos and TV spots. Created multiple station identities, corporate imaging, websites, both traditional and online advertising vehicles and multi-media sales presentations.	California State Government Governor-Appointed Member of the Dept. of Consumer Affairs Board for Geologists and Geophysicists. National Foundation of Women Legislators Recognized by the NFWL for Permission Marketing strategies. Invited to testify before Congress in support of HR718 (The Anti-Spam Bill). Eastern New Mexico University Behavioral Sciences Research Scholarship for Cognitive Dominance and Group Problem Solving. Jean Burroughs Artistic Achievement Scholarship. California Free & Accepted Masons (Pasadena, CA 272) The Official Song of Albuquerque’s Tricentennial Wrote and produced an album that included the song, “ABQ3” which was named "The Official Song of Albuquerque’s Tricentennial” Celebration (1706-2006). _________________________________________________________________________________________ SKILLSETS [Mac and PC Proficient] TV Production \| Filmmaking \| Film Editing \| Fine Artist \| Technical Illustrator \| Published Cartoonist PRINT PUBLISHING Adobe®: Creative Suite® \| Photoshop® CS2 \| Illustrator® CS2 \| InDesign® CS2 FrameMaker® 7.2 \| InCopy® CS2 \| PageMaker® 7.0 \| Macromedia® FreeHand® MX WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT Macromedia® Studio 8 \| Captivate™ \| Contribute™ 3 \| Director® MX 2004 Dreamweaver® 8 \| Fireworks® 8 \| Flash 8 \| FreeHand MX \| Adobe® GoLive® CS2 \| Motif Ad Kit 2 VIDEO AND AUDIO PRODUCTION Adobe® After Effects® 7.0 \| Audition® 2.0 \| Encore® DVD 2.0 \| Cubase \| Reason \| Sound Forge
	Director of Marketing FIRST MEDIAWORKS San Clemente, CA \| 2000-2002 Developed all corporate identity, branding, sales collateral, exhibits and website. Designed an email marketing strategy for the rock band STYX. Forged a partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to produce the ‘Convergence College’.
	Senior Designer BINARY PULSE TECHNOLOGY MARKETING Irvine, CA \| 1998-2000 Designed ads, direct mail, packaging, exhibits, collateral and corporate identities for Microsoft, IBM, Lotus, Q-Logic, Vision Solutions, California Software. ICON Award nominee.
	Director, Holophonics® Division THE BRAIN/MIND BULLETIN & INSTITUTE Los Angeles, CA \| 1990-1998 Produced a series using this 3D sound technology achieving 19% return on the release. The technology was used in Pink Floyd’s Final Cut and works by Vangelis.

Over 20 years of professional design and production experience. Background includes campaign production for Microsoft, IBM/Lotus, Q-Logic and Styx. Former Director of Marketing for First MediaWorks prior to joining Entercom—a top five media group in the U.S.. Hosted over 30 hours of televised interviews from Los Angeles (EarthPlexus Television and Unearthed). Have produced over 100 Sales Videos and TV Spots for Entercom, multiple station identities, corporate imaging, websites, traditional and online advertising vehicles and multi-media sales presentations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HONORS, APPOINTMENTS, AFFILIATIONS

Creative Director, Visual
ENTERCOM Communications Corp.
Black Forest, CO | 2002-Future
Developed a sales collateral engine, wrote and produced over 100 videos and TV spots. Created multiple station identities, corporate imaging, websites, both traditional and online advertising vehicles and multi-media sales presentations.

California State Government
Governor-Appointed Member of the Dept. of Consumer Affairs Board for Geologists and Geophysicists.

National Foundation of Women Legislators
Recognized by the NFWL for Permission Marketing strategies. Invited to testify before Congress in support of HR718 (The Anti-Spam Bill).

Eastern New Mexico University
Behavioral Sciences Research Scholarship for Cognitive Dominance and Group Problem Solving.
Jean Burroughs Artistic Achievement Scholarship.

Director of Marketing
FIRST MEDIAWORKS
San Clemente, CA | 2000-2002
Developed all corporate identity, branding, sales collateral, exhibits and website. Designed an email marketing strategy for the rock band STYX. Forged a partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to produce the ‘Convergence College’.

Senior Designer
BINARY PULSE TECHNOLOGY MARKETING
Irvine, CA | 1998-2000
Designed ads, direct mail, packaging, exhibits, collateral and corporate identities for Microsoft, IBM, Lotus, Q-Logic, Vision Solutions, California Software. ICON Award nominee.

Director, Holophonics® Division
THE BRAIN/MIND BULLETIN & INSTITUTE
Los Angeles, CA | 1990-1998
Produced a series using this 3D sound technology achieving 19% return on the release. The technology was used in Pink Floyd’s Final Cut and works by Vangelis.