Christopher Switzer

Current

• Founding Member at Advertocracy
• Marketing at Sports Travel and Tours

Past

• Web Developer at Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts
• Director of Web Development at Stevens Design Studio
• Art Director at Rainbow Graphics, Inc

Education

• Westfield State College
• Gateway Regional High School

Recommended

4 people have recommended Christopher

Connections

89 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Company
• Twitter
• Facebook

Christopher Switzer’s Summary

Over a decade of professional design and marketing experience with more than 5 years developing web sites.

Christopher Switzer’s Specialties:

DESKTOP (MAC/PC): QuarkXPress, PhotoShop, Illustrator, GoLive, Flash, DreamWeaver, Fireworks, WebTrends, Microsoft Office Suite.

WEB PRODUCTION: user interface design & specification, graphics, animations, video, audio, web service consumption, web 2.0 applications.

WEB PROGRAMING: HTML, PHP, MySQL, XHTML, DHTML, CSS.

DESIGN: story boarding, wire framing, rendering techniques, color theory, rapid prototype development.

Christopher Switzer’s Experience

• Founding Member

  Advertocracy

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2008 — Present (2 years )

  A consortium of marketing experts providing solutions customized to your needs.

• Marketing

  Sports Travel and Tours

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Christopher Switzer’s Education

• Westfield State College

  1997 , Graphic Design , 1993 — 1997

  Activities and Societies:

  WSKB 89.5FM - General Manager, Graphic Design Club - President

• Gateway Regional High School

  1989 — 1993

Additional Information

Christopher Switzer’s Websites:

• My Company
• Twitter
• Facebook

Christopher Switzer’s Interests:

Organizational development, strategic planning, advertising theory, design theory, marketing theory, digital photography, music, professional networking, usability research, international travel, gourmet cooking, reading novels, blogging and being better than you.

Christopher Switzer’s Groups:

Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts - Board of Directors (former), Hatfield business, HiddenTech, Sports Industry

•    Tweeple
•    Westfield State College
•    Linked Springfield Mass
•    National Tour Association
•    100 Sporting Events You Must See Live!
•    Young Guns, The Fearless Entrepreneurs Guide To Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out on Your Own

Christopher Switzer’s Honors:

2007 ADDY Award
Silver ADDY
from the American Advertising Federation (Region 1)

Christopher Switzer’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch