Mark Elster

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VP, Chief Creative Officer at Dagaz Solutions, Inc.

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Mark Elster’s Summary

Hello.

My name is Mark Elster, an award-winning Interactive Creative Director. I have a proven track record of translating business goals into innovative designs for brand identities and bringing them to fruition on the web, in print collateral and for corporate presentations.

With a passion for typography, color, and imagery, my creative expertise and thorough knowledge of CSS and web standards enable a smooth transition between design and implementation. I am focused on designing a better user experience for community-driven websites using the “latest and greatest” Open Source Content Management Platform. ;)

My leadership experience has directed fast-paced teams in strategic planning, creative development and technical implementation, often bridging the gap between designers and engineers. I can produce results in high-pressure situations.

I have worked on projects for 3Com, BeVocal, Brightmail, C&H Sugar, Contivo, E.piphany, Fujitsu, Macromedia, Nuance, Palm Computing, Reconnex, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, and Verisign to name a few.

Oh, and I am available for hire.

Mark Elster’s Experience

VP, Chief Creative Officer

Dagaz Solutions, Inc.

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

Creative lead on all projects encompassing identity branding, web design and development, print design and production, and corporate presentation materials.

* American Design Awards - Gold Metal Winner for web design and development

* Achieved greater efficiency and client ROI with a "Create Once, Distribute Everywhere" philosophy

* Developed cost effective, yet extremely customized web content management solutions for clients using an open-source CMS (Drupal) improving client usability and brand identity

* Clients' websites recognized by many CSS Design and Web Standards authorities greatly increasing their Internet reach and search rankings

* Developed a web solution for Chambers of Commerce enabling them to better serve their members' needs while giving them higher visibility on the web

* Started the Tri-Valley Drupalers Users Group for local Drupal developers and designers