Paul Fresty

Current

• Creative Director at Optiem LLC
• Lead Guitar Player at Revolution Pie
• Composer/Writer at Paul Fresty Music (Self-employed)

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Past

• Creative Director at IdeaStar
• Creative Director at ProShows Inc
• Graphics Editor at The Times-Picayune

• Presentation Editor at The North Hills News Record/Gannett Co. Inc.
• Presentation Editor at North Hills News Record and Valley News Dispatch

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Education

• Kent State University
• Cleveland State University

Connections

95 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• Revolution Pie

Paul Fresty’s Summary

To continue development of professional and management skills in the field of electronic visual communications emphasizing Internet web site design and all other related areas.

To use skills honed in the Internet, newspaper and publication industry:

o Handling deadlines and multiple projects.
o Adapting to changes quickly and consistently creating new and better ways to present information.
o Working with a variety of topics and people.
o Mastering the changing technology in graphic design and on-line publishing.

Paul Fresty’s Specialties:

Interface design, print design

Paul Fresty’s Experience

• Creative Director

  Optiem LLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)

• Lead Guitar Player

  Revolution Pie

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

  April 2003 — Present (5 years 4 months)

  A Beatles cover band based in Cleveland, Ohio. Learn more at http://www.revolutionpie.com

• Composer/Writer

  Paul Fresty Music (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Music industry)

  2000 — Present (8 years)

• Creative Director

  IdeaStar

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  1998 — 2006 (8 years)

• Creative Director

  ProShows Inc

  (Internet industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

• Graphics Editor

  The Times-Picayune

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years)

• Presentation Editor

  The North Hills News Record/Gannett Co. Inc.

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  1993 — 1995 (2 years)

• Presentation Editor

  North Hills News Record and Valley News Dispatch

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  October 1993 — February 1995 (1 year 5 months)

Paul Fresty’s Education

• Kent State University

  BS, Photojournalism, 1985 — 1989

  Activities and Societies:

  Photo Editor, Features Editor and other various staff positions at The Daily Kent Stater and Burr Magazine

• Cleveland State University

  Communications 1983 — 1985

  Activities and Societies:

  Photo Editor of the student newspaper "The Cauldron"

Additional Information

Paul Fresty’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• Revolution Pie

Paul Fresty’s Groups:

The Lia Spithas Fan Club

Paul Fresty’s Honors:

1996 PULITZER PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Was part of a team that won the top Pulitzer Prize for a series of articles on the world's endangered fisheries.

1995 ASSOCIATED PRESS AWARD
First Place for Graphics
A front page graphic on a flood that overwhelmed the New Orleans area.

1994 SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER DESIGN
Award of Excellence
Spot news Front Page design for the crash of USAir jet in Pittsburgh.

1993 SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER DESIGN
Award of Excellence
Special Section design for an eight-page series on Cuba.

1992 SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER DESIGN
Award of Excellence
Inside page design for an informational page on the sexual abuse of children.

1992 FLORIDA SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS
Second Place
Inside page design for a informational page on the sexual abuse of children.

1991 FLORIDA PRESS CLUB
First Place
Best Concept and Execution of a Special Hurricane Section.

MURRAY POWERS AWARD
Kent State University
School of Journalism & Mass Communication.

Paul Fresty’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch