J.C.

Powell
Multimedia Specialist
195 Lakeside Drive
Nutley, NJ 07110
973-235-0954
Email: jp90ed56@westpost.net
SUMMARY:
J.C. Powell is a multimedia specialist with 25 years of experience. He integrat
es his extensive arts training with the latest technology and various media to p
roduce creative images, designs, and displays. J.C. draws on his sense of humor
and natural amiability to engage and collaborate with clients in taking a conce
pt from the abstract to the final construction with a great eye for artistic det
ail. Nine years as a child actor on stage and television contributed to his sen
sibility and vision. At home he channels his creative energy into gourmet cooki
ng. J.C. holds an Associate of Science in Photography from the Florida Institut
e of Technology and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in Ne
w York.
EXPERIENCE:
Roche Pharmaceuticals in Nutley, New Jersey contracted J.C. Powell full-time for
almost 20 years. He was a member of the photographic imaging team that fulfill
ed a wide range of practical and unique needs for corporate publications, global
press releases, websites, sales events, product launches, and employee entertai
nment. J.C. managed client relationships for high level corporate functions, pr
epared presentations to industry regulatory agencies, produced annual financial
reports, and supported national conventions with ASCO, ARC, ACR and NACDS. He w
as the first point of contact for pharmaceutical sales training initiatives, sup
plying critical rollout materials, sales aids and product training guides. For
10 years prior to that, J.C. photographed people, architecture, industry setting
s, nature and other scenes for firms in the tri-state area such as Color Scan, B
iggs Photography, Arcadia Group, George Wurster Productions, and several fashion
catalogues.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Ensured a smooth transition of cataloguing CD and DVD systems when Roche and G
enentech merged in 2008-2009. Continued to track materials and control a $1.5 m
illion budget for promotional materials used by global brand teams.
* Partnered with the media design group and outside vendors to produce graphics
for evolving corporate identity guidelines.
* Saved ~$50,000 for Roche in 2008 by recommending, designing, and creating CDs
of the employee benefits handbook to replace paper copies printed by a third par
ty. Worked with the Corporate Benefits Department and the Design Teams to produ
ce and distribute the CDs to more than 8,000 North American employees.
* Collaborated with Roche Diagnostics colleagues in 2002 to develop and design t
heir website for a new product warehousing order system and enhanced it with dra
matic photographic images.
* Published a collection of photographs of specimen progress in cancer research
in The New England Journal of Medicine after a two-year collaborative effort wit
h Roche scientists.
* Published a series of photographs taken of mice used in obesity studies during
a two-year period; they appeared in the February 1997 issue of Science Magazine
.
EXPERTISE:
* All phases of photography
* Nikon Digital Cameras D200, D300, D700
* High end digital lab and printing management
* Mounting and laminating large-scale photographs up to 48"x96"
* Chromira ZBE 50" paper printer, Omnia and Refrema 50" paper processor
* Customer service, project management, budgeting, tracking client expenses
* Event planning, trade shows, conventions, symposiums, sales and internal event
s
* Mac and PC: Microsoft Office, FreeFlow, Adobe Bridge/Illustrator/InDesign/Acro
bat, Photoshop, CS3/CS4