Donald E. Poulsen

443 Burrage St. Lunenburg, MA | 617-877-3115  
donpoulsen@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/donpoulsen

Overview

Highly creative and multitalented graphic designer/illustrator with extensive experience in multiple, diverse industries. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative concept solutions; accustomed to performing within deadline-driven environments.

In-House Design

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts - Creative Specialist (2012 - present)

  • Design executive summaries, brochures for high-profile, key accounts.
  • Collaborate with writers, account executives, and subject matter experts to develop electronic and print material that caters to the demographic of each customer.
  • Design high-level presentations for use in sales team meetings with key consultants, prospects, major accounts and Blue Cross corporate leadership.
  • Develop customized “Request for Proposal” print collateral and templates of pre-designed materials for writers to use a-la-carte.
  • Upgrading and maintaining the Proposal Development Services intranet site.
  • Create sales training materials for iPad presentations.
  • Design internal department logos.

Shriners Burns Hospitals - Senior Graphic Designer (2001-2009)

  • Lead the graphic design department.
  • Converted the film-based process into a modern, in-house, digital graphics facility.
  • Collaborated with research scientists from Harvard, MIT, Rutgers, and UC Davis to design medical and scientific illustrations for posters, newsletters, brochures, journal publications, and medical text.
  • Designed landing page for Center of Engineering in Medicine’s cem.sbi.org, in addition to logo and branding materials for the NIH BioMEMM’s resource center.
  • Responsible for proofreading and editing of Shriners and NIH research grant proposals. This included compiling personnel, equipment, and service contract information to the Shriners grant database while under strict government deadlines.
  • Maintained plotters and projection systems.

Genzyme Corporation - Graphic Designer (2000-2001)

  • Created scientific animations, video production and research posters for scientists presenting at trade shows and applying for patents.
  • Authored “Cystic Fibrosis: Genetic Risk Assessment and Testing,” an interactive tutorial for physicians.
  • Authored and animated the confocal microscopy at Genzyme kiosk, which displayed 3D animations produced by a confocal microscope.
  • Filmed and edited the initial autologous chondrocyte implantation surgical procedures of Carticel.

Concert Production

Phish Inc./The Waterwheel Foundation - Graphic Designer/Vending Coordination Manager (2009-2015)

Events: Festival 8 (2009), Superball IX (2011), Magnaball (2015), New Year’s Eve Madison Square Garden charity events (2009-2015)

  • Designed and developed maps for vending team and site-ops as well as security pass sheets.
  • Setup contracts with all craft vendors.
  • Managed a team of vending coordinators.

Great Northeast Productions - Graphic Designer (2001-2012)

Events: Phish IT (2003), Phish Coventry (2004), Mountain Jam (2006-2012)

  • Designed and oversaw print production of credentials, CAD maps and security pass sheets.
  • Assisted administration team with computer set-up and network access.

Christmas Jam Music Festival - Event Designer (2010-2015)

  • Responsible for the look and feel of event branding inside each venue.
  • Set up accounts with commercial vinyl printers and oversaw their production.
  • Developed all informational signs and security pass sheets for all venues.
  • Created security credentials for VIP patrons.

Software Proficiency

  • Adobe Creative Cloud (full suite), PowerPoint, Keynote, and MS Office

Education

Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA
Bachelor of Sciences, Multimedia Communications - 2000

Volunteer Experience

Through Blue Cross Service day:

  • The Salvation Army, Cradles to Crayons, Room to Grow, Boston’s Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Boston Renaissance Charter Public School, The Daily Table.

Through the Waterwheel foundation: 

  • WaterWheel General Fund, Headcount, 350.org, Mimi Fishman Foundation, NYC Coalition Against Hunger, Homeless and Travelers Aid Society, The Lake George Association, Mockingbird Foundation.