Dave Tomkins

Experience

1. Creative Director

   David Tomkins Inc

   Jun 2016 — Present · NY, US

   Worked with numerous agencies on all types of clients. Roles vary from Creative Direction and direct client relationships to concept development, art direction, creative strategy, brand design, web design, UX. Highlights; & Partnership - on strategic direction, Creative Direction, campaign development, all the way through to an award winning, category disrupting campaign \'Read yourself better.\' for the Wall Street Journal. Worked with Juan Cabral to create the campaign film (Was asked back a year later to do the same again after the political climate shifted, creating -\'Trust your decisions\'. Worked closely with all senior levels of management at the WSJ.)Mother NY - Working with the marketing team at StreetEasy, created their first brand campaign for buying -\'Let the Journey Begin\'. Working with BUCK we used AI heavily for the inspiration, ease of client approvals and then each execution was hand painted - NY - Verizon + Stacey Wall we created national 5G launch films and campaign with Kate Mckinnon- Worked directly with Petal Credit to create strategic direction, brand platform, campaign including film, print, digital. Campaign was so successful Petal had to stop advertising as they recieved too many applications than was fiscally responsible- Worked directly with global real estate brand, Cushman Wakefield and partner Ravman to oversee brand strategy, brand comms, campaign and brand guidelines, styleguides, color palettes. This included full design and creative direction for 100s of different brand touch points. Agencies / Mother NY, & Partnership, Chandelier Mythology, McCann, VML, 72nSunny, Addition, M&C Saatchi, GUS, Bullish, Arts N Letters, BBDO, Y&R, Mechanism, Decoded, Havas - full list + clients

Education

• University of Newcastle

  Bachelor, Graphic Design

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Human Machine Interface
• Telecommunication Services
• Canadian Electrical Code
• Communication
• Autocad
• Labview
• Power Electronics
• Pneumatics
• Cad
• Scada
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• Programmable Logic
• Plc
• Control Systems Design
• Embedded Software Programming
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Process Automation
• Electrical Controls
• Rslogix
• Electro-Mechanical
• Ni Labview
• Embedded Systems
• Process Control
• Plc Programming
• Oscilloscope
• Soldering
• Pid
• Microcontrollers
• Electrical Technology
• Hmis