Michael Strong
Accountancy in New York, NY

Creative Director at mjostrongdesign

Design

mjostrongdesign since Mar 2010 - Creative Director Nielsen Business Media Mar 2006 - Mar 2010 - Group Creative Director Progressive Grocer magazine Jan 2002 - Mar 2006 - Creative Director Supermarket Business magazine Mar 1998 - Jan 2002 - Creative Director Studio Graphics Feb 1993 - Mar 1998 - Principal Food Management Magazine Jan 1989 - Jan 1993 - Art Director 1001 Home Ideas magazine Jan 1980 - Jan 1989 - Associate Art Director

DePaul '73 1969 - 1973
Montclair State University

Art Direction, Concept Development, Advertising, Newsletters, QuarkXPress, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Marketing, Publicity, Art, Web Site Production

art direction, design, publishing, web design, annual reports, brochures, magazines

Co-Founder, COO at Zola Books

Publishing

Zola Books - New York, New York since Sep 2011 - Co-Founder, COO Regal Literary Mar 2008 - Aug 2010 - Literary Agent Hyphen Health, Omnicom May 2007 - Aug 2007 - Director of Project Managers Sotheby's Auction House Feb 2000 - May 2007 - AVP, Manager of Sothebys.com Penn National Commission on Society, Culture & Community - Greater Philadelphia Area Sep 1996 - Dec 1999 - Assistant Director Hurricane Island Outward Bound School - Hurricane Island, Penobscot Bay, Maine May 1986 - Aug 1987 - Watch Officer

University of Pennsylvania 1990 - 2000
ABD, Comparative Literature & Literary Theory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1988 - 1990
MA, English Literature Middlebury College 1982 - 1986
BA, English Literature

Books, Online Publishing, Content Strategy, Digital Marketing, Publishing, Social Media, Blogging, Copywriting, Strategy, Content Development, Creative Writing, Content Management, Multimedia, Digital Media, Editing, Editorial, Marketing, Copy Editing, Storytelling, Literature

Sales Executive at Warner Box & Display, Sales Executive at Elevations, Inc., Sales Executive at ALMAX Mannequins, Sales Executive at Soicher-Marin, V.P. at Hoseck Strong, Inc.

Retail

Warner Box & Display - Lawton, Oklahoma Area since 2010 - Sales Executive Elevations, Inc. - San Francisco Bay Area since 2009 - Sales Executive ALMAX Mannequins - Near Milan, Italy since 2005 - Sales Executive Soicher-Marin since 1999 - Sales Executive Hoseck Strong, Inc. since Jan 1992 - V.P. Maas Brothers Nov 1985 - Aug 1991 - V.P. Visual Merchandising Donaldson's Nov 1981 - Nov 1985 - Director of Visual Merchandising Allied Stores Corporation - New York, NY 1980 - 1981 - Fixture Coordinator - Store Planning Cain-Sloan Jul 1974 - Sep 1980 - Visual Merchandising Manager

Drawing Skills, Visual Merchandising, Retail Design, Drawing, Retail, Creative Direction, Merchandising, Styling, Management, Fashion, Window Displays, POS, Sourcing, Trend, Department Stores, Retail Buying, New Store Development, Space planning, Trade Shows, Trend Analysis, Apparel, Concept Development, Store Fixtures, Sales, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Merchandise Planning

Managing Director, Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery Services at InfoHedge Technologies, LLC

Financial Services

InfoHedge Technologies, LLC since Jul 2008 - Managing Director, Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery Services Richard Fleischman & Associates Apr 2004 - Apr 2008 - Disaster Recovery Manager Lord, Abbett & Co., LLC Sep 2002 - Apr 2004 - Desktop Engineering Worldco, LLC Feb 2000 - Apr 2002 - Server Admin

Disaster Recovery, Data Center, Infrastructure, Business Continuity, Business Analysis, Vendor Management, Virtualization, Managed Services, Cloud Computing, Troubleshooting, IT Strategy, Microsoft Exchange, Networking, Active Directory, Technical Support, Enterprise Software

Basic knowledge of Spanish

Operations Associate at Silver Point Capital

Investment Management

Owner at Crossbay Property Management Inc.

Real Estate

Civic & Social Organization

Spanish