Debra Singer-Harter, PMP      DebraSingerHarter@gmail.com        www.tinyurl.com/DebraArt

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Artist and Graphic Designer, Potter, and Painter whose been a Product and Project Manager that integrates both marketing strategy and artistic direction to creative endeavors. Four patent filings.

 

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Commissioned Keepsake Shovel for Cary Town’s Official Park Complex Groundbreaking, May 2021

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311 Art Gallery, Raleigh, Ongoing

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Juried Boylan Heights Artwalk, December 2019

 

Pullen Art Fair – November 2016

 

Sertoma Art Fair – November 2015

 

Visual Arts Exchange 2015 and 2016 Member Exhibits

 

Artist Retrospective Show, Margaux's Restaurant 2015

 

Portrait Painting Show, Sertoma Art Gallery 2014

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Pottery Exhibits, Sertoma Art Gallery, Various 2002-2010

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• Exhibited functional and whimsical forms at various shows and openings

 

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Project and Product Marketing Manager – IBM 1982-2013

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• Managed, defined, developed, and marketed broad range of information technology products. Participated in projects related to 370 displays, PC peripherals, retail point-of-sale offerings, programmer/ developer tools, and most recently cloud, security and analytics offerings. Certified PMI project manager. Inventor with two patents. Expert at all phases of marketing including product research, design, and development, as well as Demand Generation, social media, and event management.

 

• Led all language and display plans for the 3174 controller bringing it to a worldwide market.

 

• Brought first modifiable keyboard software to IBM and Mainframe Displays reducing product complexity.

 

• Let cross-discipline, worldwide team to develop commercial and retail packaging with lowered costs and enabled inventory sharing across sites.

 

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Patent Filings:

• POS as Translator for people using different languages, 2005/6

• POS to decide food amounts for buffet environments, 2005

• Retail Store Fl-Around Product Locator (three-dimensional map), 2005/6 – Patent Received

• Method for Distribution Wear for a Touch Entry Display, 2003 – Patent Received

 

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The Advertising House, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 1980

• • Designer of identity programs including logos, brochures, newspaper ads, and billboards.

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Education and Certification

• PMP (Project Management Professional) from the Project Management Institute, 1999 and current

• Masters Certificate in Project Management, The George Washington University, 1997

• Master of Arts in Design Management, The Ohio State University, 1982

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, major in Visual Communications, The Ohio State University, 1979