About Nancy Smetana

Professional Specialty

I have an extra edge in selling houses and condominiums. My background consists of Graphic Design, Marketing & Construction. I've designed marketing material for Polo Ralph Lauren, Liz Claiborne, Shoprite, Stop & Shop and Whole Foods, just to name a few. I have also helped build and design homes with my husband and his construction company. I am an expert in taking and retouching photos. Knowing how to present a house or condo in photographs is key to all media advertising.

Personal

I grew up on Long Island in New York. I am the youngest of 4 & now have lots of nieces and nephews. They consider me the greatest Aunt in the world! That's because I enjoy life and I love being with them! I got married to my husband a number of years ago. We fell in love with Southbury & Lake Zoar & decided to buy a house on the lake. The house we found needed to be torn down and rebuilt because it was a cottage with no closets or insulation. My husband is a General Contractor so that's exactly what we did. My dog and 2 cats are my family! When I go walking up my street, it looks like I have a zoo following me. I love hiking with my dog during the fall and winter months. I love water skiing & jetskiing in the spring and summer months. And, believe it or not, my dog goes standup jetskiing with my husband & me. Living on Lake Zoar in Southbury is like being on vacation every time I get home from work!

Experience

William Raveis Real estate, Mortgage & Insurance in Southbury, CT • Listing & selling houses & rentals • Help my clients through the entire process of buying, selling and/or renting their home. • Create a marketing plan for selling or renting. • Keep schedules with realtors, attorneys & inspectors. • Tracking documents go where they need to go in order to close in a timely fashion. • Research with the building and zoning departments to make sure everything is correctly permitted. Freelance Graphic Designer & Production Artist Client List: Daymon Worldwide Design, The Biondo Group, Brooks Brothers, Liz Claiborne, Timex, BCI, The Ad Pros Beepwear, G.W. Hoffman, Motorola, Ethan Allen, Bergdof Goodman, Really Good Stuff, TunerWear, Seton Identification Products, The Direct Company, Filmic Archives, Advantage Staffing Services • Design logo's, packaging, collateral material, free standing Inserts, coupons, signs, brochures, catalogs, invitations, business cards, stationary, magazines & newspaper ads • Photo retouching • Problem solving designs Graphic Designer for Caldor Corporation in Norwalk, CT • Designed all the signs that went into the stores • Directed photo shoots, selected final film, proofed match prints & kept within a tight budget • Developed strategy, marketing mandatories & demographics • Instructed vendors on production & gave directions to over 160 stores on the implementation of finished materials Senior Desktop Publisher for MicroWarehouse in Norwalk, CT • Designed a monthly publication which contained full page ads for Computer companies, such as IBM, Toshiba & Dell Advertising Associate for Polo Ralph Lauren in NY, NY • Designed logos, invitations, regional magazine & newspaper ads, posters, catalogs, packaging, direct mail brochures, T-shirt designs, electronic mechanicals & paste-up mechanicals

Education

University of Hartford

Bachelors of Fine Arts with an emphasis on Design, Advertising and Marketing

Professional Association

National Association of Realtors®

Valley Association of Realtors®

Areas Covered

Anywhere in Connecticut, including but not limited to: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bethany, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Cheshire, Danbury, Derby, Darien, Easton, East Haven, Fairfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Hamden, Hartford, Kent, Litchfield, Milford, Middlebury, Monroe, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Haven, New Hartford, New Milford, New Fairfield, Newtown, North Canaan, North Branford, Norwalk, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Rocky Hill, Roxbury, Seymour, Shelton, Sherman, Southbury, Stamford, Torrington, Trumbull, Thompson, Wallingford, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown,West Hartford, West Haven, Westbrook, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Wolcott, Woodbridge, Woodbury I can be reached at 203-598-1749 call or text 141 Main Street North, Southbury, CT 06488