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AMERICHIP, INC.
Director
of Graphic Services - September
2003 to present
Manage a staff of designers and production artists in our conception, design
and illustration of light, sound and paper-engineered commodities used for
promotional and retail purposes.
FREELANCE DESIGNER
1995 to present
Providing
concept, design and illustration on a freelance basis.
JMP CREATIVE
Designer
- February 2000
to July 2002
Product
Designer on several kid’s meal promotions, providing concepts, black
& white and color illustrations, and turnaround views. Worked on programs
for Taco Bell, Subway, KFC, and Dairy Queen. Also Project Lead to develop,
design, and write several original, proprietary properties for use on non-licensed
QSR programs as well as film, animation, and product tie-ins.
APPLAUSE, INC.
Designer,
Strategic Alliances -
June 1995 to February 2000
Product
designer and manager on several kid’s meal promotions and custom retail
programs, from concept to creating black & white and color presentations
through overseeing tooling patterns and paint masters. Negotiated with clients
& licensors to expedite approvals & production, managed in-house &
freelance designers, and worked jointly with account executive staff to achieve
project parameters.
Highlighted roles/programs are Creative Manager on Star Wars: Episode I for Tricon Global Restaurants and Lucas Licensing Ltd. and The Nightmare Before Christmas for Musicland and Disney Consumer Products; Designer and co-Creative Manager on Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition for Taco Bell.
IMPRINTED PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Creative
Services Manager -
June 1987 to February 1995
Managed
product development and production scheduling of 1996 Olympic Games premium
and retail lapel pins and collector's pin sets for IBM, Coca-Cola, and other
Olympic sponsors. Hired and managed a staff of five for this new department.
Additional positions held at IMPRINTED PRODUCTS CORP. include:
Licensed
Sports Project Manager
Managed
traffic production of lapel pin premiums for MLB clubs and sponsors; designed
products and packaging for retail MLB merchandise;
Orient
Vendor Liaison
Coordinated
production with overseas vendors; negotiated with freight brokers and U.S.
Customs;
Art
Traffic Coordinator
Coordinated
all work into the Art Department; researched and wrote the first in-house
Art Department production manual.
SKILLS and SKOOLING
Bachelor
of Arts with emphasis in Graphic Communication,
San Diego State University
Adobe
Illustrator CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Dreamweaver 8.0, and
Microsoft Word and Excel
Small
Business Management Certificate,
Clairemont Mesa Continuing Education Center