OBJECTIVE

Creatively produce in a challenging, process-driven environment, ideally but not limited to involving some aspects of branding or popular culture, while surrounded by like-minded, team-oriented people, leading and learning, anticipating and following through, and crossing each “t” and dotting every “i” towards project completion. Repeat consistently and regularly.

 

AMERICHIP, INC.
Director of Graphic Services - September 2003 to present

-  Manage team of production artists, designers and illustrators in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment that produces print-based marketing solutions enhanced with paper-engineering, audio modules, video screens and lighting effects.
-  Design Americhip’s marketing materials, prep files for production and create comp art for mockups to be hand assembled that ranged from complex paper-engineered pop-ups for Starbucks and Disney to customized marketing pieces with lights and audio for Mattel and Sony Pictures.
-  Designed and rendered artwork in pop-up book for Lowe’s Snowman Gift Card Incentive Mailer that won 2008 Racie Silver Award for Innovation

JMP CREATIVE
Designer - February 2000 to July 2002

-  Worked in teams developing kid’s meal toy concepts and entertainment properties
-  Rendered toy concepts for presentation by traditional and digital means

APPLAUSE, INC.
Designer, Strategic Alliances - June 1995 to February 2000

-  Creative Manager & Designer for Taco Bell’s 1997 Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition and subsequently Tricon Global Restaurant’s 1999 Star Wars: Episode I kid’s meal programs
-  Worked personally with Lucas Licensing Ltd. managers to negotiate art approvals
-  Led brainstorm sessions to develop new toy concepts
-  Designed for Applause retail gift line, including licensor-approved novelty items for Looney Tunes and Star Trek

IMPRINTED PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Creative Services Manager - June 1987 to February 1995

-  Hired and managed a staff of 5 project managers to develop promotional and retail lapel pins, pin-cards and pin sets for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games
-  Worked as Orient Vendor Liaison with responsibilities including negotiating personally with our overseas vendors and domestic freight forwarders to maximize company’s production volume and timely delivery of product
- Licensed Sports Project Manager, working with sales reps servicing their pin-card promotional orders and retail product orders for several ballparks before promotion to Creative Services Manager

DESIGN TOOLS

Mac-based Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver & Wacom tablet
Traditional pencil-sketching skills

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts with emphasis in Graphic Communication
San Diego State University, San Diego, California

Small Business Management Certificate
Clairemont Mesa Continuing Education Center, San Diego, California

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES

Acting and producing in community theatre for over ten years
Founding member of non-profit group Friends of Torrance Theatre Company
Loves reading comic books, going to Disneyland, and taking pictures of his food