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Print Production Specialist
Whole Foods
Austin, TX
Oct 2020 - Present (3 years 9 months)
Facilitator and communication focal point of print quality, beginning with the validation of die-lines and print specifications to conveying technical guidance through all intermediary steps to final proofing and first production samples; keeping pace with tight deadlines to completion of multiple projects.
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Design Operations Project Manager
Gallegos ASMN, LLC
Leander, TX
May 2018 - Present (6 years 2 months)
Owner & Creative project manager of design media for large consumer technology companies.
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Business Development & Assistant Sales Director
MYS Environmental Protection & Technology Company
Austin, TX
May 2018 - May 2019 (1 year)
Serve as creative liaison between graphic packaging design, Engineers and purchasing providing cost competitive solutions for consumer packaging.
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Project Program Manager Sr. Advisor
DELL Inc.
Round Rock, TX
May 2014 - May 2018 (4 years)
Experience Design Group Design Operations Quality assurance lead for the visual design and print quality for all consumer packaging.
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Design and Production Consultant
The Training Guy
Cedar Park, TX
Nov 2013 - Feb 2014 (3 months)
Provided design and production service for conversion of training decks to eLearning media for Genesys Telecommunication Company.
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Retail Packaging Program Manager
DELL Inc.
Round Rock, TX
Oct 2007 - Sep 2013 (5 years 11 months)
Provided global print production management of all packaging solutions for computer and client peripheral products in a manufacturing environment for sell through into commercial and retail space.
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Design Contractor
Compass Learning
Austin, TX
Oct 2007 - Dec 2007 (2 months)
Designed and executed graphics for trade-show displays.
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Graphic Designer/Packaging Production
Burnes Home Accents
Round Rock, TX
May 1998 - Jun 2007 (9 years 1 month)
Managed and organized the deliverables from the product designers, photographers, marketing and sales to create packaging for photo frames including boxes, labels, hangtags, point-of-purchase displays and catalogs. Product designer for Licensed product for Disney and Warner Bros.
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Graphic Designer/Print Production
Austin Screen Printing
Austin, TX
1995 - 1998 (3 years)
Designed and produced camera ready, screen printable art based on customer ideas or original concepts.
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Graphic Artist / Art Director
Tex-Style Screen Printing
Austin, TX
1992 - 1994 (2 years)
Designed and produced camera ready, screen printable artwork.
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Graphic Artist / Assistant Art Director
Bee-Bop Printing
Austin, TX
1989 - 1992 (3 years)
Designed and produced camera ready, screen printable art assisting in directing staff of production artists.
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Graphic Artist / Screen Printer
Precision Screen Graphics
Austin, TX
1986 - 1989 (3 years)
Designed, Illustrated, Produced Print Ready artwork and executed all steps in preparation of and set-up to printing of t-shirts.