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GRAPHIC DESIGNER
TableCraft Products
Gurnee, IL
Apr 2019 - Present (5 years 4 months)
Design and production of catalogs, various marketing materials, and
trade show graphics. Food and prop styling, art direction, and product
photography and video. Support of marketing communication, product
management, and global sales teams of TableCraft Products, a leading
manufacturer and distributor of Foodservice and Retail products.
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FREELANCE DESIGNER
Wunderland/Robert Half/Mastech
Jan 2016 - Mar 2019 (3 years 2 months)
YMCA USA: Design of internal corporate material.
PEOPLE’S RESOURCE CENTER: Design and production of annual reports
and direct mail pieces.
VALSPAR: Packaging print production and CGI creation.
AMERICAN EQUITY: Graphic design for collateral pieces; ads,
promotional logos, and emails.
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SENIOR PRODUCTION ARTIST
Crate and Barrel
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Implement production solutions to support the direction and focus for print
projects including catalogs, in-store signage, and mailings. Accurately
interpret rough layouts and verbal direction, prepare editorial content,
images, color, and design layouts from start to finish requiring clear team
and vendor communications throughout the process.
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GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGNER
Mastech Digital Staffing
2007 - 2014 (7 years)
U.S. Cellular: Creation of landing page heros and other website graphics
for uscellular.com. Responsible for About Us section of website.
Wireframe development for site redesign efforts. Design of banner ads,
graphics for signage used in U.S. Cellular field and elsewhere, as well as
digital billboards.
Culligan: Design and production of brochures, sell sheets, postcards,
packaging, posters and manuals, as well as web graphics and banner ads.
Kraft Foods: Design and creation of graphic elements for Articulate
training modules and web-based training materials in collaboration with
instructional designers and subject matter experts. Interface design
and HTML development for training websites. Design of logos and print
materials for internal clients.
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ART DIRECTOR
Center for International Rehabilitation
2004 - 2007 (3 years)
Design of periodical publications, collateral pieces and annual reports.
Creation of promotional materials, event invitations, press packets
and posters. Interface design for corporate and subsidiary websites.
Development of new vendor contacts and maintenance of existing
contacts. Coordination of all print production schedules and proofing.
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LEAD VISUAL DESIGNER
UNext
2000 - 2004 (4 years)
Creation of animations, illustrations, graphics, logos, interactive pieces and
mock web sites for Ellis College and Cardean University. Developed various
collateral materials for the two accredited online schools. Responsibilities
include: project management, lead creative, design from concept through
to final product. Worked closely with learning architects, user experience
analysts, editors and subject matter experts.
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Graphic Designer
Riha Design Group
Chicago, IL
1998 - 2000 (2 years)
Design of logos, signage, and environmental graphics for real estate sales centers and trade shows. Responsible for all client contact and project coordination. Design process from concept to completion.
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Design Assistant
Mulberry Neckwear
1995 - 1996 (1 year)
Created and edited line sheets, technical sketches, and colorways provided by senior designers. Matched and created swatches for chosen colorways and prepared pre-production work for fabric mills in the creation of men's neckwear.