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Design Engineer II
Apr 2022 - Present (2 years 8 months)
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Senior Specialist - Label Development
Jun 2020 - Apr 2022 (1 year 10 months)
Manage the development, quality assurance, and print approval process of all printed fiber and foil labels for Sonoco’s global Rigid Paper Container division.
Provide technical label layout support to corporate customers, some of which include: Kellogg's, Nestle, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, J.M. Smucker, Coca-Cola, Cargill, Abbott, Hormel, Dap, and Mobil.
Travel to label suppliers or any of Sonoco's RPC goblal plants to conduct printed grid trials and approve raw materials of new commercialization products.
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Label Layout Specialist
Hartsville, SC
Feb 2016 - May 2020 (4 years 3 months)
Design structural drawings of spiral and convolute label layouts for label application on rigid paper canisters using ESKO ArtiosCAD, Adobe Illustrator, and Acrobat.
Review and approve dimensional confirmation of art placement on die lines prior to rotogravure cylinder engraving and flexographic/lithographic plate making.
Provide technical graphics troubleshooting to corporate customers' art houses, label suppliers, and Sonoco’s global Rigid Paper Container quality teams, during print assessments.
Lead all safety efforts at the iPS Studio in Hartsville, SC as a Safety Coordinator.
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Multimedia Design Specialist
Hartsville, SC
Jun 2012 - Feb 2016 (3 years 8 months)
Lead designer in the corporate communications and investor relations department responsible for the design, coordination, management, and completion of all multimedia and print collateral. Ensuring consistency of the corporate brand across all mediums.
Direct and oversee the organization’s MDM application, AirWatch, a secure content locker for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms used by the Board of Directors during Shareholder, Analyst, and Quarterly Board Meetings.
Specialties include: Print, artwork management, visual identity, video edit, podcasts, prezi, UI design, mobile device management (AirWatch), web-ready publications, and social media leadership.
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Graphic Design Specialist
Hartsville, SC
May 2008 - May 2012 (4 years)
Responsible for the design and production of many print and web projects used by our corporate communications and investor relations department.
Specialties include: Branding and identity, package design, digital photo editing, illustrations, posters, brochures, signage, trade show booth design, keynote, web design, HTML, flash animation, and management of all of our social media channels.
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Advertising Graphic Artist
Hilton Head Island, SC
Apr 2006 - Sep 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Create and prepare art for newspaper inserts and website landing pages.
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Graphics Co-op
Hartsville, SC
Aug 2004 - Sep 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for many phases of project design and production.