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Creative Director
SanMar Corporation
Issaquah, United States
Aug 2008 - Present (16 years 3 months)
Lead all aspects of corporate creative design and quality review, including catalogs, photography, corporate communications, seasonal print and on-line campaigns. Hold responsibility for 10-member team, including designers, writers, photographers, and production. Direct brand awareness and positioning campaigns, including establishing and promoting style/brand guidelines. Assumed responsibility for directing and influencing seven private label brands through identity development, label creation, catalog and other marketing campaigns. Increased market share with retail brand positioning. Built strong in-house creative department resulting in multi-million dollar savings. Re-branded SanMar and its flagship proprietary brand Port Authority.
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Senior Designer
SanMar Corporation
Issaquah, WA
Aug 2006 - Aug 2008 (2 years)
Lead all aspects of corporate creative design and quality review, including catalogs, photography, corporate communications, email communications and other seasonal campaigns.
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Owner/Principal
Hauer Design
Seattle, United States
Jan 1991 - Aug 2006 (15 years 7 months)
Full service graphic design for a diverse client base including Norsdstrom, D.E. Hokanson, Nestle, Seattle Symphony, Moss Adams and AON Consulting. Projects include corporate identity, catalogs, brochures, posters, advertisements, signage, web site development and other collateral materials. Created Nextel Partners graphic standards manual, using existing logotype redesigned internet site resulting in more effective communication among investors designed and developed internal company newsletter, training publications, and various print and on-line collateral giving the company a strong cohesive brand image. Developed corporate identity program for Passport Unlimited sales and marketing brochures services directory and newsletters resulting in increased sales and membership activity.
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Publications Design Speciallist
Antioch University
Seattle, United States
Jul 1996 - Jan 2000 (3 years 6 months)
Responsible for developing University wide graphic standards for implementing advertisements, academic
program recruitment brochures, University catalog, quarterly class schedules, and all other University internal
and external promotional materials, which resulted in a more cohesive corporate image. Developed internal
project tracking, making the publications department more efficient and saved the University valuable time
and money. Art directed photo shoots and established vendor lists for the University and its academic
programs to utilize.
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Designer
Hill and Knowlton
New York, United States
Jun 1989 - Jun 1990 (1 year)
Responsible for project management, including client contact, design and supervision of production staff.
Projects include brochures, annual reports for Fortune 500 companies, other publications and design
systems for a range of national and international clients, as well as newsletters and brochures for internal
promotion. Performed design and production supervision of an Indonesian firms’ stock offering materials in
Jakarta, on materials I designed in New York.
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Junior Designer
Hill and Knowlton
New York, NY
Jun 1987 - Jun 1989 (2 years)
Responsible for design and assisting art directors. Projects include program development and literature for
Sterling Drug, Inc. and Batesville Corporation. Designed and produced comprehensives and mechanical
artwork for brochures, annual reports and corporate identity programs.
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Other Experience
Perlman Withers | American Stock Exchange | Kenner Toys
1984 - 1987 (3 years)