I am currently seeking opportunities in print design and production. 

I have the capability to work out of my full service home office as well as onsite.

Extensive experience with print design and production – traditional and digital illustration skills are a plus. Strong typography skills, organized and attentive to detail.

Please see my complete resume and online portfolio for background and work experience.

Thank you.

Graphics Software:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Vectorworks
Keynote

Work Experience:
The Argonaut Inc., US for Apple, Inc.
2023 – 2025
Graphic Artist/Senior Production Artist
Retail Visual Merchandising: Graphic Design and Production
Scope of Work: Visual merchandising in-store floor plans, planograms and merchandising guides

FORMA Brands/Morphe Cosmetics
2021 – 2022
Contract Senior Packaging Production Artist
Packaging: Graphic Design and Production
Graphic design and production for primary and secondary packaging materials
Scope of Work: Consumer cosmetic packaging

Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics
2017 – 2020
Graphic Artist/Senior Production Artist
Production and layout of visual merchandising gondolas, signage, POP displays, packaging, exterior display, trade show graphics

Estee Lauder Corporation/Smashbox Cosmetics
2014 – 2016
Graphic Artist/Senior Production Artist
Production and layout of Global Visual Merchandising gondolas, signage, POP displays, packaging, exterior display, trade show graphics

Freelance Design
2010 – 2014
Graphic Artist/Senior Production Artist
Clients: Amscan Corp., Haute Dogue, DG Graphics, Lather Works Soaps, M2W Communications, Lakewood Equestrian Center
Packaging, brochures, collateral materials, direct mail

PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management Corporation)
2008 – 2010
Long-Term Freelance – Art Direction/Design
Corporate identity and branding, ads, collateral, brochures and packaging
Corporate Division: In-house advertising department for North America and global offices 

Makita U.S.A., Corporate Office
2006 – 2008
Long-Term Freelance – Graphic Design/Production Artist 
Design and production of ads, collateral, direct mail pieces; packaging; trade show signage.
Corporate Division: In-house advertising department for North American region

Coca-Cola, North America 
2004 – 2005
Long-Term Freelance – Graphic Design/Production Artist
Fulfillment of all in-house creative services design and production needs as well as national sales and marketing requests. Designed and produced product back-lit duratrans; direct mail; co-branding marketing products; promotional items; sell-sheets; drinking vessels; table toppers; invitations.
Corporate Division: In-house marketing department for North American region

Pacificare Health Systems, Inc. 
2003 – 2004
Long-Term Freelance – Graphic Design/Production Artist
Design and production of complex multiple-page brochures; collateral; direct mail. 
Corporate Divisions: Pacificare, Secure Horizons, Vision and Dental

Twist Marketing, Inc.
2001 – 2003
Long-Term Freelance – Graphic Artist
Production of ads; collateral; direct mail pieces; trade show booth graphics. 
Agency’s Clients: Toshiba, KLA-Tencor, Numerical Technologies.

neoBrands Advertising & Public Relations
2000 – 2001
Designer/Production Artist
Design and production of ads, collateral, direct mail pieces; packaging; website looks; trade show booth graphics. Logo and corporate identity suite design based on creative briefs and clients’ strategic direction. Cross-platform capabilities; pdf conversions; 
pre-press and print-process conversant.
Agency’s Clients: J.D. Edwards, Cox Business Services, Property Room, Escrow.com

Shafer Advertising & Public Relations
1996 – 2000
Designer/Production Artist
Design and produce ads, collateral and direct mail pieces. Design and illustrate graphics; logos; and type treatments. Convert electronic files for cross platform use.
Agency’s Clients: Fujitsu, Toshiba, Nokia, Oracle, Walker, KLA-Tencor, J.D. Edwards, 
Cox Communications

Adams Publishing, Inc.
1994 – 1996
Graphic Artist/Production Artist
Layout and produce five full-color magazines on a monthly and bi-monthly schedule. Produce complex quark documents for four-color print. This included designing and producing graphics and type treatments as well as modifying photography and artwork.
Magazines: Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Association Meetings, Insurance Conference Planner, Medical Meetings

Crackerjack Graphics, Inc.
1988 – 1993
Graphic Artist/Production Artist
Layout and production for cd and cassette packaging; four color posters; ads and all other promotional materials. Concepting; layout and design; spec type; type treatment design; original background art; pre-press production. 
Studio’s Clients: MCA Records, MCA Home Video, A&M Records, Geffen Records, 
Warner Bros. Records, Capitol Records, Motown Records

Evans, Weinberg Advertising, Inc.
1984 – 1986
Assistant Art Director/Production Artist
Concepting; layout and design; pre-press production.
Studio’s Clients: Marineland, Isuzu trucks, Gibraltar Savings, McDonnell/Douglas, Kamchatka Vodka

Education:
University of California, Irvine – Certificate in Digital Arts with an Emphasis in Design 
for Print Media
California State University, Long Beach: 1986 – 1989
Major: Fine Art – Painting/Drawing  Minor: Bio-Medical Illustration
Otis Parsons School of Design: 1985
Graduated from Santa Monica College with an Associate of Arts degree with honors in Graphic Arts