Degree in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of York – Pennsylvania with a job history that includes product development, consumer goods, athletic design, packaging, marketing, art direction, retail merchandising, and management. Excellent skills in ideation, typography, graphic design, and 4-color printing.

OBJECTIVE:
Obtain position with an industry leader that values top performance and commitment to succeed


RANGE OF EXPERIENCE:
•  Full creative responsibility of all design needs for product development
•  Worked closely with printers, vendors, engineers, product managers, sales, and    executives in collaborative team environment
•  Managed design and development for licensing accounts (Universal Studios, Warner Bros., Hershey’s, Dr.Seuss, and others)
•  Created consumer goods, private brands, & POS for retail (Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, Target, Costco, BJ’s, Michaels, CVS, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar)
•  Designed product packaging, branding, logos, marketing materials, POP displays and signage for trade shows
•  Developed new products, unique ads, corporate identities, promotional goods, stickers, product artwork, and brochures
•  Presented new product concepts to executive management and commercial personnel
•  Coordinated photo shoots as well as performed photo styling
•  Utilized variety of media including digital formats, pen and ink, color pencils, markers, airbrush
•  Supervised and negotiated with vendors


PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
Apex Tool Group., Apex, NC
(international manufacturer of hand and power tools)
Junior Art Director
(2014 - Present)

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC
(a global home improvement retailer)
Packaging Design Senior Specialist - Wildfire Marketing
(2013)

Raymond Geddes and Company, Inc., Baltimore, MD
(international education and art products supplier)
Senior Graphic Designer / Product Development & Marketing / Licensing Manager
(1999 – 2012)

A&A Global Industries, Cockeysville, MD
(a global supplier of vending machines and merchandise)
Graphic Designer
(1997 – 1998)


EDUCATION:
The Art Institute of York – Pennsylvania, Associate Degree in Graphic Design, 1997


SKILLS:
Knowledge of Adobe CC  (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver), QuarkXPress, Freehand, Painter, Cinema 4D, Form•Z, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Digital Camera, 4-Color Process and Pantone Matching System