education

1996 - 2001: COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude

eXPERINCE

2018 - PRESENT: CREATIVE PALETTE INC. - Design Director

  • Manage the creative process from concept to completion.

  • Work closely with Sales and Production teams to execute a streamlined approach to projects.

  • Work with clients to express the culture of their brand.

2014 - 2018: LBRANDS - Environmental Graphic Design Manager, Store Design & Construction

  • Co-built the Design Operations department along with the Director into a highly skilled team.

  • Managed all 2d/3d projects from graphic layouts to full scale mock-ups and prototypes.

  • Streamlined a previously outsourced scope of design work for all Victoria’s Secret Stores.

  • Partnered closely with PM’s and GC’s to coordinate projects and install environmental displays.

2009 - 2014: LBRANDS - Graphic Design Manager, Victoria’s Secret Creative Services

  • Responsible for presenting floorset concepts.

  • Created various custom display elements to be implemented at High-Profile store installs.

  • Assist in Art Direction during floorset installs at High-Profile stores.

  • Developed new approaches in BOC creative to elevate in-store displays.

  • Assist in Art approval for production release.

2007 - 2009: ABERCROMBIE & FITCH - Illustrator, Men’s Design

  • Main Illustrator for all male brands seasonal key looks.

  • Illustrated graphic elements for use on Men’s apparel.

  • Graphic layout and design for the Abercrombie Men’s Design team.

  • Trained new illustrators.

2005 - 2007: ABERCROMBIE & FITCH - Production Manager, Innovation Research Center

  • Supervised a team of 12 technicians in the Textile Printing and Embroidery areas.

  • Implemented several SPA (Standard, Process, Audit) procedures that streamlined production.

  • Assisted in developing new screen-printing/embroidery techniques.

  • Trained Print technicians in pre-press, on-press, and post-press operations.

  • Trained Embroidery technicians on 15 needle embroidery machines and laser cutting devices.

PROGRAM SKILLS

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Trimble SketchUp

Microsoft Office

Autodesk AutoCAD*

Autodesk Revit*

*learning