• Design and develop a creative standard for all product packaging• Creative point-person for the company’s sales team and rep groups• Develop packaging, product and display mock-ups for sales meetings and buyer reviews• Collaborate with packaging/ display companies in development of corrugate box packaging and PDQ store displays• Product photography (i.e. Individual product photos, feature close-ups and lifestyle shots)• Digital photo retouching, editing and manipulation• Develop retail ads, brochures, P.O.P materials and various marketing tools • Trade show planning and organization (i.e. shipping and handling for booth materials, signage, product literature, product samples, setup/breakdown and post-show follow-up)• Collaborate with overseas manufacturer in China on product packaging and design for all import items.• Develop PowerPoint presentations for sales meetings and product presentations• Barcoding for individual packaging and outer box labels (UPC-A and I 2 of 5 symbology)• Collaborate with web designers in the formatting, design layouts and launching of Flexon and U.S. Wire website• Develop product and company write ups for press releases, ads and web content • Proofreading and editing skills

Superimposed and manipulated digital images of furniture onto images of rooms within vacant real estate properties using Adobe Photoshop.

• Partnered with company sales team in developing and maintaining various sales and marketing tools including: sales literature, price books, print ads, promotions, in-store displays and flyers• Provided print companies with revisions to existing sales literature to reflect product changes and upgrades• Collaborated with web designer in the formatting, design layouts and launching of Survivor Windows website• Gathered and arranged shipping and transportation of all sales and marketing pieces used in trade shows and sales meetings

• Developed various full color and black & white ads, posters, in-store P.O.P, sales & marketing presentations, trade show materials, package designs and instruction booklets for an international manufacturer of tiling tools, power sharpeners and wall anchors• Collaborated with sales managers on printed presentations for various home improvement retail outlets. (i.e. Home Depot, Loweʼs, Wal-Mart, Ace Hardware…etc• Organized and supervised photo shoots for Plasplugs products.• Edited and proofread print materials designed by the company's headquarters in England to better position them for the US marketplace

• Helped develop and maintain a creative standard for monthly brochures, weekly grand opening inserts, tabs, newspaper ads, direct mail pieces and other special projects for Home Depot and Villagerʼs Hardware• Creative point person between merchants, vendors, stores, photographers and divisional advertising offices• Organized and supervised photography shoots for both national and regional ads• Developed customer “How-To” clinics and in-store demonstrations to help generate product knowledge and sales throughout the stores