Chris Johnson, Cppm, Cdmp Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

www.KiteStringsDesign.comI have over 20 years of experience telling visual stories in a creative and thoughtful way. Every project has a unique story to tell and a unique audience to tell it to. That’s why I begin each project with a research phase to fully understand the needs of the client, project and end user. While the bulk of my experience has been in exhibit graphics for museums and visitor centers, I am just as comfortable and excited to create branding packages, WordPress websites, presentations, and other print and digital media. I excel at exhibit project management, planning, research, image acquisition, image editing, infographics and map illustration. My clients have included the National Park Service, many state parks, history and nature centers, as well as medical start-ups, community theaters and other small businesses. You can think of Kite Strings Design as your full-service provider for all your graphic design needs.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

St Paul, Minnesota, Us

Lite Run is a medical start-up specializing in gait therapy. We create products that help people regain their mobility in a more safe and comfortable way than other therapy devices on the market.Duties at Lite Run include maintaining the brand identity, creating marketing materials, managing the social media presence, and exhibiting at industry conferences.

Chanhassen, Mn, Us

Work with client and account executive to determine project scope. Determine budgets and timelines for production of fixtures and printed promotions. Oversee estimating, design, engineering, prototyping and production of fixtures and displays. Collaborate with planning, scheduling, prepress, production, kitting, shipping and fulfillment teams to ensure print promotions are delivered on-time. Lead project start-up meetings. Solve unforeseen challenges to ensure projects remain on track. Determine best materials and vendors for each unique design challenge.

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Led project teams of exhibit designers, graphic designers and exhibit developers to create exhibits that aim to provide high quality visitor experiences. Coordinated with subcontractors and vendors throughout the design and build process. Facilitated regular meetings and communication with project teams and clients to ensure project goals and deadlines are met. Attended regular site visits and conference calls to present progress to clients. Took part in community open houses and workshops to present to and engage the community. Provided art direction to illustrators and designers to ensure design intent of entire exhibit was maintained. Researched and purchased unique exhibit components like artifacts and props.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

Developed interpretive graphics for museum displays from design through production. Worked closely with clients, developers, project managers, CAD artists, and fabricators to bring a project from concept to installation. Managed relationships with print vendors to produce interpretive graphics. Created layouts for artifacts. Created illustrations, maps, and diagrams for interpretive graphics. Designed wayfinding and directional graphics for exhibits and visitors centers. Teamed with fabricators and artists to create mock-ups that ensured seamless integration with graphics and exhibit structures. Assisted with on-site installations. Built an early version of the company's website using HTML4 and Javascript, then later managed the company's redesigned WordPress website.

Responsible for teaching the week-long new photographer course as well as continued one-on-one training with new photographers corporate-wide. Also responsible for ongoing training of all photographers at one store location. Other duties included in-store shift supervisor and portrait/product photographer.

Responsible for marketing, business administration, and order fulfillment as well as wedding, portrait and dance studio photography.

Bachelor Of Science, Design Communications

Certified Professional Project Manager, Project Management

Portrait And Wedding Photography

Associate Of Arts, Liberal Arts