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Design and Engineering Director for Bullseye's Playground, Mondo Llama, Threshold, Brightroom, and Up&Up brands across arts and crafts, school and office, stationery, gifting, and seasonal and everyday décor. Developed and launched industry leading brands focused on guest needs, elevated design, sustainability, and affordable pricing.

Responsible for developing and allocating 20 plus Engineers across multiple projects in support of product development and research needs across a wide variety of home and hardlines products. Partnered closely with multiple leaders to prioritize programs, balance workload. and ensure strong development opportunities.

Responsible for the strategic management in developing, delivering, and maintaining excellent design and print execution for all Consumer and Office Business Brands, including: 3M, Post-it®, Scotch®, Scotch-Brite™, Scotchgard™, Filtrete™, Nexcare™, Scotch™ Blue Painters Tape, and Command™.Managed up to fourteen direct reports across eight business units, from a decentralized organization to the current centralized organization, in both Product and Package Design.Responsible for ensuring 3M’s six design and two production agencies deliver optimal value to 3M.Lead designer on several brand architecture and international design projects, ensuring business strategy, consumer research, and customer requirements are balanced to deliver the optimal solution.Led multiple cross-functional process improvements, including: creative agency assessments, standard financial tracking tools, print supplier capability analysis, print quality vendor specifications, timeline templates, color management tools, standard marketing and creative briefs and approvals, addition of sustainability and packaging steps into the New Product Introduction process, design project prioritization processes with-in divisions, and revamping the entire design process, from strategic definition through print execution for Consumer and Office.

Responsible for Packaging Structure across two business units and up to seven direct reports.Actively managed $400k productivity in fiscal year 2006, $2.3 Million in productivity for fiscal year 2007. Led Pillsbury US Design Strategy with cross functional group comprised of Brand Design, Pre-Press, Industrial Design, and Packaging Development.

Managed hiring decision, proposal content, and matching of interns' skills and interests to ensure optimized experience for intern and business results across all General Mills' business units. Provided training, expectations, and support for both mentors and interns.

Jointly led a team comprised of Sourcing, Engineering, Brand Design, Packaging Quality, Packaging Operations, Packaging Development, and Baker Associates to develop a Packaging Showcase, with an annual attendance of over 1000 General Mills employees and 135 - 400 prototyped solutions and blueprints.Developed new show theme for each year, which drove show logo, advertising, merchandising, room lay-out, and awards.Responsible for creating Packaging Show training sessions, timeline and deliverables, kick-off and final presentations and entertainment, method to access ideas, volunteer activities, and vertical communication, expectations, and involvement from Vice Chair to facilities.Jointly developed Packaging Show Brand Architecture and Blueprint with Brand Design.

Developed, specified, tested, qualified, and implemented packaging solutions to new and existing products in dry, refrigerated, and frozen retail areas.

Provided design project management for various new and existing Big G cereal brands. Responsible for initiating projects with external design partners, planning design projects and strategies, managing budgets and timelines, participating in design research, and effectively integrating production/prepress into the planning process.

Developed over 200 ideas and tested over 30 concepts for Target Corporation with Brand Design, Promotions, and FAME.Co-led, with Brand Design, promotional exploration for Shrek across all divisions including: direct communication with DreamWorks, leading ideations, sorting ideas, presenting recommendations to Marketing with Promotions, and communication link between Promotions and Packaging Divisions. Created the Packaging section of the Brand Champions Brand Building Program.Infused innovation into packaging through: Star Wars all-holographic cartons, Count Chocula fifth panels, Crayola-ready cartons, and Shrek thermochromatic inks for Go-gurt. Developed and presented Toolbox Training to Packaging Development, Packaging Quality, Packaging Operations, Procurement, Engineering, Brand Design, and external Design Partners.

Supported Snacks and Meals Special Pack activities, including point-of-purchase displays and pallet displays, and developed a key understanding of Wal-Mart and Target requirements.Developed permanent racking system in produce section for Sunkist Fruit Snacks, working with Packaging Sales Manager, Field Sales, Product Managers, and Sunkist Corporate.

Responsible for all packaging solutions related to new and existing Child and Cheerios cereal brands.Driver of carton enhancement promotions including: hot stamping, metalizing, holographic, chalkboard, and scratch and sniff.

Supported packaging material concerns on manufacturing lines.