Matt Barnes Email & Phone Number

Marietta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Procure Analytics is a data-driven Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) committed to generating value through strategic sourcing, vendor relationship management, and value-enhancing cost-saving programs. With a primary.
• Growing GPV through identifying new opportunities
• Sourcing and contract engagement
• Identifying and leading optimization projects to drive annual savings for members
• Leading routine communication cadences with members and suppliers
• Drive value through day-to-day spend management for members

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Focused on helping my clients manage their packaging spend efficiently and effectively in a volatile market. Whether that's through building relationships with vendors or finding VAVE (value added value engineering) packaging optimization opportunities.

Greater Atlanta Area

• In my role as a Senior Lead Designer, I collaborated closely with key accounts to conceive and execute creative solutions that excel in both aesthetics and functionality. Leveraging my extensive packaging knowledge and.
• Design Lead for Chamberlain Group projects ($6MM+ in sales)
• Design Lead for Charter Spectrum projects ($8MM+ in sales)
• Design Lead for Verizon Wireless projects ($3MM+ in sales)
• Certified ISTA Senior Lab Technician and Trainer
• Veritiv Global Packaging Design Team representative chosen by leadership to appear in the 2020 Veritiv Annual Report publication

Greater Atlanta Area

• As an independent design consultant, I offered a wide-range of brand and packaging experience in the Atlanta metro area and beyond. Consultation provided to businesses and/or acting on behalf of design agencies. Design.
• Consultant for design/development of the Chick-fil-A sandwich bag replacement focused on improving structural protection.
• Consultant for design/development of the Chick-fil-A breakfast/dinner platters packaging.**Design for brands such as Canon, Cricket Wireless, RadioShack, Philips, Dell, Callaway Golf, Palm, Panasonic, GE Lighting.

Greater Atlanta Area

• As Sr. Design Consultant for the Atlanta metro office of Stephen Gould, I provided design and project management services to a team of account managers with a wide range of clients from retail to industrial. Primary.
• Act as central point of contact for design/engineering between clients and vendors throughout duration of projects.
• Collaborate with domestic and international vendors to see projects from concept through production.
• Utilize experience and vast material knowledge to create purposeful and cost effective solutions for clients.
• Provide creative direction and execution on retail focused projects for clients.
• Kitting and fulfillment planning and execution both with internal and external teams.

Greater Atlanta Area

Operated as the structural packaging designer, aka "Packaging Guru" for Modify products. Worked with both the stateside Modify team as well as CM's in China to develop packaging solutions for both retail and e-commerce drop ship.

Atlanta / Chicago

• Acted as lead retail/consumer packaging designer for the upstart Global Packaging Solutions group. Worked alongside and supported teams within the RRD global organization, including RRD’s operations in China. Ultimate.
• Design/Project Lead for Microsoft's Gears of War 3 Limited Edition packaging. Collaborated with MS creative team in Redmond, WA and worked alongside RRD's manufacturing teams in China from concept through production.
• Collaborated with Amazon’s Lab126 group in development of Kindle packaging from concept through to production. Involved with both the corrugated box and injection molded starch interior trays.
• Worked alongside Under Armour's creative team in Baltimore to develop packaging for the Armour39 NFL Combine launch kit.
• Collaborated with Nike USA to design shoe & Nike Watch packaging for Team USA for London 2012 Olympics.
• Worked with RRD Project Center team on signage hardware design for Chick-fil-A new store concept development.

Greater Atlanta Area

As a member of the award-winning studio of Philips Design Atlanta, I applied my unique knowledge and experience towards creating innovative packaging solutions for a wide range of internal and external clients. Primarily, my design work focused on developing packaging for products within the Philips Consumer Lifestyle portfolio (DLO, Sonicare, Avent, etc)..

Greater Nashville Area, TN

As an integral part of the Griffin packaging team, I was primarily focused on the structural packaging development for 200+ consumer electronic products in both domestic and international retail markets. Working in tandem with a team of graphic designers, I played the critical role as the lead structural designer in creating solutions that complimented the.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

As the Design Manager for the Birmingham Division of TimBar, I oversaw the packaging design/development for our Alabama & regional sales staff. I played an important role in delivering successful packaging solutions to a wide variety of customers including produce, furniture, automotive and other various industrial parts. Most of the design work consisted.

Cullman, Alabama

The position with Menasha allowed me to broaden my design skills with more tools at my disposal. The design work included returnable packaging, expendable packaging, and POP product displays. As the automotive production market in Alabama and surrounding regions continued to grow, our design team took on more projects to provide long-term solutions in both.

Greater Atlanta Area

Experience w/ CAD and 3D modeling software (Solid Works) in developing cost-saving solutions for the packaging of manufactured parts. These parts included automotive parts, small electronic components, and other various injection molded parts. My work often required 2D & 3D part profiling in order to create specific corrugated and foam packaging. I worked.