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Dublin, Ohio

Leading and driving initiatives from concept creation to completion – strategy, direction, problem-solving, removing road blocks, providing clear and actionable feedback, and leveraging channel best practices. Advocating, leading, managing and eliciting excellent creative work from a team of designers and copywriters; while being a brand steward and.

Columbus, Ohio

• Creating a Virtual Agency with a specialized team of creatives focused on special projects and project based work assignments; spearheading graphic design projects from conception to production and delivery. Overseeing.
• Develop, design and direct exceptional… Show more Creating a Virtual Agency with a specialized team of creatives focused on special projects and project based work assignments; spearheading graphic design projects from.
• Develop, design and direct exceptional creative special project services for various clients, such as; the Clay Creative Agency, Navicor, Invivo Brands, Abbott Nutrition, Bristol-Myer Squibb, Merck and Co., Baja.

Delaware, Ohio

Teaching and mentoring all levels of Graphic Design (I, II, III, and IV); a three-hour design lab on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Developed a curriculum and methodology to teach students the Principles of Design; with the emphasis on concepting, branding, typography and layout design. Students are introduced to computer enhanced design utilizing the.

Columbus, Ohio

• Delivered creative innovative solutions; provided direction by translating visions into compelling print, events, social media and digital experiences for the marketing department. Directed and managed a highly skilled.
• Enhanced customer journey by developing brand and campaign solutions.
• Trained and coached staff members, increasing performance at individualand group levels.
• Led marketing projects with multiple components and strategic interdependencies. Administered budgets, managed costs, scope, resources and timeline estimates. Show less

Columbus, Ohio

• Recruited to help build and lead the creative in-house studio focused on creative excellence; including design, copywriting, traffic, and production. Responsible for the resource allocation, mentoring, coaching and.
• Led all creative direction and execution, ensuring brand standards were cohesively and effectively executed. Accountable for the creative strategy, from concept thru completion for all creative pieces. Implemented best.
• Collaborated to re-engineer the team’s workflow process to increase efficiency and save the company time and money. Worked with senior leadership, developed a cost saving initiative that resulted in more than $500K in.
• Spearheaded innovative approach to new business prospecting through creative that puts the prospect’s brand first. Used expertise to lead packaging design, print design, presentation design, environmental design.
• Led re-branding of Alliance Data, including personality traits, color theory, logo, typography, style guide, and templates from concept through completion. Led environmental branding from concepts to execution with.

Columbus, Ohio

• Served as creative leader for the agency’s internal design studio for new business initiatives, marketing, and our sister companies’ communication needs. Set the creative vision and standards for the studio.
• Worked closely with senior leadership and other creative leads across the… Show more Served as creative leader for the agency’s internal design studio for new business initiatives, marketing, and our sister companies’.
• Worked closely with senior leadership and other creative leads across the network, account services, project managers and vendors, building relationships through collaboration, partnership and communication..
• Positioned clients to communicate their brands through strategy, research, exploration, and refinement by ensuring design design excellence, quality control and brand standards across the studio. Fostered a center of.

Columbus, Ohio

• Departmental leader for new universal corporate-wide studio services initiative spanning all of inVentiv Health, a $1.2 billion communications firm focused on the healthcare industry. Day-to-day responsibilities.
• Led a multi-faceted group of creatives… Show more Departmental leader for new universal corporate-wide studio services initiative spanning all of inVentiv Health, a $1.2 billion communications firm focused on the.
• Led a multi-faceted group of creatives including; video editors, broadcast producers, art buyers, photographers, photo retouchers, multimedia designers, print designers and production artists. Responsible for ensuring.
• Initiated the development of an evolved workflow process, in partnership with in-house Six Sigma specialist. Workflow designed to match talent to task, maximize creative, and increase utilization while boosting.
• Responsible for hiring, on-boarding, performance reviews, freelance management, and budgeting while maintaining a “on the floor” style of management to mentor all creative staff to raise the bar on creative excellence..

Columbus, Ohio

• Created internal business plan for newly specialized creative team of designers focused around new business materials, presentations and corporate marketing for GSW Worldwide; the advertising division of inVentiv.
• Worked in partnership with all corporate… Show more Created internal business plan for newly specialized creative team of designers focused around new business materials, presentations and corporate marketing for GSW.
• Worked in partnership with all corporate communications leads at one of the largest health and wellness advertising communications agencies in the world, with offices in the U.S. and 13 countries across the globe Show.

Columbus, Ohio

• Recruited to develop, manage and lead new internal studio for GSW Worldwide; supervised, mentored and coached 20 creative associates. Responsibilities included developing the studio from internal staff and external.
• Created an… Show more Recruited to develop, manage and lead new internal studio for GSW Worldwide; supervised, mentored and coached 20 creative associates. Responsibilities included developing the studio from internal.
• Created an environment around two creative disciplines; production and design while helping the organization realize the opportunity to reward associates for greater productivity based on associate strengths and.
• Partnered closely with creative leads and account services to address all issues, remove roadblocks, defend creative ideas with credible design rational and messaging hierarchy, bringing focus to elevate the quality of.

Kansas City, Missouri

Concepted and designed retail solutions while partnering with business unit strategists to develop seasonal and everyday campaigns for Mass Channel, Wal-Mart, and Gold Crown stores. Responsible for working closely with visual merchandisers, editorial, production, purchasing, and outside vendors to ensure Hallmark quality standards were met, executed and.

Kansas City, Missouri

• Working supervisor; managing the day-to-day activities of 8 designers. Mentored and coached, ensuring that the overall composition, color and typography represented the highest standards of Hallmark while balancing and.
• Worked as a subject matter expert on process teams to enhance workflow that resulted in decreasing unnecessary work and improved on-time performance. Met weekly with team leaders to review workload capacity and.
• Worked as a subject matter expert on process teams to enhance workflow that resulted in decreasing unnecessary work and improved on-time performance. Met weekly with team leaders to review workload capacity and.
• Developed a cost-saving initiative that resulted in over $100K in savings by integrating new promotions with the existing signage. Show less

Kansas City, Missouri

• Promoted to new opportunity within the environmental design studio. Designed, art directed and developed retail environments that were designed to promote a diverse seasonal and everyday product offering that engaged.
• Led cross-functional teams to assure that all design elements were aligned to campaign strategy, budget, and brand standards to impact retail sales. Consistently managed multiple deadlines to accomplish design.
• Led cross-functional teams to assure that all design elements were aligned to campaign strategy, budget, and brand standards to impact retail sales. Consistently managed multiple deadlines to accomplish design.

Kansas City, Missouri

Conceptualized and designed for the specialty lettering design studio; creating diverse typographic and lettering stylings from concept through production. Worked directly with illustrators and other designers to create a unified, cohesive design solutions for specialty products; consisting of stationary, albums, invitations, gift wrap, books and various.

Manhattan, Kansas - Chicago, Illinois - Kansas City, Missouri

Served 8 years in the United States Army Reserves; decorated Persian Gulf war veteran. Led and managed 12 reservists. Honorable discharge as a Sergeant; awarded several of the military’s highest medals for outstanding leadership, management and organizational skills.

Bfa, Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: A walk-on player with the Kansas State University football team; a member of the 1982 Independence Bowl team..

Diploma, Plans, Operations And Logistics, Top 5% Of Class

Attended United States Army Transportation School at Ft. Eustis, VA for logistics, operations and planning. Served 8 years in the United.