Providing creative direction and design, production and illustration services to various clients, from initial concept to printed product, meeting both time and budgetary deadlines. Specializing in strategic marketing design for the Restaurant/Food industry.Clients include Smart & Final Stores, Inc., Henry’s Markets, Inc., Big Idea Marketing (IHOP, Hooters, Round Table Pizza), Ralphs Grocers, Vons/Albertsons, Vanguard University, UC Irvine, QDOBA Restaurants, Farmer Boys Restaurants, Marukan US Foods and many more.Please visit our websites at:www.wespeakyum.com (restaurant/food marketing design)www.collins-creative.com (art direction/design)www.debzart.com (illustration)

Acting in my position as Creative Services Manager, I worked with V.P. of Marketing to organize and facilitate assignments, manage and train junior designers, and provide creative services such as photoshoot art direction, art direction & graphic design for the company's three concept; Lucille's BBQ, Hof's Hut and Saint & Second.

Set up social media “countdown’ campaign to promote NAMIOC’s annual NAMIWalks in 2017, to engage volunteers and create excitement over their annual fundraising event. Continued yearly ‘countdown’ event on social media channels to promote this fundraising event.Created and maintained NAMIOC’s social channels (Instagram/Facebook), posting creative, captivatingmessages to engage their audience and increase visibility online, as well as marketing services, upcoming classes and events, and the OC WARMLINE (2017-2020).Created and maintained the NAMIOC website (2018-2020) for marketing their services, classes, the OC Warmline, and special events; providing best practices for website design and SEO, accessability, andlanguage translation. Designed and published the NAMIOC Bridgebuilder (2020-2022) - a monthly digital newsletter to provide information to subscribers about services, classes, special events, the OC WARMLINE, and donations.

Provided creative direction and production for client Marie Callenders Pie Shops, handling all design assignments, including monthly POS materials, menu design, social media design, direct mail and advertising artwork. Maintaining extensive food photography archive.

Promoted from graphic designer, I managed a busy corporate advertising department to create and execute ad campaigns, collateral, point-of-purchase, menus and promotional materials for Mexican Dinnerhouse Restaurants (El Torito Restaurants, Casa Gallardo Restaurants, Las Brisas and ChiChi's Restaurants) and Traditional Dinnerhouse Restaurants (Charley Brown’s, Reubens) within the framework of each chain’s brand identity. Provided creative direction for up to 75 concurrent projects, from original concept through press approval, including supervising other staff artists and team of freelance talent.Menu Designs honored by National Restaurant Association’s 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994 “Great Menus” Contest. Original menu designs featured in Menu Designs 4 (1991) by Judy Radice,and Restaurant Graphics; from Matchbooks to Menus (1993) by Rockport Publishers.