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Managed all the financial, material, and personnel resources of a 20+ member team of graphic artists and support staffers.Guided the creative output of the team in their creation of graphic designs to fulfill daily customer orders, and to provide as-required graphics for in-house corporation clients (Marketing, Human Resources, and Administrative Officers).Practiced participative management and servant leadership techniques to engage and retain a productive, seasoned graphics team (17+ years average company experience).Produced and conducted live product/process training sessions (PowerPoints) for production associates and new sales representatives.Teamed with the Director of Materials and with Buyers to evaluate and certify prospective subcontractors and/or vendors, establishing workflows and quality measurements for those chosen to be process or product partners.

Observed and analyzed existing production processes and workflows to identify potential cost reductions, cycle-time improvements, and quality upgrades. • Reduced the cycle-time for production artwork by 40% in peak volume season, and by 80% in off-peak season. • Narrowed the cycle-time for resolving artwork order problems/questions by 66%. • Directed the implementation of a digital asset management system that decreased the volume of recreated art images by 50%. • Trimmed the cycle-time for garment subassembly (jacket snaps) by 88%. • Directed the conversion of an outdated paste-up production art department into a state-of-the-art computerized desktop publishing domain.Created new product specifications and training support documentation to introduce, then systematize, process improvements.

Evaluated alternative and/or emerging new technologies for their potential to create new or extend existing products/product lines. • Transformed a manual, labor-intensive sewing/manufacturing process into multi-unit computerized process for one off-shore and two domestic production plants.Analyzed the ROI potential and drafted procurement proposals for new equipment or resources, which also included both "make-vs-buy" scenarios.Managed the integration of new processes and technologies, which included hands-on training and change-mentoring for any/all affected production associates.

Responsible for developing a newly formed art team of personnel that was spun off from a print production department, which included evaluating the background and skill set of each team member.Worked with various product decoration departments to develop art workflow processes that supported the needs of all process partners and achieved the goal of on-time delivery.Created new art production techniques and systems, which included an art file numbering and storage methodology, to improve quality control and make art/graphics a core competency for the company.

Responsible for both the hands-on creation of and the creative direction for graphic designs, illustrations and photographs that were used in training or advertising oriented audio-visual productions and collateral printing.Managed content and quality expectations, including the schedule of deliverables, via direct contact with various local clients, including GM/Delco, Ponderosa Restaurants, and WPAFB/AFIT.

Provided design, illustration and photographic services to the college faculty and administrative personnel in support of their academic project or educational program needs.

As an upperclassman lived in the same dormitory as incoming freshman, with responsibility to the group of young men in my corridor as a big-brother, counselor, disciplinarian and friend.Senior year was not only responsible to my own corridor of freshmen, but was also the lead RA for the entire staff in the dormitory, reporting directly to the Head Resident/Assistant Head Resident of the dorm.

Effingham, Illinois

Summer employment (3 summers between college terms) - worked in both Letterpress and Offset printing departments with a variety of responsibilities that included generally learning all aspects of the processes/technology involved in printing.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management, Innovation & Change, 3.98 Gpa

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Visual Communications - Graphic Design

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