Kean F. Email & Phone Number

Long Island City, New York

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for managing the Packaging Samples Department; working across two teams with 5structural engineers and 10 graphic designers to support and produce ~2500 sample comps peryear, as well as supporting various individual requests from different departments across company• Creating & defining workflow efficiencies by establishing process standards with the design teams• Helped product designers reduce time to create multiple foam model prototypes by ±6hours, by prepping their CAD files to cut out parts with an Esko Kongsberg cutting table• Advocated for additional printers to reduce bottlenecks in workflow and save longterm cost;shaved $10k off original estimate by clarifying needs and setup details with vendor• Assist in teaching, training, and mentoring new interns; directing workflow as appropriate• Created detailed request forms, and designed new signage for instructional & safety purposes.• Work cross-functionally with other teams to assist and produce solutions for company events,trade-shows, vendor/licensor presentations, and global campaigns• Point person for maintenance of printers, cutting machines and computers in sample room

• Consolidated multiple information sources from counterparts at Italian headquarters,USA headquarters, andvarious wineries for more efficient data access; created online formsfor different departments to better contribute and organize such data• Assisted with management of social media channels; helped increase Twitter and Instagramfollowing organically by 30% in 6 months• Maintained and updated company website, inter-office newsletter, publication subscriptions• Established relationships with various food & business publications, wine blogs, and beverageindustry journalists. Planned, procured, and shipped product samples to them for review• Coordinated entry and shipment of products to various wine competitions across theUSA and compiled important results and comments for review with Director

• Assisted creative director and senior designer to design, produce and edit print/web/socialmedia promo materials for numerous international wine producers and brand events

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for assembly of all package samples. Assisted in training interns. Located graphics and CAD structure files; operated Kongsberg digital cutting table, assembled package samples for review and packout. Organized and tracked requests to ensure efficient workflow. Maintained and increased quality control standards for all samples produced. Reported inventory and oversaw usage and maintenance of large format plotters.

Oversaw and assisted throughout all university academic technology labs. Routine troubleshooting of hardware and software issues for students and faculty; performing routine maintenance on equipment; handled dispatch calls and equipment rentals.

Reached out to, and personally assisted a global audience of prospective student families through phone and email. Provided a balanced knowledge of admissions processes and student life experiences.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Design & Technology

Activities and Societies: Creative Code Club BFA scholarship recipient Dean's BFA scholarship recipient

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Activities and Societies: Graphic Design Club, Orientation Leader Phi Theta Kappa member