Experience

Novak Birch

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic / Experiencial Designer

  • May 2022 - Present



Carbon Based Design Technologies

• Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Principal

  • Jan 2000 - Present

  Research based client centric interdisciplinary environmental design solutions, based on niche, need, and existing market context. Client work like Terra Baggage, and Luigi’s Hampden involved extensive market research, resulting in refined design direction, facilitating development of a strong brand identity & language. Packages included keystone logo with color ways, logo variations, and implementation guidelines, in turn resulting in print collateral, clothing, product labels & custom made signage. We’ve also done custom furniture, front end websites, set building & design, welding & plastics, to selling product designs themselves. Show less



Strategic Factory

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

  Senior Graphic Designer in charge of mostly large format signage design including but not limited to pylon & monuments, environmental signage, grande format banners, ADA & directional signage, dimensional lettering, electrical & lit exterior signage, etc. Job responsibilities also included file prep and setup for production / print ready artwork. Senior Graphic Designer in charge of mostly large format signage design including but not limited to pylon & monuments, environmental signage, grande format banners, ADA & directional signage, dimensional lettering, electrical & lit exterior signage, etc. Job responsibilities also included file prep and setup for production / print ready artwork.



Hatch Exhibits

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Aug 2019 - Sep 2020

  Graphic Designer in charge of working directly with clients, proofing designs, and translating to print-ready artwork. Clients included: Google YouTube Facebook Instagram Booze Allen Hamilton And more! Graphic Designer in charge of working directly with clients, proofing designs, and translating to print-ready artwork. Clients included: Google YouTube Facebook Instagram Booze Allen Hamilton And more!



GES - Global Experience Specialists

• United States
• Events Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Working for the following clients - James Cameron’s Avatar, DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2), Disney Music Emporium & runDisney, Elmwood Park Zoo (EPZ), Harry Potter (HP), Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens (LAZ), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (RRPL), Sesame Street Road Trip (SSRT) - I delivered custom graphics, concepts & content for the following: Logo design - SC2, EPZ; Event signage & directionals - SC2, EPZ, RRPL, SSRT; Print collateral - SSRT; Event environmental graphics - SC2, EPZ, Disney, RRPL, SSRT, LAZ; Product design - SC2, LAZ; Interactive digital graphics - Avatar; 4D Animation & Lighting design - RRPL, LAZ Branding & style guide - SC2, SSRT, Avatar Show less



image360

• Columbia & Middle River, Maryland

• Production & Design Manager

  • Jun 2012 - May 2018

  System wide lubrication; in charge of orchestrating product development & portfolio expansion by advancing design language, while corralling design solutions for production; streamlining production process & methodology; coordinating supply flow; structuring project labor spread; POS software development & price structuring; sales & estimation. High end client liaising for custom product solutions & development, variable identification & neutralization: highlights include worldwide branding coordination & an entirely new production methodology and system of L.E.D. based signage. Sole employee migrated prior to sale of Columbia location; sent to Middle River branch January 2017 as ‘fixer’ to help stabilize a failing center; on top of the same responsibilities as above, I identified & eliminated problematic employees, production processes, and curtailed expensive stock & sales techniques reducing operating losses by 200k in one year; rewrote entire product pricing catalogue; re-structured product build & production flow, and streamlined existing client product ranges & build techniques. Show less



FASTSIGNS®

• United States
• Printing Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2012

  Designing Signage & Graphics for a variety of markets & clients, with the typical responsibilities - wide format print, laminating & plotting, but also including CnC Operator. Designing Signage & Graphics for a variety of markets & clients, with the typical responsibilities - wide format print, laminating & plotting, but also including CnC Operator.