Experience

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  Self Employed

  • Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

  • Graphic Design Specialist

    • Feb 2022 - Present
    • Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

    Designer of Retail Toy & Gift Products, Manufacturing Specs, Branded Packaging Templates, Instructional Guides, and Illustration

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  CBC Group

  • Phoenix, Arizona Area

  • Art Production Manager

    • Jan 2019 - Feb 2022
    • Phoenix, Arizona Area

    Product design, packaging, and book publishing design lead for Creative Brands’ extensive line of wholesale gifts, books, religious supplies, and housewares. Brands: Santa Barbara Design Studio, 47th & Main, Faithworks, Autom, and Living Grace

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  Excelligence Learning Corp

  • Monterey, California USA

  • Sr. Product Designer-Developer

    • Aug 2010 - Aug 2017
    • Monterey, California USA

    Product concept and packaging designer of educational materials, art supplies, furniture and toys for preschools nationwide. Brands: Discount School Supply, Colorations, Environments, Excellerations, Children’s Factory, and Angeles

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  School Specialty

  • Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

  • Sr. Product Designer-Developer

    • Nov 2004 - May 2010
    • Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

    Design lead for Childcraft brand developed product for the industry's leading provider of educational classroom supplies. Focus on early educational toys and materials to help teach literacy, art & crafts, special needs, physical education, and S.T.E.M.

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  Comcast

  • Greater Philadelphia

  • Director of Creative Services - Eastern Division

    • Dec 2003 - Jul 2004
    • Greater Philadelphia

    Invited into Comcast’s Eastern Division to address reducing creative costs. Directed advertising campaigns for marketing cable television and internet products for the largest cable communications company in North America

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  Staples

  • Framingham, Massachusetts

  • Art Director

    • Aug 2001 - Feb 2002
    • Framingham, Massachusetts

    Invited onto a large team of contract designers challenged in contest-fashion to conceptualize a fresh graphic direction for office supply store chain, with 1,500 stores nationwide. As designer of the chosen concept, I then created style guide and art directed the team in its execution onto all v...

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  Zany Brainy

  • King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

  • Creative Director

    • Feb 1998 - Feb 2001
    • King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

    Zany Brainy, a specialty toy retailer owned by FAO Schwarz, Inc., with 188 freestanding stores nationwide. Hands-on product & packaging design, catalog & photo art direction, and brand gatekeeping. Budgeted and art directed website and direct mail catalog launches, private label branding,...

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  Lakeshore Learning Materials

  • Carson, California

  • Art Director

    • Jul 1988 - Apr 1997
    • Carson, California

    Built foundational direct marketing and quality product development skills at the premier manufacturer of educational toys and materials for elementary programs and early childhood organizations in the US with 60 retail outlet locations

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  Aon

  • Trevose, Pennsylvania

  • Sr. Designer

    • Jan 1985 - Jan 1988
    • Trevose, Pennsylvania

    Designed high-response Union Fidelity Life Insurance direct mail packages for supplemental life insurance products