Experience

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  Utara Brewing Company

  • Sanpoint, Idaho

  • Head Brewer

    • Jun 2018 - Present
    • Sanpoint, Idaho

    Striving to provide the craft beer experience that Sandpoint deserves.

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  Kochava

  • Sandpoint, Idaho

  • Integration Analyst

    • May 2013 - Present
    • Sandpoint, Idaho

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  Laughing Dog Brewing Company

  • Ponderay, Idaho

  • Head Brewer

    • Apr 2010 - May 2013
    • Ponderay, Idaho

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  Hagadone Corporation

  • Creative Director

    • May 2008 - Apr 2010

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  Coldwater Creek

  • Production Designer

    • Nov 2006 - Jan 2008

    • Coordinated between traffic, photography, color and printing departments in order to meet production and printing deadlines.• Performed layout of retail and catalog publications, provided alternatives and executed alterations based on marketing needs.• Innovated and automated copy and design departments in order to reduce production, formatting and editing time.• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills while facilitating teambuilding and streamlining between various departments.• Preflight and ship large quantities of projects to multiple press sources with varying requirements.

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  Lee Enterprises

  • Graphic Designer

    • Oct 2003 - Nov 2006

    • Pre-press advertising development and production of ad campaigns from concept to camera-ready art.• Troubleshooting camera-ready artwork from the customer and pre-press negative checking.• Maintained accurate files and updated digital asset management system for each advertiser’s styles, logos, art and previously run ads.• Conceptualized, created, wrote and produced effective speculative advertising.• Coordinated with advertising representatives to meet daily and weekly production deadlines.

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  Sinar Semesta

  • Art and Production Director

    • Jun 1993 - Oct 2003

    • Textile illustration and production of camera-ready, pre-press artwork using 1-12 spot colors.• Press production management of textile designs utilizing automated flat and rotary screen print presses.• Production of marketing materials, catalogues and marketing brochures.• Digital photography, editing, layout, and production of pre-press, advertising and promotional materials.• Modernized design, film, screen and quality control departments of PT. Kusumahadi Santosa, one of Indonesia’s largest spinning, weaving and printing factories.• Developed and maintained quality control systems drastically improving deadline compliance and quality control.• Dye batch consistency, color matching, print quality control and finishing.• Operational budget management, accounts payable/ receivable, warehouse stock management and inventory control.• Product sourcing, compliance with pre-production costing• Packaging, shipping and export document preparation.

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  International Trends

  • Illustration

    • May 1992 - Jun 1993

    • Designed, illustrated and troubleshot a series of screen-printed, hand-separated designs ranging from one to five spot colors.• Successfully managed multiple accounts and deadlines while maintaining a GPA in the top 10% of my class.Illustration - Messenger Tees, Sarasota, Florida, 1991 – 1993.