Experience

Wizard International

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Social Media Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present



CK Paper Designs

• Design Services

• Owner

  • 2007 - Present

  Manage and design projects from concept through completion• Business Marketing - Google Adwords, website, vendor networking, print design, and tradeshows/tours• Work closely with clients/vendors to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and project requirements• Manage all business operations, strategic, financial, quote/bid, and administrative functions Manage and design projects from concept through completion• Business Marketing - Google Adwords, website, vendor networking, print design, and tradeshows/tours• Work closely with clients/vendors to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and project requirements• Manage all business operations, strategic, financial, quote/bid, and administrative functions



Imagine Children's Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2022

  • Manage Communications Department with (2) employees while delivering consistent job training, scheduling, reviewing and assigning daily, weekly and monthly tasks.• Managed multiple projects and tasks simultaneously while managing expectations.• Budgets the departments expenses for marketing materials and other advertisement• Assist in internal documents such as department manuals and provide input on different changes to policies and overall culture• IT support and liaison between the Museum and outsourced IT firm• Assist with grant planning and data analysis• Oversees tourism grant funding and marketing - print, social media and electronic• Creates community partnerships and co-marketing opportunities to expand awareness of the Museum• Works with the Capital Campaign Expansion Team in building print materials + SketchUp layouts• Website development, management, maintenance of our blog, online store, and website• Oversees the organization’s electronic and internet related communication development, maintenance, and evaluation – Enews,community calendars, social media, TV, website, and radio ad designs• Design, development, and production of internal and external communications –newsletter, marketing materials and advertising projects + position materials in the communities• Plan and design Museum internal/external exhibit and marketing signage• Manage all Communication Department operations, strategic, financial, quotes/bids, and administrative• Marketing material inventory and storage maintenance• Manage and order Museum office supplies

• Communications Manager

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2013



Iridio Color Service, affiliate of RR Donnelley and Sons

• Process Controller

  • Nov 2002 - Jan 2007

  Critical role player in the quality, consistency and time lines of daily production jobs, and a conduit for information from the account coordinators to production.- Participate in daily scheduling meetings to maintain work schedules and evaluate priorities.- Facilitate production by routing and ensuring schedule conformance.- Prepare training materials and train all new department employees.- Receive customer supplied materials and reviews for adherence of readiness for production.- Prepare jobs for production entry and perform preliminary operations for scanning, digitaltechnicians, & color analysts.- Proofread and print checks all interim and final proofs generated for accuracy.- Structured, implemented, maintained a standard operating procedure for accounts.- Perform pre and post invoice audits for account coordinators and or management to providejob history, post production information and documentation.- Provide Project Management support to web clientele.



Iridio Color Service (Color Service)

• Project Manager

  • Apr 1997 - Nov 2002

  - Worked with 6 sales professionals covering 3 states (Washington, Oregon and New York)- Support sales with new accounts and maintained existing for catalog/collateral/web clientele.- Quickly and effectively implemented solutions for customer challenges.- Maintained quality control, while constantly seeking new ways to improve customer service.- Liaison between internal production staff and client.- Scheduled projects with production expediter to meet client & printer deadlines.- Worked closely with printers: Web Offset/Short-run Digital Presses.