Experience

Actively Seeking New Opportunities

• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• just finished a year of elementary school literacy tutoring

  • Jun 2019 - Present



BAKER

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2017

  Moved from Traffic/Resource Supervisor to Project Manager- 2012 Moved from Traffic/Resource Supervisor to Project Manager- 2012



BAKER (formerly Baker Associates Consumer Design)

• Creative Resource Manager/Traffic Supervisor

  • 1997 - 2012

  • Collaborated with Creative Director to assign teams and manage workflow for multiple projects ~ product packaging, collateral (style guides, direct mail, point of purchase), web sites, brand identities • Used Basecamp software to create timelines and keep digital files for all phases • Negotiated pricing/purchase of stock imagery and art for creative department • Supervised 3 Traffic Managers and 1 Presentation Artist • Proofread all materials that left the building: strategy briefs, research decks, concepts & layouts, web articles, production files • Led the daily status meeting, via on-line status document • Managed archives in-office and at off-site storage location • Accounts included: Hormel, Gerber, Heinz, 3M, Kraft/Nabisco, Dole, Pinnacle Foods, MilkBone, Central Garden & Pet, new business pitches



FAME (part of Martin Williams Advertising)

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Traffic Manager

  • Jul 1992 - Aug 1997

  • Instrumental in creating internal routing/proofing process and archive system • Updated Status Report and led Status Meeting with teams • Created project timelines and communicated updates • Supervised department personnel: Traffic Manager and Coordinator • Coordinated daily deliverables with Paste Up/Presentation Department; shipped to clients • Responsible for managing large storage site • Trafficked (scheduled, proofed, archived) brand identity, retail signing, direct mail & collateral work for Target, US Bank, Mervyn’s, Wilson’s Leather, Dayton’s,new business • Interfaced with Martin Williams and its divisions - The Edison Group and Karwoski & Courage



McCool & Company (division of Fallon McElligott)

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Traffic Manager

  • 1990 - 1992

  • Trafficked print ads, radio spots, POS and collateral materials via File Maker Pro • Managed archives ~ job histories and printed samples • Created and updated status report; led weekly creative status meeting with all teams • Clients: First Bank, Pillsbury, Tony’s Pizza, The Minneapolis Aquatennial • Liaised with Fallon McElligott creative teams on projects for Porsche, Scott’s Lawn Care, Lee Jeans, Minnesota Orchestra • Trafficked print ads, radio spots, POS and collateral materials via File Maker Pro • Managed archives ~ job histories and printed samples • Created and updated status report; led weekly creative status meeting with all teams • Clients: First Bank, Pillsbury, Tony’s Pizza, The Minneapolis Aquatennial • Liaised with Fallon McElligott creative teams on projects for Porsche, Scott’s Lawn Care, Lee Jeans, Minnesota Orchestra



Grant & Palombo Advertising

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Traffic Manager

  • 1988 - 1990

  • Coordinated schedules for print ads, radio spots, POS, promotional materials, direct mail • Created the internal workflow process and trained all users • Updated status report and led weekly status meetings • Bought print ad space and outdoor billboard space • Clients: Radisson Hotels, First Bank, Children’s Hospital, The Star Tribune • Coordinated schedules for print ads, radio spots, POS, promotional materials, direct mail • Created the internal workflow process and trained all users • Updated status report and led weekly status meetings • Bought print ad space and outdoor billboard space • Clients: Radisson Hotels, First Bank, Children’s Hospital, The Star Tribune



Capitol Records

• Musicians
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Product Development Coordinator

  • 1985 - 1987

  • Assisted VP Product Development in planning and implementing recording artists' marketing budgets • Proofed album and CD packaging layouts • Trafficked and delivered print ads and radio spots • Coordinated special promotions with artists' management representatives • Coordinated the execution of monthly Sales Newsletter for regional managers • Assisted VP Product Development in planning and implementing recording artists' marketing budgets • Proofed album and CD packaging layouts • Trafficked and delivered print ads and radio spots • Coordinated special promotions with artists' management representatives • Coordinated the execution of monthly Sales Newsletter for regional managers