Experience

DBM Grow

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Business & Marketing Consulting • Creates refreshing and innovative new brands in order to move companies to the future • Directs imaginative and thought-provoking social media designs to increase engagement and recognition • Website creation and updates to promote strong brands and sales • Manages multiple visual campaigns in order to achieve goals leading to record results and growth • Overseas production and brand homogeneity for consistency and excellence Business & Marketing Consulting • Creates refreshing and innovative new brands in order to move companies to the future • Directs imaginative and thought-provoking social media designs to increase engagement and recognition • Website creation and updates to promote strong brands and sales • Manages multiple visual campaigns in order to achieve goals leading to record results and growth • Overseas production and brand homogeneity for consistency and excellence



ImageLegends.com

• United States
• Graphic Design

• Owner/Creative Director

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  Marketing and creative solutions to small businesses. • Reduced operating costs of client’s marketing budget by an average of 30% with pivotal role managing direct studio reports, external vendors, payroll, production schedules and budgets. • Propose and manage marketing strategies from inception to launch. • Design e-books, board games, card games and children’s book illustrations. • Create web designs and provide site maintenance for small businesses. Marketing and creative solutions to small businesses. • Reduced operating costs of client’s marketing budget by an average of 30% with pivotal role managing direct studio reports, external vendors, payroll, production schedules and budgets. • Propose and manage marketing strategies from inception to launch. • Design e-books, board games, card games and children’s book illustrations. • Create web designs and provide site maintenance for small businesses.



It Works! Global

• United States
• Retail Health and Personal Care Products
• 700 & Above Employee

• Art Director

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

  Skin care and nutrition direct sales company with 100,000+ distributors in over 18 countries and annual sales over $750 million. Unique “One Team One Mission” culture empowers customers and distributors to live and look better, get out of debt, give back in the community, and have fun doing it! • Engage 500,000 followers by leading team in creation of graphic design for social media platforms. • Support Independent Distributor sales force by providing creative direction for print marketing materials garnering over $1,000,000 in new business. • Spearhead design and development of diverse collateral marketing materials including social media, web, print material and product campaigns. • Escalated project timelines by 75% for deliverable completion with streamlined design and review process. • Oversee design translations for 18+ countries.



Origami Owl

• United States
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Apr 2015

  A custom jewelry company that was the fastest growing direct sales company in 2013 with annual sales over $250 million. • Ensured best practice and standards adherence with creation of photography retouching process and guidelines. • Achieved 30% reduction in costs overseeing print vendors and approved press-checks for bi-annual catalogs and supplements. • Built, developed and managed production department plus in-house large format print service delivering $20,000 in savings, added control over projects and expedited deliverable completion in half allotted time. • Created photo shoot backdrops and props in tandem with video and photography departments. • Developed, implemented and managed, on daily basis, Data Access Manager initiative including staff training.



Living Word Bible Church

• Art Director

  • Mar 2007 - Feb 2012

  Multi-campus mega church with a world-wide reach through its global telecasts. • Effectively recruited six staff members, trained and reviewed top tier talent. • Produced 13,000 pieces weekly steering production of marketing mailers and advertising. • Managed set design teams including volunteers and interactive large marketing displays. • Crafted graphic, print and stage design budgets as well as new project budgets and timeline estimates. • Directed quarterly magazine design, annual conference ads, print and digital deliverables. • Developed themes and promotional campaigns for large events. • Designed html emails for customers. • Maintained initial budget of $100,000, designed for marketing single location, across three locations.



SmartPractice

• United States
• Printing Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2007

  International medical supply corporation. • Designed / illustrated greeting cards. • Edited photographs, retouched art producing press ready files for The Art of Skin magazine. • Acted in capacity of coordinator for team production strategies. International medical supply corporation. • Designed / illustrated greeting cards. • Edited photographs, retouched art producing press ready files for The Art of Skin magazine. • Acted in capacity of coordinator for team production strategies.



Custom Arts

• Plymouth, MI

• Manager

  • 2000 - 2004

  Fine art and photography print shop. • Supervised 35 employees • Created illustrations, graphics, P.O.P. Designs, restorations, photo enhancements and specialty prints • Worked with large-format printers and color correction • Created guidebook with detailed process on how to do each job task • Created “popart” custom giclee process Fine art and photography print shop. • Supervised 35 employees • Created illustrations, graphics, P.O.P. Designs, restorations, photo enhancements and specialty prints • Worked with large-format printers and color correction • Created guidebook with detailed process on how to do each job task • Created “popart” custom giclee process