Experience

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  Sample Express - BCARC

  • Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

  • Production Manager

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

    Production Manager for a shop that makes roofing tile sample cards for the commercial construction industry. The shop consists of workers from the BCARC organization, which provides individuals with developmental disabilities. Our focus is creating a great sample while providing a job opportunity for people dealing with autism, blindness and other issues that make it difficult for them to work in a regular workforce.

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  American Stationery, Co., Inc

  • Peru, Indiana

  • Marketing Director

    • Jul 2009 - Mar 2023
    • Peru, Indiana

    Marketing Director for the American Stationery, Merrimade and Family Label brands. Includes product development, catalog and website merchandising and order flow from order entry to production to shipment, working hand in hand with IT for orders to be shipped correctly and quickly. Director of The Boatman Group, which includes Boatman Geller, Rytex, The Chatsworth Collection, prentiss douthit, Dabney Lee, Whitney English and Emily Ley. Features higher end personalized stationery and gift products for retail brick and mortar stores and retail websites, including our main brand site, IvyandAnchor.com

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  Names On Paper

  • Owner

    • 2000 - 2011

    Names On Paper is a retail website featuring personalized stationery, paper gifts, post it notes, address labels, greeting cards and photo cards.

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  Chatsworth Collection

  • Art Director/Product Development

    • Nov 1998 - Jul 2009

    The Chatsworth Collection is your key resource for fine personalized and boxed stationery, invitations, holiday cards and gifts. The Chatsworth Collection products are sold at the finest retailers, best catalogs and websites around the world. Our current trade names include Gene Bliley Stationery, Frederick Beck Originals, Editions Limited, Robin Maguire, Blue Mug Designs and Exquisite Papers.

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  Editions Limited

  • General Manager

    • 1979 - 1998

    Editions Limited was a family company that was sold to The Chatsworth Collection in 1998 and continues to thrive under their leadership. While at Editions Limited, I worked through the ranks from sweeping floors to silkscreen print operator to General Manager.