Creative Director

• Apr 2016 - Present

Creative lead on corporate identity, production, event collateral, digital marketing, social media, and art direction for annual CPE-accredited technology conferences. For ten years, my role has provided hands-on creative leadership and execution in graphic design, marketing strategy, promotional videos, and office communications, as well as developing new methods to create additional revenue streams.Designer/Director for all Print and Web Design, including event signage, brochures, promotional materials, badges, digital media, website graphics, production schedules, outsourcing, in-house printing, copywriting, editing, and training our team on project management software (e.g. Asana/Slack/SharePoint).During the pandemic, I also lead our small team into the virtual event arena and successfully transitioned the business model into an engaging, visually immersive, and highly interactive virtual format that received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Show less

Art Director

• Oct 2013 - Apr 2016

Graphic Designer, Web Admin, Production Manager

• Jul 2012 - Oct 2013

Freelance Graphic Designer, Comic Book Artist, Illustrator

• Jun 2013 - Jul 2022

Wrote, designed, and illustrated family-friendly comic books used at seasonal events coordinated by Intel Ronler Acres Campus, LTD Group. Stories highlighted helpful themes relative to the event, featuring a male/female duo of superheroes in modified garbs similar to the famous "bunny suit" worn by Intel Engineers. Workplace safety, community involvement, and emerging technologies are reoccurring themes expressed in colorful storylines. Related projects include other seasonal event graphics, distributed material design, and illustrated signage. Show less

Lead Project Coordinator, Center Specialist, Senior Production Coordinator

• Jun 2006 - Jun 2011

Trusted team leader on the floor of a fast-paced printing, signage, and shipping work environment • Expert knowledge of operating all production equipment and print management systems • While-you-wait Graphic Design • Customer service and consultation • E-commerce • Team career development Trusted team leader on the floor of a fast-paced printing, signage, and shipping work environment • Expert knowledge of operating all production equipment and print management systems • While-you-wait Graphic Design • Customer service and consultation • E-commerce • Team career development

Freelance Graphic Artist

• Oct 2004 - Mar 2010

Traditional and digital art pieces for the company’s publicity campaigns and business icons designed for related companies • Worked in collaboration with Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, producing traditional-style political cartoons Traditional and digital art pieces for the company’s publicity campaigns and business icons designed for related companies • Worked in collaboration with Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, producing traditional-style political cartoons

Freelance Graphic Designer

• Apr 2006 - Jun 2008

Instructional diagrams, product specs, blister packaging design, and other design requests related to the product(s). Supervised by Ron Moore, Inventor. Instructional diagrams, product specs, blister packaging design, and other design requests related to the product(s). Supervised by Ron Moore, Inventor.

Graphic Designer, Production Specialist, Store Operations

• Sep 2004 - Feb 2006

Graphic Designer for the Copy Center and the Business Product Centers located across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Daily operations of the Center in Roseburg, including business cards, advertisements, logo design, call center collateral for Dell Computers, KIP Starprint 6000 (floor plan-size documents) requests, local business flyers, and a RISO thermographic printer and conveyor line. Graphic Designer for the Copy Center and the Business Product Centers located across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Daily operations of the Center in Roseburg, including business cards, advertisements, logo design, call center collateral for Dell Computers, KIP Starprint 6000 (floor plan-size documents) requests, local business flyers, and a RISO thermographic printer and conveyor line.

Seasonal Setup and Display Assistant

• Jun 1998 - Mar 2003

Seasonal work assisting on large-scale wedding set-ups, event decoration, display and event set-up at Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort, a full-scale Las Vegas-style Casino Resort, as well as miscellaneous events and artistic requests (for instance, I sold a piece of artwork that was auctioned at a Greatest of the Grape Win Festival). Supervisor: Betti Manfré, Owner. Seasonal work assisting on large-scale wedding set-ups, event decoration, display and event set-up at Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort, a full-scale Las Vegas-style Casino Resort, as well as miscellaneous events and artistic requests (for instance, I sold a piece of artwork that was auctioned at a Greatest of the Grape Win Festival). Supervisor: Betti Manfré, Owner.