Experience

Bay Cities

• United States
• Packaging & Containers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Structural Designer

  • Apr 2022 - Apr 2023



Self-employed

• United States

• freelance packaging/display designer

  • Feb 2020 - Apr 2022



WestRock Company

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Structural Designer

  • Feb 2013 - Jan 2020

  Vital part of business development in NWA. POP Display & Packaging Structural Design, ArtiosCAD Experience, Kongsberg Cutting table, Adobe Creative Suite. Illustrator, PhotoShop, Cape software. Power Point - Retail Assembly Specifications & Plant Assembly Instructions, ISTA testing knowledge, Multi Vendor Fulfillment Execution, Production Execution, final specifications with materials, dimensional drawings & other specifications ready for manufacturing Vital part of business development in NWA. POP Display & Packaging Structural Design, ArtiosCAD Experience, Kongsberg Cutting table, Adobe Creative Suite. Illustrator, PhotoShop, Cape software. Power Point - Retail Assembly Specifications & Plant Assembly Instructions, ISTA testing knowledge, Multi Vendor Fulfillment Execution, Production Execution, final specifications with materials, dimensional drawings & other specifications ready for manufacturing



Vanguard Companies

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Designer

  • May 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Work with variety of sales people/customers to obtain POP business • Work with variety of sales people/customers to obtain POP business



r-pac International

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Account Manager and Packaging Engineer

  • Feb 2007 - Apr 2012

  • Work with suppliers/customers to obtain packaging business in all major retailers • Provide prompt POP display or sustainable packaging design and production services to internal and external customers • Manage a variety of suppliers packaging needs primarily with Wal-Mart & Sam’s Club packaging and displays. • Communicate with the r-pac HQ in NY, offices in CA, MN & Hong Kong Design and Sales team. • Work with suppliers/customers to obtain packaging business in all major retailers • Provide prompt POP display or sustainable packaging design and production services to internal and external customers • Manage a variety of suppliers packaging needs primarily with Wal-Mart & Sam’s Club packaging and displays. • Communicate with the r-pac HQ in NY, offices in CA, MN & Hong Kong Design and Sales team.



Rock-Tenn Company

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Structural Designer

  • Jul 1999 - Jan 2007

  - Work collaboratively with customers to design packaging and displays for a broad array of products and end-use applications. - Direct a team of four structural designers and worked with designers and sales representatives nation wide on national accounts - Collaborate with domestic and international vendors to see projects from concept through production. - Communicated daily with the graphics team to produce high impact mocked up prototypes for several retailers and customers. - Work collaboratively with customers to design packaging and displays for a broad array of products and end-use applications. - Direct a team of four structural designers and worked with designers and sales representatives nation wide on national accounts - Collaborate with domestic and international vendors to see projects from concept through production. - Communicated daily with the graphics team to produce high impact mocked up prototypes for several retailers and customers.



Love Box Company

• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Structural Design Mgr.

  • Jan 1997 - Jul 1999

  • Designed major greeting card company POP Displays and Signage • Work daily with local sales reps. and customers along with with three other Love Box production facilities and design teams • Managed POP Display and packaging design projects – introduced LBC to Assembly and Fulfillment services • Designed major greeting card company POP Displays and Signage • Work daily with local sales reps. and customers along with with three other Love Box production facilities and design teams • Managed POP Display and packaging design projects – introduced LBC to Assembly and Fulfillment services



Fruit of the Loom, Inc.

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Packaging Engineer

  • 1995 - 1996



CB Displays Inc.

• Winston-Salem NC

• Packaging Engineer / POP Display Design / Sales

  • 1992 - 1995