Experience

Sakar International

• United States
• Consumer Electronics
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Packaging Designer

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Responsible for creating packaging designs and production art for Sakar/Vivitar line of products. Prepares Unique print materials, such as product presentation boards, sale sheets & packaging mock-ups for buyer and salesman. Meticulously fallow client brand guidelines to enable brand consistency. Prioritizing graphic workload and effectively coordinates multiple projects. Creating commercially appealing designs with challenging budgets and aggressive turnover timelines. Show less



FOCO

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead Creative Designer

  • Aug 2001 - Jan 2020

  Cultivated professional working relationships with merchandising, marketing, salesdepartments & overseas suppliers.Prepared Unique print materials, including sale sheets and logo designs.Support production of various volumes under tight time constraints.Develop layouts and drawings in compliance with established templates and designstandards.Managed a high volume of projects under tight deadlines using communication and strongorganization and time management skills.Mentored members of the design team, providing guidance and solutions to help generatework on time and within project parameters in addition to helping them grow as designers.Worked closely with license holders to ensure the designs followed all brand guidelines andmet expectations for a marketable product including; HBO, NETFLIX, NFL, MLB, NBA, andothers.Created final technical specification sheets as well as traveling overseas to work directly withthe manufacturers producing both the samples and final products. Kept in constant contactduring production providing status and direction, sample revisions, and approvals. Show less

• Pre-Production Designer

  • Aug 2001 - Jan 2020



The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance

  • Dec 2013 - Jan 2014

  Meticulously fallowed client brand guidelines to enable brand consistency. Provided design concepts & illustrations for seasonal Yankee Candle products. Prioritized graphic workload and effectively coordinated multiple projects. Worked closely with design director to interpret internal concepts into fully fleshed out production ready designs. Meticulously fallowed client brand guidelines to enable brand consistency. Provided design concepts & illustrations for seasonal Yankee Candle products. Prioritized graphic workload and effectively coordinated multiple projects. Worked closely with design director to interpret internal concepts into fully fleshed out production ready designs.