Experience

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  International Pet and Animal Transportation Association

  • United States

  • Web Content/Graphic Design Manager/Internal PR - IPATA

    • Nov 2018 - Present
    • United States

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  The Avante Garden

  • Independent Business Owner

    • Jul 2017 - Present

    Art studio and fine art marketplace.

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  Holmesart Creative Services

  • 116B North Rusk - Kilgore, TX By Appointment Only

  • Owner/Creative Director

    • Dec 1987 - Present
    • 116B North Rusk - Kilgore, TX By Appointment Only

    Brand Development, Graphic Design, Pre-Press, Product Design, Project Management from Concept to Completion, E-commerce, Digital Marketing, Web Design, Illustration

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  Painting with a Twist

  • Longview, Texas

  • Instructor

    • Mar 2014 - Feb 2019
    • Longview, Texas

    Instructor for Paint and Sip Acrylic Painting Classes. FUN ART not fine art!

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  Ingersoll Rand

  • Tyler, Texas Area

  • Graphic Design Consultant - Marketing Communications -Residential HVAC & Supply North America

    • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
    • Tyler, Texas Area

    Spearheaded initiatives to achieve business strategy. Maintained and drove brand standards through regional and corporate marketing channels for American Standard, Trane and Trane Supply. Established and followed standard work procedures for field marketing requests. Influenced and re-imagined the internal corporate, bi-weekly newsletter, created WordPress blogs and Micro-sites while forging new email marketing templates for regional store communications nationwide. Developed, created and maintained the company’s online assets and digital marketing programs. Handled lead generation through CRM systems and analytics. Utilized graphic design skills to translate marketing efforts from the sales force, project and product managers, and national marketing programs into print and digital collateral. Supported SBU strategies with communications and digital marketing for special projects web graphics and project management.

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  Boat Hoist USA

  • Longview, Texas

  • Contracted Marketing Director

    • Jan 2008 - Jul 2017
    • Longview, Texas

    Brand development, retail product packaging, social media marketing, web site traffic growth, seo management, ecommerce, analytics, advertising and marketing and retail program development.

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  Forbes & Butler Visual Communications

  • Graphic Designer

    • Jul 2000 - Sep 2001

    Graphic design and illustration.

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  Hudson Printing and Graphic Design

  • Lead Designer

    • Dec 1992 - 2000

    Graphic design, art direction, copywriting, proofreading and editing.

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  Ark-La-Tex Color Lab

  • Photography

    • 1980 - 1991

    Art director and production art supervisor.