Ryan Muraro

Have worked on various projects on a Freelance basis. Projects have ranged from Logo Packages to Advertising Work to full Identity Construction. Clients designed for include:
. Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
. Abby's Angels Breast Cancer Awareness
. Badgers for Boobies Breast Cancer Benefit
. Wichita Thunder (CHL)
. Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
. World Table Hockey Association
. LRG/NC State
. SouthPoint Fellowship

Worked as part of Eastbayʼs rapidly-expanding Team Sales division doing Embroidery and Screenprinting design work for hundreds of diverse clients. Primary duties included Production Focused Design, Creative Design, Embroidery/ Screen Printing Set-Up, Order Handling, Client/Representative Communication, and Training. Was selected to test several new processes to try and expedite order turn-around times and improve customer satisfaction as well

Acted as the assistant to the Helix brandʼs lead designer. Duties included (but were not limited to) Concept Generation, Pattern/Trim Development, Color/Trend Researching, Presentation Building, Flat Sketching, Technical Production Files, and Trend/Division Meetings

Primary designer on several overflow projects (Initial Ideation, Concept Refinement, Solidworks Modeling) as well as working on primary projects (Solidworks). Hired through a recruiter on a contract basis, and when the recruiter's relationship with Collins Design was terminated, my contract was as well.

Designed a skinsuit for Philip Brojaka of the United Kingdom, then was asked to complete designs for several other teams. Worked with every part of the design chain (client to producer) with much of the communication occurring via e-mail with management/factories in the Netherlands. Also produced designs for Charlie Mahoney of the US outside of duties at Sport Navigator

Worked on a broad spectrum of projects doing various in-house work as well as initial sketching, refinement illustrations, model making, trend research, presentation building, client meetings and brainstorming sessions.