Creative Super Genius
Industrial designer ( that's a generalized specialist!!! ) by training who can sketch, render, create packaging, display & products as well as help you define markets & marketing opportunities! Brainstorming and lead teams to a better finished product than any individual can produce. Come on, give me a challenge... it will be awesome! Cheers, John
Resume
Pohlig Bros. 11-06 thru present Richmond, Virginia
Manager of Sales & Design Development
Create a new base of clients for Marketing-at Retail and evolve current clientele into new arenas from sales, design & marketing perspectives. Assist current sales force using my extensive background in marketing, design & sales.
Utilize my skills in presentations and conceptual capabilities (hand sketching as well as 3-D capabilities) in all Marketing at-Retail needs for our clients.
Work on or with clients internal or external agencies to help create marketing programs that are cohesive to the brand and marketing objectives through all phases.
Smurfit-Stone Display 4/90 thru 7/06 Richmond, Virginia
Director of Creative Services
- 35 OMA awards/16 DOT awards (combination solo & team efforts)
- Over 10 sales/design offices & clientele coast to coast
- Worked with 80+ creatives as Creative Director
- Headed up large scale projects such as new product launches
- Targeting new client development and strategies
- Training and support for internal as well clients:
Sales - Design - Marketing - Purchasing - Brand Management
- Received the Chairman's Award for Team Excellence (Stone)
- Created division identity (Stone Display Group) including all logo
development, advertising, and exhibit spaces.
- Created/implemented/reviewed marketing programs select clientele
- Managed 10 creatives within the department as Design Manager
- Local studio achieved 39 OMA, 14 DOT awards as design manager
PCA - Display Group 1/89 thru 4/91 Burlington, Wisconsin
Point-of-Purchase Display Designer
- Conceptual designing in marker renderings & ideation sketches
- Snack food, cosmetics and the beverage industries focused
- Full scale comps and scaled models
Additional
Member of POPAI since 1988 - chaired and sat on several comittees
University on the Web broadcast for POPAI with John Pender - 2004
Judge at Globalshop for POPAI for last 5 years including DOY judging
Attend training events - sales/marketing/design (complete listing available)
Location
Richmond, VA
Specialties
- Packaging
- 3-D Modeling
- Point of Purchase
Experience
20+ yearsAwards
Over 50 POP Industry Award: Including OMA's & DOT's of all colors and one DOY SSCC Chairman Award of Excellence Ranked 3rd in Nation for Snow Sculpting 1st Place with work Fantasy Football 2 years running!!! ...shot a great round at Whistling Straights last year...
Affiliations
In-Store Marketing Institute/POPAI/CMA/IDSA
