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Freelance Graphic Designer
Desert Cactus
United States
Jul 2022 - Present (1 year 9 months)
Graphic Designer for a direct-to-consumer product company. Created original designs, design modifications, and production-ready art for hundreds of products under the following licenses: 700+ colleges and universities, Greek, Divine 9, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Authentic Brands (Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe), Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, Premier Leagues, NBA, NHL, Scholastic properties, multiple Hasbro properties, Cuphead, Gumby, Blondie, Beetle Bailey, Flash Gordon, Pan Am, Pepsi, Mountain Dew and many more.
Licensed product designs included: vinyl stickers, magnets, badge reels, bottle openers, pins, flags, garden flags, house flags, posters, license plate frames, key chains, luggage tags, lanyards, party invites, Thank You notes, Amazon Merch, neck ties, and packaging designs for most products. Also designed various art for the company's website, including: banners, and Amazon A+ Content.
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Freelance, Consultant
Chicago, IL
Nov 2011 - Present (12 years 5 months)
Award-winning inventor and consumer products design consultant providing product concepts, brainstorming, innovation, design; design problem-solving; creative strategy; branding - logo design, packaging design, marketing materials; copywriting and presentations for small start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite - Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Microsoft programs.
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Consultant
Collingwood, ON
2020 - 2020
Art directed and project managed the design of 80+ kids' masks for Makin' Faces masks; created logo design, packaging designs and CDU designs for each themed mask series.
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Consultant
Chicago, IL
2020 - 2020
6-month contract as a creative consultant for Yowie. I researched, created, and presented innovative product concepts for candy collections and new business opportunities.
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Consultant
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
One-year consulting contract with Creata, working on creative strategy, toy collections and calendar planning for Global and Japan McDonald's Happy Meal programs.
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Consultant: Director of Product Development and Licensing
THE PRODUCT GREENHOUSE
Chicago, IL
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
One-year contract with The Product Greenhouse. TPG is a consumer product development and manufacturing firm working with small to mid-sized clients and companies. As the Director of Product Development and Licensing, I consulted for TPG for one-year, managing the MindWare, FatBrain, and New Business accounts, and leading the team in brainstorms and the creation of in-house toy and game inventions. New client business I brought to the company included: BuzzFeed Product Labs, Gnu Games, The Comfort Company, Inc.
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Designer - Creative Product Group VP/Lead
THE MARKETING STORE
Lombard, IL
1995 - 2012 (17 years)
The Marketing Store is a global promotional marketing agency creating business solutions for QSR, cereal partners, retail, events, and interactive. As head of the Creative Product Group, I led a team of Creative Directors, Product Illustrators, Graphic Designers and Industrial Designers in the design and development of global Happy Meal toy programs and New Business opportunities.
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Art Director
Barrington, IL
1992 - 1995 (3 years)
Art Director for manufacturer of consumer gift products and packaging solutions.
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Toy Designer
Chicago, IL
1989 - 1992 (3 years)
Toy and Game Designer at the premier toy design and development studio in Chicago.