Todd Tufts

• Brought original and client supplied display ideation into reality through the design and engineering process using sketches, images, engineered drawings, SKU rationalization, renderings and animations.
• Managed China and LATAM productions with remote review and on-site quality control personnel to ensure delivery of approved
productions.
• Worked with factories and on-site quality control personnel to ensure delivery of approved productions, on-time.

• Interfaced with client/agency to establish project scope, conceive creative content and establish deliverable timeline/ requirements.
• Create quote/bid for projects including time, materials,
sub-contractor/vendor elements, installation or logistics.
• Planned, coordinated, and managed marketing program creative elements for signage, vehicle advertising/graphics, web and print
collateral from concept through completion.
• Effectively transitioned design review process into approved
mechanicals for production with in-house/vendor required
specifications in order to meet deadlines.
• Inspired, mentored, and directed employees to facilitate efficient production, applications, and installations.

• Effectively translated creative requests from sales and management to appropriate sources for development.
• Conceptualized, designed, and prototyped point of purchase signage, retail fixtures/merchandisers, and custom promotional items both
individually and as part of a team.
• Consistently delivered on quality controlled mechanicals for domestic and over-seas production.
• Mentored in-house junior design staff (in software use as well as decorating methods for prototypes) and managed outsourced creative.
• Developed easy-to-use instruction sheets in conjunction with R&D and production staff.
• Solved any problems that arose in any phase of development for clients, sales or production in a timely manner.
• Traveled with sales team to illustrate client’s wants/needs on-the-spot.
• Worked with production staff to ensure delivery of spec’d creative element/finishes.

Effectively sold and designed custom signage, vehicle graphics and decorated garments. Trained staff in all aspects of custom signage and graphics production. Purchased materials and secured vendor discounts. Scheduled workflow of in-house and contracted labor for production and installations. Estimated, quoted and invoiced with Quickbooks accounting software. Facilitated all shop promotions and designed all sales collateral. Effectively decorated a wide variety of pre-production prototypes for Crew Design.
Key Achievements:
* Provided translation service of "We the People" into 42 different languages and 1,800 s.f. of cut white vinyl prepared for installation on two floors of the FBI's office in New York, NY
* Created all interior signage for Kent School's Crew Training facility in Kent, CT including faux antique shields & plaques, and hand painted wall graphics.

Efficiently managed all operations including sales, design, site surveys, production, permitting and installations. Purchased all materials and secured generous vendor discounts. Scheduled workflow of in- house and contracted production. Estimated, quoted and invoiced with Quickbooks accounting software. Facilitated all shop promotions and designed all sales collateral. Developed a customer base of 200+ clients throughout Western Connecticut and New York State.
Key Achievements:
* Created signage for James Preston's "Barn Shops" project in Kent, CT in historically accurate techniques using current materials.
* Developed, produced and installed custom wood signage for HELP USA's offices throughout New York's Boroughs.

Designed effective and creative signage of all kinds, as well as vehicle graphics and marketing collateral. Managed shop workflow of client projects from approved designs to installation. Trained staff in all aspects of custom signage and graphics production. Specialized in friendly knowledgeable customer service and client relations.
Key Achievements:
* Increased production from $2-4k weekly to $8-$10K weekly within 6 Months.
* Designed and Implemented New S.A.R. franchise branding in 2000.

Proficiently illustrated pictorials for murals, vehicle graphics, custom signage and garments. Creatively executed all illustration projects using combinations of hand lettering/painting, airbrushing, gilding, etching and small format digital printing. Used quality craftsmanship to finish custom sandblasted and carved wood signage, illuminated/architectural sign panels and vehicle advertising. Efficiently installed all types of interior and exterior signage and graphics when needed. Meticulously surveyed installation locations/vehicles for estimating and design purposes. Specialized in friendly knowledgeable customer service and client relations.
Key Achievements:
• Created many signs that are still in use and looking good today, throughout Portland and across
Southern Maine.