Industrial and graphic designer in point of purchase (POP), point of sale, displays, retail design.

Kathy Schmidt

New Berlin, WI

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More than 20 years experience serving as a lead designer, delivering value in both industrial and graphic design capacities.

From POP to custom display/trade show/retail installations, my concepts sell and my production is collaborative, on-time and on-budget.

Skills:

sketching and 3D modeling techniques

traditional and digital rendering processes

graphic development

screen pre-press and production art

animation and time based media production

varied construction methods

retail and fixture design

Structural engineering CAD drawing

logo design

Software:

3DS Max

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Lightwave 3D

Form Z

Solidworks

ArtiosCAD

View my other portfolio at

kschmidt1designs.wordpress.com/
Education
- BFA BFA - Graphic Design
  
  University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Experience
- Lead Designer
  
  Point Creative LLC
  
  Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 6 months)
  
  With over 20 years of experience in the point of purchase industry as a lead designer, I specialize in industrial and graphic design. From captivating POP displays, custom trade shows, and retail installations, my concepts sell, and my production is collaborative, on-time and on-budget. I take pride in consistently delivering value through designs that capture the attention of the intended audience.
- Senior Designer
  
  Process Retail Group
  
  New Berlin, WI
  
  Oct 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 2 months)
  
  Creation and development of permanent design solutions, point of purchase displays for Fortune 500 companies including merchandising systems, video demonstrators, signage, kiosks and store fixtures, and store environments. Animation, 3D Modeling, Production Art, Graphic development, Exhibit trade show booth design.
- Senior Display Designer
  
  RR Donnelley
  
  Cudahy, WI
  
  Oct 2021 - Aug 2022 (10 months)
  
  Graphic and structural design development of temporary and semi permanent display and signage solutions for retail market.
- Senior Display Designer
  
  Quad - In-store (Tempt)
  
  New Berlin, WI
  
  Nov 2013 - Oct 2021 (7 years 11 months)
  
  Graphic and structural design development of temporary and semi permanent display and signage solutions for retail market.
- Industrial / Display & Graphic Designer
  
  Process Retail Group, Inc.
  
  Aug 2004 - Aug 2013 (9 years)
  
  Creation and development of permanent design solutions, point of purchase displays for Fortune 500 companies including merchandising systems, video demonstrators, signage, kiosks and store fixtures, and store environments. Animation, 3D Modeling, Production Art, Graphic development, Exhibit trade show booth design.
- Display Designer
  
  Array Marketing / KCS Industries
  
  Jun 1999 - Aug 2004 (5 years 2 months)
  
  Permanent Point of Purchase display design. Including merchandising systems, illuminated and non illuminated signs. Also did production art, and graphic development.
Industries
- POP / Visual Merchandising
- Retail
Skills
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