Name: Manuel B. Velazquez

***** ******** ***** #**

Tomball, Texas 77375

713-***-**** (cell)

email: acub4b@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

Sr. Design / Project Management professional with a wide range of Graphic Design, Industrial Design and Digital Imaging skills as related to Print, Web, Signage, Marketing, Advertising (ads, wide format, billboard), Tradeshows and Product Design. Technology savvy and proficient in Social Media Marketing and internet marketing.

Manage Design and Production of Corporate Branding projects, sales presentations and develop project quotes and budgets. Experience as Art Director, Marketing Director, Creative Director, Technical Coordinator and Production Manager capacities within different Companies/Ventures. Versed in latest technology and production techniques, allowing creativity and profitability to co-exist.

Looking for opportunities to form lasting alliances. Career oriented and enterprising, entrepreneurial in nature, I’m open to possibilities.

Recent Design Projects Portfolio:

http://be.net/metaserph

Manny Velazquez @ LinkedIn

Additional Honors & Awards

I.D., Magazine of International Design "New and Notable", "Trianna" table furniture design, Sept./1990. Most recent headline shows: Synergy / Alpha to Omega, Designfish One, Two / Designfish, AIA Meeting the Future NOW Gala.

Certifications:

Jr. Olympic Bowling Coach

Emerald Bowl, Houston Texas, License # 96102245

October 1996 – Present

Experience:

Marketing Dir. / Industrial Design Dir., Omni12 Lighting Technologies / 2014-

December 2014 – Present, Houston, Texas Area

Direct Branding, Marketing, Social Media, New Product Design. Worldwide Mfg./ Distribution of Lighting Products for Automotive, Industrial Marine and Commercial market. Creative, Design, Implementation. Projects included website design (ongoing), packaging design, advertising design, tradeshow design, product design/engineering. Managed Sales, customer recovery, sales reports, metrics.

Art Director/ Design Manager, Humble Sign Co. / 2011-2014

Direct creative, design and production of signage packages for all size businesses.

Customer service, quotes, estimates and installations coordination of signage,

vehicle wraps, corporate branding programs. Manage all vendor interactions for

production. Direct social marketing functions for company.

Clients: Saltgrass, NOVA Medical Centers, Money Mart Pawn, Popeye’s

Digital Production Mgr., Signarama-Humble / 2010-2011

Direct creative, design and production of signage packages for all size businesses.

Customer service, quotes, estimates and installations coordination of signage,

vehicle wraps, corporate branding programs. Coordinate all vendor interactions for

production. Direct social marketing functions for company.

Clients: HEB, Café DuBois, Verizon, Houston Motor Speedway, Las Morenitas

Branding Management Consult – Wide Format Digital Imaging / 2006-2010

Initiate creative design, production design and production/install management of

projects for various sign companies in the Houston area, including main signage,

vehicle graphics, tradeshow graphics, catalogs, marketing materials, corporate

branding. Manage direction and coordinate with client’s staff to achieve results.

Manage Online Media marketing.

Clients: Verizon Wireless,Global Signworks, Digital Fusion, Discount Copy, Signtex

Imaging

Digital Imaging Dir. / Partner, IDEA Digital, Tomball / 2003-2006

Creative design, sales and management of digital print production shop for branding

projects including tradeshow graphics, vehicle wraps, signage, print projects.

Create and manage internet presence. Clients: Houston Astros, American Rodsmith,

Global Banners, Magnolia Signsource, Signtex Imaging

Prepress Tech. Lead, Signtex Imaging, Inc., Tomball / 2003 (Contract)

Production and Creative Design Management of large format and billboard projects for corporate clients nationwide, manage team of 4 technicians, manage special projects

Industrial Designer, Privately Funded Enterprise, Houston / 2002-2003

Direct marketing and creative design of privately funded venture including research,

production, retail distribution efforts. Create and maintain online marketing content.

Prepress Director, Signtex Imaging, Inc., Tomball / 1998-2001

Manage a team of 7 technicians and production of large format and billboards for

Nationwide clients like Apple Computer, Telemundo, Levi’s Jeans, Kinko’s and others

Sr. Industrial Designer, Pauluhn Electric Mfg. Co.,Inc., Pearland / 1991-1997

Develop and manage marketing and creative for worldwide operations, corporate

branding, tradeshows, catalog and sales support, technical support company-wide

Helped company grow from 10mil per year to 20mil per year within 6 years. Named by

Maritime Reporter, industry leading publication as influencer in the industry marketing

Technical Graphics Coordinator, Douglas Harding Group, Houston / 1990-1991

Sr. Design position overseeing technical design and production for environmental

graphics projects and branding programs working with worldwide clients. Notables;

American General, Euro Disney, San Jacinto Monument & Museum, Texas Medical

Center, Methodist Hospital

Design Consult, I.D.E.A., Houston / 1988-90 – Field manager for Fina Oil’s image conversion program in Minn., consultancy for technical graphics projects, corporate branding

Industrial Designer, Koch & Lowy, N.Y., N.Y. / 1987

Product design & engineering for lighting fixtures and furniture manufacturer on a

world-wide market.

Sr. Designer, Signs & Decals, L.I.C., N.Y. / 1985-86

Industrial design of dimensional signage for special projects

Sr. Project Designer, Plasteco,Inc., Houston / 1983-85

Design & engineering of skylight systems, extrusioin design, systems design

Sr. Designer, Engineering Assoc., P.R. / 1980-83

Lead team of 12 in the design and engineering of communications projects

Industrial Designer, Industrial Chemicals, P.R. / 1975-80

Team member to design and build a sulphuric acid plant in Puerto Rico, the facilities

still exist and the company has become a leading provider of industrial manufacturing

chemicals

Skills: Great communication skills, the capacity to lead and work as a team member in achieving corporate goals. Social Media Marketing experience, SEO knowledge. Good understanding and competence in the process of two & three-dimensional design in a digital computer environment. Project and P/L management skills in product and graphics design. Creative design direction in both product & graphics design. Macintosh literacy in design software, equipment spec's, installation, networking set-up and trouble-shooting. Advanced user level in Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress. Good working knowledge in Microsoft Office and Filemaker Pro. Good understanding of 3-D modeling and rendering software. Competency in the printing and production process, pre-press & color separations, color trapping, press checks advertising & marketing, media placement and coordination and digital photography. Knowledge of manufacturing processes, machining, stamping, welding & soldering, castings, extrusions, plastics molding. Conceptual design, production design & drafting.

Education: Vocational School for Industrial Arts, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.

Industrial Design / 1973-1975

Furniture Design / 1972-1974

Projects:

ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS PROGRAMS:

Fina Oil Image Improvement Program / Dallas, Houston, Minnesota

Mon-Bac Realty / New York, N.Y.

Howard Johnson Hotels / Florida

Saudi-American Bank / Saudi Arabia

Redstone Rocket Building, / L.I.C., N.Y.

Buffalo Transit Authority, / Buffalo, N.Y.

Tramell-Crow Properties / Houston

San Jacinto Monument & Museum / La Porte,Texas

Cinco Ranch Development / Houston

Arbor Circle / Parsippany, N.J.

St. Lukeís Episcopal Hospital / Houston

Texas Children's Hospital / Houston

American General / Houston

St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts / St. Louis,MO.

ACA-Joe / N.Y.

Furniture & Lighting Design, Koch & Lowy / L.I.C.,N.Y.

Exhibit Design, A.I.A. / Houston

Signage & Exhibit Products, Fina Oil / Houston, Dallas, Minnesota

Signage Products, St. Louis Museum / St. Louis, MO.

EXHIBIT DESIGN:

Pauluhn Electric Mfg. Co.,Inc. / Tradeshow booth & graphics

Mega International Summermarket / Houston

Designfish First showing / Houston

Koch & Lowy, Lightingworld International / New York,N.Y.

Alpha to Omega Art Gallery, Synergy show / Houston

A.I.A. Meeting the Future NOW! / Houston

C.A.C.H. Multi-cultural Arts Exhibit / Houston

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROGRAMS:

Advertising Design, Pauluhn Electric / Pearland,TX

Corporate Image Design,Pauluhn Electric / Pearland

Catalog Design & Production, Pauluhn Electric / Pearland

Brochures Design, Pauluhn Electric / Pearland

Lighting & Furniture Design, NUVO Designs / Houston

Signage & Exhibit Products, Fina Oil / Houston, Dallas, Minnesota

Lighting design, Sonneman Design Group / L.I.C.,N.Y.

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