Manager Design
Resume:
PO Box ***7
Frisco, CO 80443
abi9kt@r.postjobfree.com
www.bridgewaterdesigninc.com
E D U C A T I O N
BFA: Northern Illinois University / comprehensive design
Oxford University / design history
NIU MFA Program / design management
O B J E C T I V E
To become part of a larger organization where I can share
my experience as a designer/manager and contribute to the
bottom line.
E X P E R I E N C E
Branding, B2B/B2C communications, annual reports, packaging,
product development, new media and promotion.
Involvement from marketing/positioning, design concept to
final production - US and abroad - as well client contact,
staff hiring/supervision and project billing.
Intrawest / creative services manager
Bridgewater Design, Inc./ creative director, owner
Pentagraph / creative director
Impact: FCB True North / senior designer
Moonink / designer
2.4
P R O J E C T H I G H L I G H T S
Crate and Barrel: Product Development
-home d cor trends applied to textiles, glass,
rugs, tabletop.
SEARS: Department Restaging
-redesign of paint department including packaging
[300 skus], standards and merchandising introducing
icons and color coding to facilitate the purchase.
Salton Housewares, Inc:
Corporate Communications
-annual review and positioning of company for the design
of their annual report transforming it from a 2/c, 24
page document [1986] to 5/c 42+ pages [2000 - 06].
Packaging
-branding and packaging structure/graphics
Allstate Insurance Company: Corporate Branding
-redesign of Allstate identity brand mark and global brand
architecture, graphic-tone/manner-signage standards,
print communications, interactive kiosk & intranet site.
-design of Encompass Insurance brand mark, standards and
print communications.
IRIS, USA: Lifestyle Brand Revitalization
-revised product architecture, packaging, catalogues, POP,
product design and color trends.
William Wrigley Jr. Company: Annual Report
-responsible for the evolution of the annual report since
1996 as well as the design of their employee magazine and
other corporate print materials.
Intrawest Colorado: Design Processes
-introduced design management processes to the internal
creative department to increase productivity, managed all
print projects between the marketing department and the
designers, established a user friendly asset site.
3.4
O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
American Marketing Association
American Center for Design
Color Marketing Group
NIU Advisory Board
SHOPA (school home office products association)
WBEC (women business executive council)
Ten Mile Planning Commission [summit county, co]
R E F E R E N C E S
More references are available upon request.
Sandford Bredine
Associate Director, Marketing Communications Program
IIT Stuart Graduate School of Business / Chicago
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Ram Mikulas
Intrawest / Marketing Operations Manager [former]
abi9kt@r.postjobfree.com
4.4
C L I E N T S S E R V E D [partial list]
Corporate Allstate Insurance Company
AMA - American Medical Association
Bulgarian American Enterprise Fund
Encompass Insurance
Federal Reserve Bank
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
IRI - Information Resources Inc.
William Wrigley Jr Company
Food Jennie-O
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc [Fisher nuts]
Keebler
Kronos Foods
Kelloggs
Ralston
School / Office Boise
GBC - General Binding Corporation
Hedstrom
MeadWestvaco
Staples
House / Hardware Copco
Corning
Culligan
DowBrands
Iris, USA
SEARS
ZipPak
Product Development / Fashion
Bell Helmet
Crate & Barrel
Design Design
Hallmark
Hanes
Isis
Ibex
Kimberly Clark
Macy's
Solo Cup Company
Tommy Bahama
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