chuck yager
**** ****** ******, **********, **. 45042 . 513-***-**** .
abmzh0@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Looking for a position that will allow me to use my familiarity with
industrial design as well as project management experience.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Platforms: Mac OSX and Windows
Applications: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook),
Adobe CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge), Adobe Acrobat
and Designer, SolidWorks (5+ years, e-drawings, Bill of Materials),
Form Z. Some Flash and Dreamweaver.
EXPERIENCE
Consortium Companies Inc.
06/2003 - Present
Graphic / Industrial Designer
Worked with both display (temporary, semi and permanent) and packaging
design.
Developed display components from initial concepts, to prototypes and
all the way to production.
Coordinated with vendors and manufacturers including metal
fabricators, thermoformers, injection molding, wood fabricating and
model shops.
Created concept sketches and computer renderings of displays for P&G,
KAO Brands, Johnson and Johnson, Kraft, Nestle, Diagio, Chiquita etc.
Created presentations for perspective clients, forms for internal use
and developed artwork for preliminary designs.
Presented with POP Design of the Times award for the Chiquita Wave
Display
Familiar with printing processes (Digital, Litho, Flexo etc.) and set-
ups.
Ohio Army National Guard
09/1998 - 07/2007
Company Commander / Project Manager
Planned, coordinated and executed state regulated training for 200+
soldiers (in one year increments) in order to meet Ohio Army National
Guard required standards.
Managed the operations of 20 million dollars of state assigned
equipment - the most of any unit in the state of Ohio. This involved
constantly tracking the status of each piece and keeping it up to
standard.
Managed and maintained over 15 staff office positions.
Responsible for the combat readiness, health, welfare, morale, and
accountability of 40 soldiers, twenty plus vehicles, and associated
equipment valued in excess of $7,500,000 as a platoon leader while
stationed in Iraq in 2003 - 2004.
Developed presentations and communication pieces for higher command to
detail the accounts of my unit for the year.
EDUCATION
Shawnee State University, Bachelor of Graphic Design
2003
Shawnee State University, Associate in Computer Aided Drafting and
Design (CADD) 2003
Designer of the Year in the Visualist Track, Who's Who Recipient,
Dean's List, Member of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society,
Member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, President Greek Council.
ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES
My time in the military required me to have a strong attention to
detail. Most of the work was done on my own time, which required me to
be well organized. It also developed my problem solving skills due to
the fact that I was required to manage many tasks at the same time.