Graphic Designer Design

CAREER SUMMARY

Graphic design professional with over 25 years experience in the field of graphic design technology and advertising. Expertise expanded to roles of creative leadership over the last 9 years at HD Supply FM, an industrial distributor of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products successful ranked within the Fortune 500. Oversaw and increased ROI on several industry specific campaigns during the 13 year HD Supply FM career path while managing, mentoring and supporting an in-house graphic design team.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Creative leadership

• Creative problem solving

• Right-sizing projects according to scope of work

• Strategy & planning

• Original vector art creation

• Hiring design staff & recruiting temp staff

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Contributed to HD Supply FM's quarterly net income

of $733M, a 6.9% year-over-year gain.

• Contributed to 275% sales growth within HD Supply FM's

sustainability segment, from $80M to $300M, representing 150%

of category sales plan and 110% of average growth across all categories.

• Reduced dependency of contract labor and leveraged expense through

sustainable repeatable processes by $100K (53%) with the implementation

of Workamajig and eProofing.

EXPERIENCE

2/09 – 6/15 DESIGN SUPERVISOR – HD SUPPLY FM, SAN DIEGO, CA

Oversaw design, creative direction, branding and photography for the business-to-business core direct mail, print media, social media and tradeshow graphics. Focused on maintaining industry standards/corporate identity targeting the multifamily, hospitality, commercial, government and sustainability segments of the business.

• Project management

• Project scheduling

• Social media supervision

• Oversaw deadlines

• 3D graphics

• Distinct digital designs

• Mentored/collaborated

• Tradeshow graphics

• Social media contests

1/06 – 2/09 SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER – HD SUPPLY FM, SAN DIEGO, CA

Oversaw the design/designers inclusive to the multifamily core direct mail campaigns.

• Mentored/collaborated

• Ensured deadlines goals

• Traffic management

4/03 – 1/06 GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PRODUCTION ARTIST – HD SUPPLY FM, SAN DIEGO, CA

Creative geared towards the multifamily, hospitality, commercial & government industries.

• Catalog cover designs

• Catalogs/layout design

• Flyers/advertisements

• Postcard/brochures

• Logo/icon/illustration

• Tradeshow graphics

8/02 – 4/03 GRAPHIC DESIGN TEMP – HD SUPPLY FM, SAN DIEGO, CA (AQUENT/VITAMIN T)

8/97 – 5/02 GRAPHIC DESIGNER – EVERGLADES DIRECT (FORMERLY G. NEIL), SUNRISE, FL

Creative geared towards the industry of compliance/human resources within businesses.

• Catalog cover designs

• Catalogs/layout design

• Logo/icon/illustration

• Product design

• Personalized products

• 3D graphics

6/94 – 7/97 GRAPHIC DESIGNER – ATLAS PEN & PENCIL CORP., HOLLYWOOD, FL

Creative geared towards the fields of education, souvenirs and novelties.

• Personalized products

• Artwork/logos for silkscreen

• Packaging designs

• Print advertisements

• Catalogs/layout design

• 3D graphics

EDUCATION 8/87 – 12/89

MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE, MIAMI, FL

Graduated with an Associate in Science Degree in Graphic Design Technology.

• Graduated with a 3.55 GPA

• Interned at Metro-Dade County for two semesters

TECHNOLOGY

• Adobe Creative Suite - InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop

• Microsoft Office - Excel, Word & PowerPoint

• Adobe Dimensions (3D)

• Preflight/FlightCheck

• Workamajig (Cloud-Based)

• Keynote

• Proofing via Acrobat

• Sketch/InVision (UI Design)

• B. Media/MediaBank

• Oracle

REFERENCES

• Jeff Nichols – 858-***-****

• Evan Matzen – 858-***-****

• Pilar Wildey – 619-***-****

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