Experience
Art Director • Designer • Illustrator 2009
Present VCO Design, Inc. • Minneapolis, MN
I work both on-site and remotely for clients in a variety of capacities. I inject years of experience, knowledge and creative skills to all aspects of a project or campaign. When you require direction, design, and production... I deliver.
Project Areas
• B2B and B2C Campaigns • Business Branding • Info-Graphics
• Medical and Technical/Illustration • Copy-writing/Editing
• Web Sites/E-Marketing • Package Design • POP Displays
• Signage • Photo-retouching • Trade Shows • Retail Illustration
Clients Include:
• General Mills • Medtronic • Rosie’s Coffee Roasting Co.• Cushman & Wakefield
• Polywater • Polaris • Arctic Cat • Lube Tech • St. Jude Medical • Pillsbury
• EMC Schools • Boston Scientific • MainStay Medical • Miami Instruments
• StoneArch Agency • Blu Dot • Alive Communications • Denali Medical
• Elliott Law Offices • Everest Medica • Finnesse Partners • Admedus Medical
• Gopher Sports • Paradigm Education • Terumo Medical • Relievant Medical
Sr. Designer • Sr. Medical Illustrator 2000
2009 Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, MN
• Lead department revenue generator 5 straight years
• Corporate-wide art direction and design
• Established corporate illustration brand standards
• Established corporate visual brand standards
• Managed outside contract resources
• Supervised photo-shoot sessions
• Performed detailed photo retouching
Art Director • Designer • Studio Manager 1998 - 2000
McCracken Brooks Agency Minneapolis, MN
Creative studio manager
File structure management.
Software practices and training. B2B and B2C art direction and design.
Package and in-store display design.
Art Director • 1997 - 1998
General Mills Minneapolis, MN
Marketing driven art direction and design.
Product placement research
Package design. Photo-shoot director.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science University of South Dakota 1993 Major Mass Communication Minor Fine Art