Skills: (mac & pc/windows)

Experience

Freelance Designer, Austin, TX / Washington, DC / Richmond, VA
Graphic Designer for packaging
August 2001 – Present

• direct and design artwork for promotional packaging, trade show materials, logos, book covers, brochures, invitations and catalogs for numerous clients
• art direct both print and online projects
• create illustrations and collages
• design/create information architecture and production of web sites using Dreamweaver
• edit video and produced DVDs

Whole Foods Market , Austin, TX
Senior Packaging Designer / Art Director / Project Manager
November 2005 – June 2009

• designed packaging in a variety of categories for the Whole Foods Market high end and value brands
• responsible for strategy and implementation of the redesign and design standards for the WFM private label brands.
• responsible for testing and troubleshooting early prototypes of design related stages of product life cycle
• liaison with printers all over the world
• art directed photoshoots with photographers and stylists
• managed projects assigned to freelance designers and illustrators

Advertising Agency, Richmond, VA
Graphic Designer / Art Director / Project Manager
October 2004 – August 2005

• art directed and designed a variety of print and electronic collateral materials including marketing brochures, print advertisements, product packaging, trade show  displays, web graphics and slide show presentations
• project manager and designer for core clients such as Genworth Financial and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield while maintaining corporate graphic standards
• provided design support for web developers
• project managed freelance designers and illustrators

Freelance Designer, Columbus, OH and Richmond, VA
May 2002 - Sept. 2004

• see above

Publishing Group, Washington, DC
Book Jacket Designer
March 2001 - April 2002

• designer/art director for covers and dustjackets on non-fiction books
• redesigned web site for subsidiary publishing group
• project managed freelance designers

Internet Marketing Research Firm, Austin, TX
Graphic Designer
April 2000 - Oct 2000

• designed collateral pieces for a marketing research firm targeting high-tech and internet companies
• created artwork for direct mail pieces, posters, packaging, trade show booth displays and animated
• developed flash movies for the web and for interactive cds

Service Provider, Austin, TX
Graphic Designer/Commercial Computer Services Manager
October 1995 - August 1997 and June 1998 - April 2000

• worked in a special division that was created to design for high-end clients; success of division resulted in company being repositioned for high-end clients
• responsible for commercial computer services department
• managed new equipment installation and in-store training

Computer Services Consultant
• performed typesetting, formatting and editing for retail customers

Magazine Production Company, Austin, TX
Art Director/Ad Traffic Manager
September 1997 - May 1998

• designed layout for three national and international magazines
• created illustrations for covers and magazine story artwork