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Art director Duties

Creative & Design

Over 20 years of experience in the graphics field, specializing in illustration and
Design, Art direction and team lead experience.

Experience in Desktop Publishing/Design Illustration utilizing the following software
• Adobe Illustrator	• Adobe Photoshop	• Adobe After Effects	• Microsoft Word
• Mac OS 10.8.3	• Windows OS	• Z-Brush
• Experienced with screen print separations and tech. packs for soft goods and hard good	manufacturing industry.
• Traditional drawing and rendering skills for purposes of proposal art and brain storming	sessions.

Oversee work flow and give direction in accordance with company objectives. To full fill the vision	of the company as well as give input to design problems and find solutions to meet goals in the areas	of Product design, Package Design and Marketing materials.
Work with manufacturing and printers to ensure quality and company standards are met.
File management which includes long term storage as well as Short term storage. To insure that	documents are structured in a manner that enables effective edits.
Product review to trouble shoot short comings not for seen during design process. To make design	adjustments to meet target price point. To find solutions to best meet the expectations of the	consumer as well as company vision.
Over see and jump in to and fill any gaps that maybe lacking in personnel ability's or time restraints.
This includes using programs used during the design process like Adobe illustrator, Photoshop, 3D	soft wear like Z-brush for prototype development. A base skill set that includes traditional drawing	skills for proposal work. As well as a general understanding of screen print, fabric and vinyl  as well	as plastic process materials.
To ensure that supply levels are adequate as well as anticipate any rush of supply's due to project	demands.
Oversee the management of time sheets and record the hours spent week to week and report those	resources to Controller of operations. To report to management any additional resources be granted	in the guise of overtime hours or outside resources to meet project deadlines.
To keep track and archive a database of federal warning labels and disclaimers need to ensure	products meet regulations.
To have an awareness of current trends that may influence our industry.
To engage in a process of research by acquiring competitors' products to help ensure that our	products are up to industry trends and standards as well as to better understand the limitations of our	competitors thinking by a process of reverse engineering which hopefully will give insight to the	design process.

Working in Adobe Illustrator preparing files for screen print and design and Illustration services. Contact person for accounts and responsible for new accounts.

Designer/ Sales

92614 (949) 794 8019
Responsible: for project proposal art, Web Illustrations and graphic design for promotional support materials (flyers, catalogs, Promotional give away items). Animated E-cards. Trade show booth design, TV set design and T-shirt art work. Also worked with vendors to help execute projects.

Lead Illustrator/Designer (Supervisor Chris LaMarca)

92008-7324 (760) 918 6441
Responsible for Proposal Design, Illustration, and Development for new products. Tech packs for manufactures for apparel and product design. Research and watch trends and apply to new product development.  Oversee product development with factory and in-house design team. Meet with marketing team for targeting audiences with in the golf community. Meet with over seas manufactures, review materials and construction of sample products. Revise designs and alternate materials through sample stage of manufacturing. Review products in the field to determine functionality and improvements if needed.

Senior Designer/Illustrator (Supervisor Gerald Kuhtz)

Responsible for Computer Illustration, Conceptual Illustration, Technical Illustration, Architectural Rendering, Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing and Production work.

Senior Designer/Illustrator

Bernard Oliver is an Art director Duties at Kangaroo Manufacturing in Anthem, AZ.

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