Jun 2014 — Now
Creative Director and Owner · C2 designers
Owner of a lean design team specializing in branding, Art Direction, Creative Direction, Product Packaging, Display Design, Advertising, Marketing and Photo Art Direction.
PARTIAL CLIENT LIST:
Dermatology Associates of Seattle, USMAL West Point, Rod Dixon’s KiDS MARATHON, Seymour Duncan, Adville-USA Ad Agency, Levit Agency, Eaton, Speed Tactics, Ironwood Vision Center, Northside Vision, Famous Amadeus Pizza in NYC, Mik's Pizza, State Apparel, Mayhew Steel Products, CALUCO Outdoor Furniture, Southern California Viper Club, and more.
Oct 2014 — Dec 2014
Part-Time Freelance Designer working on product booklets, packaging graphics for various guitar pickups, pedals and retouching product images.
May 2013 — Jun 2014
Art Director · Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics
• Passionately developed brand assets through new product photography, packaging and print shoots to help marketing expand the brands voice through various channels like social media, website, T.V., events, trade shows and print.
• Created the new positioning tagline “THE FOUNDATION OF BEAUTY”
• Lead the charge for creating a new flagship make-up display and countertop display units.
?The large flagship display made it's debut to distributors in Italy in 2014.
• Developed NEW innovative packaging design for tired products which resulted in positive new possibilities for creating sales opportunities in different seasons.
• Created their new sleek custom made Distributor Kit to introduce buyers to new product launches and samples of what's to come in the calendar year.
Jan 2000 — Apr 2013
Senior Graphic Designer · KSWISS footwear
• Lead designer for 15 years.
• Designed new K-SWISS brand identity in 1999 including logo, footwear packaging, marketing materials and prepared files for offset printing, websites, apparel, embossing and woven labels resulting in a unified brand image
• Creative and Art Direction of print advertising for Tennis, Running, Training and Lifestyle
• Designed national in-store Jillian Michaels campaign and all it’s components resulting in driving customers into 400 Lady Foot Locker stores
• Art directed photography for tennis ads with athletes also lifestyle, footwear and apparel images for use in catalogs, web trade shows and more
Jul 1998 — Jan 2000
Graphic Designer · KSWISS footwear
• Designed all of the K-SWISS brand identity system including the full color 3D shield, packaging, hang tags, and more in order to create unified brand image throughout the company various touch points.
• Art director of photography for print ads, apparel catalogs and streamlined the entire development process for more efficiency
• In charge of creating all the marketing materials and to develop tag lines for campaigns
Aug 1997 — May 1998
Graphic Designer · Silverander Communication
Supported the Art Director and Senior Graphic Designer with layouts, concepts, clipping paths and photo shoot, design and color retouching.
Jun 1997 — Aug 1997
Freelance Designer · Ahlman & Associates
Freelance designer: Designed pharmaceutical labels, ads and one sheets.
Mar 1997 — May 1997
Freelance Graphic Designer · Sebastian International
Haircare logo concepts for laminates line.
Video tutorial packaging
Event invitations
Graphic design
