Sean Lafferty
Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer · COAL Headwear
Seattle, WA
In My Own Words
A multidisciplinary artist, designer, writer, and creative with a wide range of skills and experiences including organizational, interpersonal, teaching, and leadership skills bolstered by hard skills such as illustration, design, fabrication, screen printing, and writing. Understands and communicates with others from different backgrounds or with different viewpoints - a skillset that works particularly well in organizational/facilitative roles, design, and illustration. Fundamental abilities are learning, synthesis, and execution which provide the capability to gain other new skills quickly and make connections across seemingly disparate fields of information or pursuit. This unique combination allows an uncommon perspective which can often be uses to provide new, interesting, and effective ideas or solutions to problems.
Work Experience
Graphic Designer/Product Coordinator
COAL Headwear2022 – Present
-Work with a variety of clients to design custom headwear under Coal's Custom Headwear Division -Work with factories and teammates to facilitate their production.
Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer
Iam A Freelancer2012 – Present
-Shown visual art in galleries and art spaces in Seattle, Portland, and London -Designed logo, topsheet graphic, and wholesale catalog for Mt Hood based Habitual Snowboards -Collaborated on t-shirt graphic with LA based custom streetwear company, Royal Villains -Designed commemorative gig poster for band Monsterwatch playing at Timbrrr! Fest in Leavenworth, WA -Assisted on mural installations for artists Electric Coffin and Ethan Murrow -Continue to provide graphic design and illustration work to FairVote Washington - a nonpartisan ranked choice voting advocacy organization
Warranty and Customer Service Representative
C32022 – 2022
-Helped Organize warranty and customer support parts storage -Helped streamline warranty and support parts request and response processes -Covered for warranty manager when out of office, town, state, or country -Helped put together warranty and customer service parts order for 22/23 season -Received, evaluated, and responded to warranty requests for Capita snowboards and Union bindings; provide technical and other customer support for Capita Snowboards and Union Bindings customers; maintain and build brand loyalty through excellent customer service, technical support, and warranty response -Built parts compatibility document to improve organization and communication within the Union warranty program
Screen Printer
Fogland Studios2019 – 2022
-Mixed colors to match design specifications using Pantone system -Printed and packed garment merchandise for bands and businesses -Helped build out studio space -Helped organize studio space
Art Handler, Preparator
ArtWork Fine Art Services, Bellevue Arts Museum, Tacoma Art Museum2019 – 2021
Worked in constantly changing teams to pack, unpack, transport, and install multimillion dollar art pieces in private multimillion dollar homes; pack, unpack, and store multimillion dollar museum art collections; install and light valuable art shows in museums; build display cases for museum shows; build walls, demolish walls, paint walls, and alter museum galleries to specs of exhibition designer
Printmaking Studio Monitor
Pratt Fine Art Center2019 – 2021
-Maintain studio and equipment -Assist students and artists with projects and processes
Printmaking Studio Substitute Technician
Cornish College of the Arts2020 – 2021
-Maintained studio and equipment -Assisted students with projects and processes
Screen Print Committee Co-Chair
The Vera Project2018 – 2019
-Worked with other co-chair to facilitate communication between screen print committee and Vera Project staff and board -Created documents outlining screen print committee functions, structure, and bylaws -Helped improve volunteer-to-instructor pipeline by clarifying stages, expectations, and goals
Fabrication Lab Assistant
Cornish College of the Arts2016 – 2018
-Helped maintain shop by vacuuming, emptying dust collectors, organizing materials, doing inventory, and assisting with miscellaneous tasks as needed -Assisted students with tool usage and projects
Retail Assistant Manager
Zumiez2006 – 2017
-Helped build out and open new Zumiez store -Helped sales associates reach their sales goals -Ensured merchandising was up to date and done according to corporate specifications -Opened and closed store as keyholder
SolidWorks 3D Modeling Intern (Paid)
Forest Dental Products2013 – 2014
-Built hundreds of SolidWorks models of existing products and components -Created technical and exploded drawings from said models -Created assembly how-to manuals for manufacturing employees
Snowboard Instructor
Kirkwood Mountain Resort2007 – 2011
-Taught snowboarding to adults and children ranging from beginner to advanced -AASI certified level 1 instructor (was halfway through level 2 certification when an injury interrupted the process) -Was Kirkwood’s most requested snowboard instructor in 2008 -Taught skiing to beginners
