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developed functional and stylish home décor pieces (ie. clock, lamps, giftware, etc.) by creating 3-dimensional views, accompanied by detailed notes, that were then built by one of our many vendors
designed textile collections that incorporated prints and/or plaids, to be used on a wide variety of textiles such as placemats, napkins, table runners, rugs, window treatments, and bedding, to name a few
contributed to the page layout and design of our company’s annual catalogs that were used to market our ever-changing products
monitored and updated job status of projects in netsuite through completion
interacted via email with our international vendors, providing them with detail specific write-ups including diagrams, and important notes to ensure a successful product

designed signage to be implemented in both 2D and 3D environments
operated an agfa m2 uv printer on various substrates, including but not limited to: coroplast, ultra board, gator board, pvc, alumicore, aluminum, wood, banner, versa fabric, and vinyl
operated a cnc shopbot router to cut signage out of various substrates

creative services supervisor (2006 – 2009)

managed a team consisting of five graphic designers, web designer, proofreader, approval specialist, and graphic design interns

senior designer (2004 – 2006)

in addition to the responsibilities associated with being a graphic designer, I also wrote training manuals, and streamlined procedures that led to increased efficiency within the department

graphic designer (2000 – 2004)

communicated with both the clients and our sales team to design creative ads to provide the client with effective direct mail ads that were mailed in semi-monthly mailings, in order to meet the demand of very tight deadlines