Experience

04/21-Present
Trek Bicycles - Bonita, CA
Service Advisor/On The Spot Technician

• Bicycle service troubleshooting

• On the spot repairs (tires & tubes, chain replacement, derailleur and brake adjustment)

• Installation of accessories (kick-stands, bottle cages, pumps, lights, etc.)

04/17-03/20
Freeman - San Diego, CA
Event & Exhibit Creative

• Collaborating with Account Management, Clients, Designers, Copy Writers and Sales Personnel to efficiently convert client concepts into show-site ready production files for structures, signs and banners.

11/06–03/17
GES - Chula Vista, CA
Creative Services Project Manager

• Responsible for the design and production of customer related graphics projects

• Interface with clients, Account Executives, estimating, fabrication staff and vendors in the creation of graphics

• Support two-way communication through department and internal client meetings

• Analyze production problems and implement new procedures to effectively utilize and improve capacity

• Plan, suggest, and coordinate modernization and expansion of services in response to changing technology and customer requirements

10/03–11/06
San Diego Business Journal - San Diego, CA
Director of Production

• Converted SDBJ from traditional layout to fully digital output

• Specified, installed and trained staff on new digital system

• Responsible for budget, pricing and P&L of SDBJ Production

• Responsible for Design of all SDBJ supplements, marketing materials & collateral

• Provide Computer Support/Network Administration for SDBJ

11/97–07/03
Newgen Results Corporation - San Diego, CA
Creative Director

• Created and maintained Electronic Imaging Department – brought all production artwork that had previously been going to vendors in-house.

• Created, established and staffed Newgen Creative Services

• Brought all Marketing design work in-house

• Helped take Newgen Results Corporation from a $30 million dollar privately owned company to a $300 million dollar publicly traded company in three years

• Produced all materials necessary for Newgen’s IPO

• Produced our first Annual Report to our Shareholders (under-budget)

• Designed and implemented an overall Corporate look for Newgen Results Corporation

• Coordinated industry Trade Shows

• Oversaw Video storyboarding and production

• Coordinated launch of new products

• Managed 7+ staff artists

• Responsible for all phases of printing from initial concept to press check to budgetary issues

• Responsible for Corporate Internet presence

• Responsible for Budget

06/92–05/97
National Pen Corporation - San Diego, CA
Senior Designer

• Designed and produced pens, calendars, and other advertising specialty products,

• Designed and produced all marketing materials, brochures, envelopes, sell sheets, catalogs and packaging

• Established and maintained an electronic image library for storage and retrieval of all job files, scanned images, fonts, digital clip art, and stock photography

• Recommended and implemented all desktop applications for art and production

Education

09/81–06/84
San Diego State University - San Diego, CA
Graphic Communications Major
English Minor

09/78-06/81
Orange Coast College - Costa Mesa, CA
Certificate in Architecture
English Minor

• Deans List, Photography Club, Journalism Staff, Broadcasting Staff,
  KRLA Stringer, A.I.A. Junior Member

Corporate
Training

Photoshop, HTML, Flash, Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress, Color Theory, Web Publishing, Digital Asset Management, O.S. Troubleshooting, Team-building, Hardware Power User, ISO 9001, Lean Six Sigma, “Just in Time”.

Software

Macintosh/Windows Agnostic
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy,Acrobat, Bridge, Dreamweaver, GoLive, Flash, Fireworks, AfterEffects) Quark Xpress, CorelDraw, Freehand, Paint, Expression, Font Management

Hardware

Macintosh OSX, Windows 10, Digital Cameras, Flatbed and Drum Scanners, Drawing Tablet, Digital Storage Devices, Various Printers (wide format, variable data, ink and toner, postscript)