RESUME

Experience

I have more than 20 years of experience designing and developing products and packaging for dozens of the biggest retailers in the world. My work has sold over a billion dollars in stores for brands including Bath & Body Works, Victoria’s Secret, Splat, Conair, Peeps, ItSugar, Yankee Candle, Aeropostale, Express, The Limited, Justice, Thirty-One Gifts, and more.

I provide remote work on a project or hourly basis. My base rate starts at $75/hour or a project rate can be determined with a complimentary consultation to provide a project proposal.

Skills & Services

  • Graphic & Packaging Design

  • Accessory Design & Product Development

  • Illustration, Print & Pattern

  • Technical Specifications

  • AI Rendering

  • Photography Direction

  • Photo Editing

  • Logo & Branding

  • Web & E-Commerce Development (Squarespace)

Programs

  • Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Firefly, Audition, Premier Pro

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

  • AI Imagine, AI MidJourney, AI Firefly

  • iMovie, Garage Band

  • Canva, Squarespace, Wix

Positions

Modern Material

Columbus, OH • Los Angeles, CA | April 2014 - Present

TITLE: Owner & Freelance Designer

SERVICES: Product, packaging, and graphic design consultant for consumer brands, retailers & manufacturers

STARTUP: Formed partnerships to create a licensed and tour merchandise business plan with the music industry to include market opportunity, market research, team roles, operating budget, vendor partnerships, cost of goods, profit & loss projections, and investment opportunities

RETAILERS: Splat, Conair, Petsmart, JoAnn Fabrics, Peeps & Co., Yankee Candle, Hatch Beauty, Sunrise Beauty, The DPS, Brandable, Lemontree, Developlus, Allegro Creative

MUSIC: Live Nation, Maroon 5, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Fall Out Boy, Madonna, Adele, Lana del Rey, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, The Doors, Ramones, and more.

Bath & Body Works (Part 2)

Reynoldsburg, OH • New York, NY | October 2011 - May 2013

JOB TITLE: Senior Design Coordinator

ROLE: Designer and brand coordinator for anti-bacterial hand soap collections

  • Implement projects from start to finish including: patterning, trend research, concepts, sketches, typography, graphic design, photography direction, comps, mechanical art, product specifications, and final press approval

  • Strong partnerships with designers, merchants, package engineers, product development, mechanical artists, vendors and team executives

  • Weekly travel to New York for team meetings on L Brands Shuttle

  • Executive presentations or patterning

Atrium Buying Corp.

Johnstown, OH | July 2008 - October 2011

JOB TITLE: Accessories Designer

ROLE: Lead designer of accessories, textiles, graphics, packaging, store visuals and graphic tee collections

  • Design coordinator for dozens of retail brands

  • Extensive communication with China factories

  • Team management skills used to train, direct and manage assistant designers

Bath & Body Works (Part 1)

Reynoldsburg, OH | June 2003 - July 2007

JOB TITLE: Design Coordinator

ROLE: Designer and project coordinator for personal care lines, packaging, gift sets, seasonal accessories, photo retouching and press approval

  • Monthly travel to New York for meetings, presentations, and trend shopping

Education

Columbus College of Art & Design

Columbus, OH | August 2000 - May 2003

  • Magna Cum Laude - Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising & Graphic Design

  • President’s List 2000 - 2003

  • 2003 Winner of Victoria’s Secret Annual Packaging Design Competition

  • 2002 Honorable Mention for Victoria’s Secret Annual Packaging Design Competition