Alex Crookshanks

Current

Graphic Designer at United Pet Group
Owner/Operator and Designer at xanderHOUSEproductions

Past

Adjunct Instructor of Graphic Design at Bluefield College
Art Director at Acken Signs

Education

Concord University
Concord University

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Industry

Graphic Design

Alex Crookshanks’s Summary

Design packaging and promotional items for leading premium home aquarium product manufacturer and distributor including fish foods, Whisper Power Filters, water treatments, reptile foods and supplies, and pond foods and supplies. Products are sold in the mass market as well as distributors and independent retailers. Products sold under the following brands: Tetra, TetraPond, Marineland, Instant Ocean, Jungle, Whisper, and Water Wonders.

Alex Crookshanks’s Specialties:

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign, Microsoft Office programs

Alex Crookshanks’s Experience

Graphic Designer

United Pet Group

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Design packaging and promotional items for leading premium home aquarium product manufacturer and distributor including fish foods, Whisper Power Filters, water treatments, reptile foods and supplies, and pond foods and supplies. Products are sold in the mass market as well as distributors and independent retailers. Products sold under the following brands: Tetra, TetraPond, Marineland, Instant Ocean, Jungle, Whisper, and Water Wonders.
Owner/Operator and Designer

xanderHOUSEproductions

(Graphic Design industry)

June 1997 — Present (12 years 7 months)

I run an independent graphic design firm designing promotional items. I specialize in the following: logo development and design, designing marketing materials and websites.

I have developed my own line of clothing called [re]direct clothing - clothing with a message of redirecting all glory to God.
Adjunct Instructor of Graphic Design

Bluefield College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2008 — May 2009 (10 months)

Teaching an intro to design class for in-coming freshman focused on basic design principles and introduction to the Mac platform (for those coming from the PC world) with an introduction to Adobe Illustrator.

Students will work through the creative process of developing a personal logo and then applying that logo to a stationary package including a business card, letterhead and envelope.

The class will also design a t-shirt and a design will be picked to be printed at the end of the semester.

Students keep a sketchbool:diary for the semester and are required to turn it in at the end of the semester with a printed version of all five projects.
Art Director

Acken Signs

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

December 1999 — September 2007 (7 years 10 months)

Responsible for maintaining the corporate identity, in regards to signage, for international, national and regional brands: Hilton Hotels, Captain D's, Pilot Travel Centers, LongHorn Steakhouse, Shoney's, Krystal Restaurants, Go-Mart Travel Centers, etc. Also responsible for the flow of all artwork including management of sales staff requests, sourcing, artwork approvals and production issues related to graphic design and engineering specifications.

Alex Crookshanks’s Education

Concord University

BA , Graphic Design , 1994 — 1999

Organized and co-lead 4trips to New York City to tour museums, galleries and take in Broadway shows and local sites for the Art Society, Double-majored in Graphic Design and Studio Art (with and emphasis on Painting)

Activities and Societies:

President of Art Society (3 Years), Alpha Phi Omega Vice President (2 Years), Alpha Phi Omega Charter Member, Recipient of Concord College Art Scholarship (Sophomore and Junior Years)
Concord University

BA , Studio Art: Painting , 1994 — 1999