
Graphic Design Business Management
San Francisco Bay Area

Graphic Design Business Management
San Francisco Bay Area
DESIGN about TOWN provides:
Graphic design & web design. Branding & identity. Collateral. Direct mail. Tradeshows. Website architecture, design & programming. Product packaging. Software interface.
New business development, Project management, Customer service
(Design industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Responsible for establishing and maintaining the creative connection with clients to exceed their expectations and produce creative that sets them apart from their competition.
Responsible for the coordination of the entire process from initial creative brainstorming, through strategy implementation and the delivery of final product.
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 10 months)
Short and Long Fiction. I lived in Naples and Orvieto, Italy. During this time I conceptualized, researched, wrote, and edited a full length novel. Shopping for publishers.
I wish I had more time to write for pleasure and sanity.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Printing industry)
September 2002 — July 2005 (2 years 11 months)
Project manager and primary contact for clients in design, photography, pre-press, printing, bindery, & shipping. Responsible for all stages of project from quote, to production, and through invoicing.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Printing industry)
January 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 8 months)
Responsible for developing and implementing a 6-color (CMYK + Orange & Green) printing method for packaging. Responsibilities included: project management, technical sales support, data collection, software development, profiling vendors, training employees & vendors, maintaining budget.
BS , Graphic Communications , 1996 — 2000
spending time with my wife and dog, reading and writing fiction, listening to and performing music, skiing, backpacking, soccer, traveling, macs...