Elliott Aldrich

Current

• Owner at AldrichArt & Design (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Creative Director and Lead Designer at WildPackets
• Graphic Designer at Lemon Design
• Exec. Sous Chef and Operations Manager at Piedmontese Restaurant Group

• Chef d'Cuisine at Timberhill Ranch, Relais and Chateaux Member
• Round Cook, AM Chef at Blantyre, Relais and Chateaux Member

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Education

• University of California, San Francisco
• University of California, Santa Cruz
• University of California, Berkeley

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Elliott Aldrich’s Summary

I am a process and detail oriented designer/producer with strong communication skills and a belief that quality design comes from analysis, understanding, creativity and craftsmanship. I have 13 years of extensive experience designing and producing graphic materials, packaging and graphic environments for a wide range of clients, companies and international corporations. I have 20 years experience working in fast paced, quality-critical creative industries combining a thorough understanding of business with a lifetime of creative problem solving.

Elliott Aldrich’s Specialties:

Graphic design, media development, corporate and small company brand development, product identity, web, multimedia, video, print and packaging materials. Software industry expertise. Food Industry expertise. Lifelong creative professional. Rental property and small business operator.

Elliott Aldrich’s Experience

• Owner

  AldrichArt & Design (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

  August 1997 — Present (12 years 4 months)

  Providing media design and production services for small to medium sized businesses. Work with larger media agencies providing outsource design and consultation services.

• Creative Director and Lead Designer

  WildPackets

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  July 2000 — July 2007 (7 years 1 month)

  Oversaw, designed and developed all corporate and software product visual branding, collateral, advertising, multimedia and packaging. Grew the marketing materials and brand assets from a single software product to multiple product lines of software and hardware. Won several awards for marketing materials and packaging.

• Graphic Designer

  Lemon Design

  (Design industry)

  March 1996 — August 1997 (1 year 6 months)

  Graphic designer servicing directly with education and modeling software development clients as part of an agency team. Print, web and multimedia projects. Product brand development.

• Exec. Sous Chef and Operations Manager

  Piedmontese Restaurant Group

  (Food & Beverages industry)

  March 1992 — December 1995 (3 years 10 months)

  2 Years as Exec. Sous Chef to Craig Stoll, now of Delfina in San Francisco. Managed the physical plant for a flagship restaurant. Opened two remote cafe locations and developed and managed purchasing for a central plant. Worked closely with architect firm to produce identity and marketing materials for the cafes.

• Chef d'Cuisine

  Timberhill Ranch, Relais and Chateaux Member

  (Hospitality industry)

  September 1990 — March 1992 (1 year 7 months)

  Intimate Sonoma coast resort with an international clientele. Seasonally oriented menus developed daily.

• Round Cook, AM Chef

  Blantyre, Relais and Chateaux Member

  (Hospitality industry)

  April 1989 — October 1990 (1 year 7 months)

Additional Information

Elliott Aldrich’s Interests:

Sailing, swimming, woodworking and furniture design.

Elliott Aldrich’s Groups:

BayCHI member since 1997, Oakland Museum of California Supporter, SFMYC

•    BayCHI
•    New England Culinary Institute Alumni Association
•    Communication Arts
•    User Experience
•    AIGA | the professional association for design
•    Graphic Design Professional Group
•    WordPress
•    Graphic Design Professional Group: Bay Area Chapter

Elliott Aldrich’s Honors:

2003 Silver Addy Award, AiroPeek Packaging System
2003 Bronze Addy Award, Interactive Media Online Campaign
2003 Bronze Addy Award, Business to Business Web Site
2003 Bronze Addy Award, Enterprise Products Ad Campaign
2003 Bronze Addy Award, Online Banner Campaign
2002 Bronze Award, Print Ad Campaign, Beacon Business Marketing Association
2002 AAF/AdMark Bronze Award, EtherPeek NX Product Branding
2002 Bronze Addy Award, AiroPeek Packaging Family

Elliott Aldrich’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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