Tim Benzinger

Current

• Co-Founder at Parallel

Past

• Owner at Fourword Apparel
• Mac Specialist at Apple Computers Inc.
• Web Designer at Education Connection

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Education

• Gibbs College

Recommended

1 person has recommended Tim

Connections

58 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Blog

Tim Benzinger’s Summary

I am a Co-Founder/Creative Director of Parallel LLC. I'm a creative something or other that gets a kick out of fresh ideas, user friendly interfaces, and skate/surf culture.

Partial client list:
Warner Brothers, Universal Records, Bank of America, T.Rowe Price, Capital Records, Sony, BBC, Epic/Sony Records, Virgin Records, EMI, Vagrant Records, Education Connection, ContentNext Media Inc,...

Artists I have worked with:
Goo Goo Dolls, The Beatles, Dashboard Confessional, Sean Kingston, The Spill Canvas, Michelle Branch, Beastie Boys, The Starting Line, Relient K, Armor For Sleep, Paul Simon, HIM, The Decemberists, Senses Fail, Cherish, R.E.M., Sick Puppies, The Graduate, Meg & Dia, Spiderman 3 Soundtrack, Arctic Monkies, Jonathan Rice, Josh Groben, Augustana, Jamie Kenedy, KORN, Lily Allen, Bryan McKnight, Asteria, Jessi Malay, Michael Buble, Saosin, Protest The Hero, The Bled, Straylight Run, The Hoodies, Serj Tankian

Tim Benzinger’s Specialties:

Web design, print design, logo/identity design, branding, apparel, packaging, screen printing, illustration, photo retouching/manipulation.

Tim Benzinger’s Experience

• Co-Founder

  Parallel

  (Design industry)

  March 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)

  Parallel is a creative services and idea company. Through design, development, and innovation, we create solutions to solve problems.

• Owner

  Fourword Apparel

  (Graphic Design industry)

  January 2005 — January 2007 (2 years 1 month)

  Fourword was an outlet for me to create visuals for the print medium that I didn't normally get a chance to design for. After learning to screen print, I began printing apparel and skateboards. These items sold surprisingly quick. I took what I learned from Fourword and opened a design studio, Parallel.

• Mac Specialist

  Apple Computers Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)

  December 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 1 month)

  Educate potential customers on the benefits of owning an Apple product. Held workshops on Graphic Design and Apple related products.

• Web Designer

  Education Connection

  (Public Company; Education Management industry)

  January 2004 — January 2005 (1 year 1 month)

  Developed web sites and logo designs for educational companies and organizations in New England.

Tim Benzinger’s Education

• Gibbs College

  Associates degree of Applied Science , Visual Communications , 2004 — 2005

Additional Information

Tim Benzinger’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Blog

Tim Benzinger’s Interests:

Art & Design, Interactive Media, Architecture, Products & Packaging, Motion Graphics, Business, Interior Design, Apparel, Advertising, Books & Publications, Music.

Tim Benzinger’s Groups:

•    iPhone Developers - www.iPhoneintouch.com
•    Connecticut Creative Network

Tim Benzinger’s Honors:

Technology Student Association
– Desktop Publishing - 1st Place
– Web Design - 2nd Place (Twice)
– Technology Bowl - 2nd Place

IT Leadership Academy
– Web / Graphic Design - 1st Place

Contests
– Criterion Software Contest - 1st Place
– Cinco Spa Web Design - 1st Place
– Cooperative Bug Isolation - 2nd Place
– Project Gutenberg - 2nd Place
– Candlewood Art Fund - 1st Place
– World Wide Board Designer - Top 10

Tim Benzinger’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch