Owner, Thirty Six Squares LLC
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
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- Owner at Thirty Six Squares LLC
- Past
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- Search Task Force Member, Secretary - Board of Directors at Holland Historical Trust Executive Director Search Task Force
- Marketing Manager at Medviron Sustainable Casegoods
- Marketing Graphics Coordinator at Sound Off Signal
- Commercial Account Manager at Kinko's
- Education
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- Hope College
- Saugerties High School
- Recommended
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- Industry
- Graphic Design
- Websites
Craig Tommola’s Summary
Professional Goals include:
• Do work which intrigues us
• Charge headlong into all forms of media - new and classic - to kidnap design from corporate cubicles and hide it away for ransom, in the studio, where art belongs.
• Grow successful business(es) such that I have ample time to experience my children's lives, the employees love their jobs, and the clients are astounded by such quality.
Professional Experience includes:
• Marketing Management
• Project Management
• Business Solution Sales - Print Focus
• Print Production
• Graphic Design
• Trade Show Support
• Web Design & Development
• Art Direction
• Merchandise and Apparel Design & Production
• Team Building & Management
Craig Tommola’s Specialties:
My role is and will likely always be quite varied. The focus of my experience is in branding, graphic design, print specifications and production. I love a good sheet of paper.
My specialty, passion, and what I'll do in my spare time when I retire - art & poetry.
Craig Tommola’s Experience
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Owner
Thirty Six Squares LLC
(Design industry)
February 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)
Owner , Project Manager , Senior Designer.
Turned a single person freelance business into a thriving 8 person creative studio in two years. We now offer Web Design & Development, Graphic Design, Photography, Videography, Animation, Illustration, Branding, Screen Printing, and more - in-house, artisan made. www.36squares.com -
Search Task Force Member, Secretary - Board of Directors
Holland Historical Trust Executive Director Search Task Force
(Graphic Design industry)
2009 — 2009 (less than a year)
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Marketing Manager
Medviron Sustainable Casegoods
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Furniture industry)
September 2004 — February 2005 (6 months)
In this short term contract position, I managed the regional rollout of a line of environmentally sustainable health care casegoods (cabinets), including but not limited to designing the company branding, media kit, web site design and programming, trade show booth design, and researching the environmental quality of components as applicable to USGBC LEED standards for interior furnishings.
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Marketing Graphics Coordinator
Sound Off Signal
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Automotive industry)
August 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 2 months)
Manage the design of all marketing materials, including product branding, web site (not the current one) design & maintenance, direction of product photography, design and build of trade show booths and displays, retail product displays, retail and wholesale packaging, internal process forms, and other internal requirements.
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Commercial Account Manager
Kinko's
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Printing industry)
September 2001 — August 2003 (2 years)
(Kinko's was at the time private, and not owned by FedEx.)
This position included providing on-demand and web based document services with the goal of streamlining communications, accessibility of document resources, and utlimately decrease client costs by providing the proper, customized solution.
This role required minimum monthly sales of 36-45k across approximately 40 accounts. Under the direction of the new branch manager (at the time) Steven Davis, we brought the company from the bottom quartile of the company to the top.
During the timeframe indicated, I started in the production area of Kinko's, quickly moving into the Junior, then Senior sales roles at the branch level.
Craig Tommola’s Education
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Hope College
1996 — 2000
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Saugerties High School
Regents , Focus in Arts , 1992 — 1996
Additional Information
Craig Tommola’s Websites:
Craig Tommola’s Interests:
Business, Web Tools to Change the World, Technology, Art, Brainstorming // Think Tanking, Great Parenting, Music, Fashion,
Craig Tommola’s Groups:
AIGA, GAG, BBB
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AIGA West Michigan -
Holland Area Chamber of Commerce -
Momentum-MI
Craig Tommola’s Honors:
Holland Historical Trust Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Executive Director Search Committee
Craig Tommola’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
