Greg Smith

Current

• CIO/Creative Director/Marketing at BikeBling.com
• Owner/Director at Sherpa Design Group

Past

• Product Manager/Web Designer at Beyond Outside Inc.
• Production Manager/Designer at Ellsworth Handrafted Bicycles Inc.

Education

• Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• Palomar College

Recommended

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Connections

11 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• My Portfolio

Greg Smith’s Summary

Business Development, Art Direction, Multi-Media Marketing, Graphic Design, E-Commerce Development.

Greg Smith’s Experience

• CIO/Creative Director/Marketing

  BikeBling.com

  (Sports industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Developing a new e-commerce website. Responsible for product selection and business direction. Multi-media markekting direction with emphasis on web, print and social media channels. Vibrant site has captured amazing market share during our first year of business.

• Owner/Director

  Sherpa Design Group

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  December 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  Sherpa Design Group is a group of talented programmers and designers. Web design, graphic design, industrial design, web anayltics, e-commerce design, computer programming, and SEO solutions. SDG is a full service design group.
  greg@sherpadesigngroup.com

• Product Manager/Web Designer

  Beyond Outside Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Sporting Goods industry)

  April 2004 — April 2008 (4 years 1 month)

  Responsible for the development of the 'outdoor' division within the corporation. Creative direction for web presence, product line development and marketing direction.
  gsmith@beyondoutside.com

• Production Manager/Designer

  Ellsworth Handrafted Bicycles Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  March 1999 — June 2002 (3 years 4 months)

  Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles Ramona, CA
  Production Manager/Designer
  
  • Produced and designed high-end mountain bike frames
  • Contributed ideas and CAD drawings for innovative product designs
  • Collaborated with vendors to ensure all parts were delivered on spec for bike assembly and on time delivery
  • Built custom bikes for magazine assessments resulting in twelve positive bike evaluations by key industry editors
  • Addressed ongoing quality and warranty issues and improved customer relations
  • Set up new workstations, installed software, assisted employees with computer malfunctions and maintained office network.
  
  This position had a great impact on overall profits for the company as well a solid relationship with vendors and customers.

Greg Smith’s Education

• Art Institute of Pittsburgh

  AA , Graphic Design & Theory , 2003 — 2005

• Palomar College

  AutoCad /Mechanical Design 1998 — 1999

Additional Information

Greg Smith’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Portfolio

Greg Smith’s Interests:

Active outdoor enthusiast. I enjoy mountain biking, surfing, backpacking, kayaking & hiking. Other interests include graphic design, Internet design, network design and e-commerce. Family and friends round out the time I have left in a 24 hour day.

Greg Smith’s Groups:

•    Art Institute of Pittsburgh Alumni

Greg Smith’s Contact Settings

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