I have a BA in Graphic Design and have been working in packaging design since 1997.

 

I've worked in brown box plants, owned and operated (and sold) a prototyping service, and worked in & managed graphic/POP shops with digital direct-to-corrugated printing and prototype capabilities. Although I use industry-standard CAD and Graphics applications every day, on Mac and Windows, I pick up software like it's second nature, and I use the tools at my disposal to get stuff done. 

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I've managed departments in varying capacities since 2003, doing everything from day-to-day design work, to screening & hiring designers, building project management systems, and managing budgets.

 

My strengths are organization, cross-team communication, and understanding what it takes to build a professional, responsive design team, as well as getting them the tools they need to stay that way.

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In my spare time, I enjoy spending time at my remote wooded property, playing video games with my family, and managing my fleet of computers. I run a home lab with a rack-mounted Synology NAS, a Dell PowerEdge (dual 12-core Xeons, 96GB) that I use as a media server as well as running multiple dedicated servers for games. My PC collection runs the gamut, from classic Macs & Macbooks to modern gaming rigs.