Senior Designer | Pacific Western Container, Santa Ana

June 2021 - present

Closely work with sales team to design packaging and POP display structures, design artwork for production, operate the digital printer and cutting tables to create mockups of packaging/displays

 

• Design and render packaging/POP display concepts

• Design artwork and prepare files for print production-  

• Review preflights and hard proofs

•  Review structural samples for dieboard vendors

• Attend client meetings

• In-house digital printing and sample making

 

Graphic Designer/3D Renderer/Lead | New-Indy TriPAQ, Cerritos

September 2017 - June 2021

Work with sales team/clients to conceptualize packaging and POP display structures, prepare customer artwork for production, operate the digital printer and create mockups of packaging/displays

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• Design and render packaging/POP display concepts

• Prepare customer artwork and communicate with vendor/client to fully execute print production

• Review preflights and hard proofs 

• Manage daily tasks and workload for department

• Attend client meetings

• In-house digital printing and sample making

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Graphic Designer/3D Renderer/Production Artist

New-Indy TriPAQ 

September 2017 - June 2021

 

Collaborate with structural designers on conceptual packaging and POP display structures, while simultaneously working side-by-side with the sales team/clients to ensure client supplied art is laid out properly and production ready.

 

• Take customer supplied art and lay out to proper dielines, then communicate with vendor and client to fully execute print production  

• Review preflights and hard proofs, make adjustments as necessary

• Manage daily tasks and workload

• Design and render packaging/POP display concepts using 3D Studio Max

• Brand identity, design, and execution   

• In-house digital printing and sample making

 

Graphic Designer/3D Renderer/Production Artist

Bay Cities 

May 2015 - September 2017

 

Collaborate with creative director on conceptual packaging and POP display structures, while simultaneously working side-by-side with the sales team/clients to ensure client supplied art is laid out properly and production ready.

 

• Take customer supplied art and lay out to proper dielines, then communicate with vendor and client to fully execute print production  

• Review preflights and hard proofs, make adjustments as necessary

• Manage daily tasks and workload

• Design and render packaging/POP display concepts using 3D Studio Max

• Brand identity, design, and execution   

• In-house digital printing and sample making

 

Art Director / Senior Graphic Designer

Fantasia Distribution, Inc.

October ​2011 - August 2016

 

Worked closely with CEO to develop unified packaging, brand identity, and marketing materials for a hookah tobacco distribution company.

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• Managed and assigned task lists in the design department

• Conceptualize and design packaging for vast product lines using AI

• Print production process and prepared final files for print using AI

• Attended press checks to ensure print color and quality accuracy

• Conceptualized and designed trade show graphics using AI and PS

• Traveled to trade shows the company is involved in, assist with set-up

• Worked with R&D to create renderings/mock-ups of new products using 3D Studio Max

• Assembled paper mock-ups manually

• Designed branded marketing materials (i.e. catalogs, menus, brochures, sell sheets, posters, etc.) for events, lounges, and retail 

• Designed branded promotional items (i.e. shirts, mugs, lanyards, shot glasses, pens, shorts) for events and lounges

 

 

Design Assistant/Intern

Chanteh Design Associates

​February 2009 - September 2011

 

Assisted designers and project manager with projects, designed ads, recreated floor plans in AutoCAD, created presentation boards and PowerPoints, helped with daily office tasks, assisted walk-in customers

 

 

Design and Marketing Assistant/Intern

VA Credit Union

​April 2011 - August 2011

 

Created communication and marketing materials for events and promotions, both web and digital