About me

Creative Art Director well-versed in licensed product development. Decisive in planning work and executing brand visions to achieve marketing, advertising and sales targets. Excels under pressure and adapts easily to changing conditions. Specializes in the Stationery, Arts and Craft, and Toy industry. 

2002 BSBA - Advertising Art Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio 

 April 2014 - Current 

• Direct and manage multiple art teams in remote offices including Dubai, China, Hong-Kong and USA.
• Oversee the design and refreshment of hundreds of licensed products for retail outlets across the world.
• Barbie, Disney Princess, Marvel, LOL Surprise, Paw Patrol , Mickey Mouse and many others current licenses.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of style guides for our over 25 private label brands ranging from stationery to toys and fine china.
• Communicate creative strategy and notes through both in-person and remote team meetings. 

August 2011 - April 2014

• Monitored employee work to assess performance and identify knowledge gaps. 
• Supervised and guided employees to reach company objectives. 
• Collaborated with various cross-functional teams to collect accurate and complete design requirements. 
• Championed product development and new releases by analyzing trends and social media.
• Satisfied individual and retail customers with on-target designs from Hello Kitty, Ducati, and other fashion brands. 
• Adapted custom designs and high-fashion looks for mass market production. 

August 2008 - August 2010

• Created licensed products using properties such as Discovery Channel, and Fisher-Price 
• Fabricated models and samples for customer and sales team evaluation. • 

January 2004 - April 2008 

• Created Stationery and gifting products utilizing licensed brands.
• Crayola, Nickelodeon, Nascar, and various licensed artists.
• Created plan-o-grams for the sales force.
• Hand made product mock-ups for sales calls.