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Work Experience

2023 - Present
Sr. Creative Services Manager, Shaw Industries

Lead a multidisciplinary team of graphic designers, CGI artists, digital asset managers, and creative operations managers. Responsible for setting the artistic vision, operational efficiency, fostering collaboration, innovation, and adherence to project goals.  Providing the team with creative direction needed for diverse project types, while maintaining high standards of excellence and client satisfaction.

 

Also responsible for creating a new state-of-the-art VFX CGI studio by assembling a talented team of CGI artists and VFX specialists and securing state-of-the-art equipment and software. 

  • Team Management:

    • Hire, manage & coach a team of creatives

    • Review, critique & approve all creative work

  • Project Management:

    • Assign & manage all team projects for 5 brands

    • Overflow creative coming from other brands

  • Graphic Design: Hands-on when needed

  • Set, Implement & Training across Creative Department in Processes & Templates:

    • Workflow

    • Workfront (project management)

    • Presentations

    • Promos

  • Creates and Maintains Project Reporting: Track project reports and workloads for all of Creative & Marketing

2022 - 2023
Creative Design Manager, Shaw Industries

Innovative Creative Design Manager responsibilities include leading design teams, shaping brand strategies, and delivering impactful visuals. Skilled in driving projects from concept to completion, fostering creativity, and ensuring high-quality design solutions. Adept at collaborating cross-functionally to align design initiatives with business goals and elevate brand presence.

2019 - 2022
Creative Operations Manager, Mohawk Industries

Along with Creative Design Manager responsibilities, I have the added Sr. Creative Operations Manager responsibilities:

  • Efficiently organize creative production to balance people, process and technology so that the creative teams can focus on producing great work 

 

  • Responsible for increasing timeliness, capacity and compliance in the creative production process by streamlining the creative department

 

  • Management of project oversight/operations responsibilities include: 

    • Development, implementation and oversight of creative department workflow strategy 

    • Project assignments in collaboration with the Vice President of Creative Services and the creative leads

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  • Maintain processes and infrastructure that will lend itself to the overall development process and communication within the creative department.

 

  • Own all creative team agendas and lead creative digital status meetings​​

2018 - 2019
Creative Design Manager, Mohawk Industries

As Creative Design Manager, I was responsible for the following:

  • Development, implementation, and management of the design strategy for Mohawk's portfolio of brands

 

  • Art direct the design team and help to conceptualize, strategize and implement graphic design elements according to the objectives of the project from initial concept through final design

 

  • Delegate workload distribution and production among the team and oversee that quality design is being completed within the deadline given

2014 - 2017
Sr. Graphic Designer, IVC US / Mohawk Industries

  • Manage junior graphic designers

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  • Art direct, set design schedule, and collaborate with project managers and sales team on creative project needs 

 

  • Responsible for all of IVC US branding and design needs including: trade show booths, flooring display graphics, brochures and literature, room scene manipulation, ad campaigns, digital apps, website designs, video productions, and signage

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  • Work with vendors to get a project priced, press proofed, and printed

2002 - 2014
Graphic Designer, College Press

  • Designed and managed three monthly and quarterly magazine publications  

 

  • Created in-house designs for the College Press marketing strategies 

 

  • Provided College Press customers with design materials that include magazines, brochures, books, logos, and stationery

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  • 2005-2012 worked off-site as a contract designer several days per week at IVC US vinyl flooring in Dalton, Georgia, for their Marketing Department

1999 - 2002
Digital Pre-Press Operator, College Press

  • Checked Customer Files

  • Made Digital Proofs

  • File Imposition

  • Plate-Making

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Press & Bindery, College Press

  • Mail-Room Manager

  • Bindery Worker & Machine Operator

  • Press Helper

Skills

Mac OS (Current) 
Windows
InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
Acrobat
WorkFront
Microsoft Office    

Education

2003

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design, 

Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN.

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