Epitomi Brands, LLC

Consultant for turnkey solutions for packaging process; package design, graphic design for packaging, printer and manufacturing solutions, regulatory compliance, translations and resourcing for all.

Packaging Consultant: Design & Process Solutions

J-B Weld Consultant, Epitomi Brands & Corral Creative, LLC

Our skills and responsibilities are broad-reaching. They encompass, but are not exclusive to product development, photography, design, project management and all efforts needed to bring products to market. We are involved in global packaging efforts, translations, trade show design & graphics, magazines, web support, technical illustration, writing and other marketing areas.

Packaging Design & Marketing Development | Support

CORRAL CREATIVE, L.L.C.

Owner & CEO

Georgia-Pacific LLC

Packaging design application & adaptation, creation of digital packaging images for media server, pre-press functions, marketing support.

Contractor

Critt Graham + Associates

Annual reports & production
Partial project list:
Gerber
Home Depot
Knight Capital
Coca-Cola

Bondo Corporation

After writing and submitting a needed job profile, I was promoted into that position as project leader for a 1,000 product packaging redesign and regulatory overhaul for USA, Canada and other countries. Supervision included 8 employees, 33 vendors on 11 different substrates. Worked with regulatory department, translators and others to achieve end goals. Reported to senior management.
My role at Bondo® was to direct the repackaging of 300 primary products (over 1,000 in total) in order to improve shelf presence, to increase distribution, increase overall sales by 15% in order to position Bondo® to companies interested in acquiring an established brand. The result was 25% increase in overall sales and an acquisition by 3M®.

Creative Services Director

Eye to Eye Business Graphics

Eye to Eye was a business to business firm whose foundation was in multi-media presentations. As a partner, my charge was development of a print side of the business. In our first year, print sales were less than media sales, but by 1989, my division was 64% of the entire business. 
We worked with several fortune 500 companies creating annual meetings as well as marketing materials.
Partial list of clients includes:
Lowe's
Spacemasters
OAP Audio
Hewett & Associates
ChalkLine, Inc.

Vice President

Miller/Zell

Instore Retail Design firm-60 employees, comprised of architects, industrial, graphic and interior designers. The company's focus was largely retail stores and automotive dealership remodeling and updates. This comprehensive approach to retail engineering encompassed design and build interiors, fixtures, signage systems, industrial fabrication.
As senior designer, my charge was to lead my staff effectively, creatively; to present and finalize projects into deliverables.
Partial list of clients includes:
Lowe's
Sears
Things Remembered
Pier 1
Mitsubishi
Chrysler
Toyota
KidsMart
Otasco

Senior Art Director

Specialties: Turnkey Packaging Solutions: Consultation, Project Planning & Management, Brand Identity, Creative Direction, Industry Resources and Contacts.
Life coaching: Specializing in the business aspect of creative jobs; better communication, resolving conflict issues; the proper channels, how to set up a business of your own.

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