Mark S Clough4955 State Line RoadKansas City, MO 64112Home (816) 756-2319 / Cell (816) 786-0476mark_clough@sbcglobal.comPROFESSIONAL PROFILE - - A talented designer with exceptional ability to push the envelope of aesthetic design and innovation for a new generation of consumer products. Over 20 years design experience in industrial, exhibit, and graphic design. DESIGN AND PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE • Portable exhibits, tradeshow booths, and showroom interiors• Product display systems • Merchandising Components • Custom furniture and furnishings • Flyers, Brochures, and Catalogs• Logos and Identity Components • Packaging Components • Commercial and Residential Interior design TECHNICAL SKILLS• Display design concepts through sketching, renderings, form sensitivity, form development, 3D modeling, and foam core. • Produce design specification drawings, which suggest overall dimensions, material finishes, textures, etc. • Conduct in depth market research as it may apply to a product or product line. Support designs with material and color trends, manufacturing processes and emerging technologies from other product markets, including fashion, consumer electronics, high-end audio, etc. • Macintosh/PC hardware and software, MacOS X, MS Windows 2000/NT, MS Windows NT/2000 Server administration, MS Office, Lotus Notes, Macromedia FreeHand, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, Corel Draw, Corel Paint, Quark Xpress WORK HISTORY:Freelance Industrial Designer1989 – Presentdba Design 4 Industry• Exhibit Design, Furniture Design, Graphic Design (e.g. brand identity, graphic communications, illustration, logo/logotypes, packaging, POP signage, pre-press)• Understand the consumer through needs identification for considering product function, aesthetic quality, and cost objectives.• Excellent presentation and communication skills to effectively articulate strategy and rationale for product design solutions.• Experience managing multiple projects in a variety of stages of development and through to completion. • Provide progress reports for time, cost estimates, expenses to-date, and work to-date. • Collaborate with marketing teams, engineering teams, product management team, vendors, and graphic design team through all phases of design and production. Hallmark Cards, Inc. 12/1993 - 11/2003Demonstrated increased responsibilities and technical and artistic expertise through promotional opportunities within the company. Responsibilities included:• Collaborated with design, production and technical teams to identify workflow problems.• Developed, tested and implemented customized solutions that drove down costs and increased studio and business unit efficiency.• Applied design and pre-press production knowledge in collaboration with design and design studio management to identify and develop curriculum and handouts used for training of department designers and other users from key businesses.• Lead teams of artists, designers and technicians to evaluate and test new hardware and software tools prior to roll out to larger creative user community.• Applied hardware and software experience to define desktop computer specification, configuration, and setup procedures that supported use of new tools and processes.• Collaborated with technical experts to improve design development tools and drive down costs.• Communicated technical/mechanical concepts to design and pre-press production groups through live demonstration and print communication methods.POSITIONS HELDTechnical Development Specialist III 12/1999 - 11/2003Process Development Group, Merchandising, Creative Division Computer Graphics Specialist 7/1998 - 12/1999Technology Group, Merchandising, Creative DivisionProcess Control Specialist 7/1995 - 07/1998Implementation Studio, Merchandising, Sales/Marketing DivisionTechnical Artist III 9/1994 - 07/1995Implementation Studio, Retail Presentation and Design Division Package Designer/Tech. Artist II 12/1993
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