CGI Inc. is a Canadian multinational information technology consulting and systems integration company – $15B / 90k+ employees, NYSE GIB.

Hired as Art Director for Collaborative Consulting, a Boston-based IT consultancy in 2016, they were acquired by CGI in 2017, and I was assigned to the U.S. MarComm group.

During my time here, I was the sole U.S.-based graphic designer and illustrator for the entire U.S. MarComm team (approx 35 marketing managers and communications experts).

Every project I created was required to strictly adhere to an extremely detailed and complex set of brand guidelines, as well as undergo a rigorous approval process by executives, sales and marketing professionals, and top-tier IT experts. I managed and reported on my projects using Adobe Workfront.

Responsibilities included; digital and print graphic design, custom graphics and illustration, video editing and production and more. Project types include; brochures, social media graphics, ads, proposal graphics, technical illustrations, sales presentations, event assets, and infographics.

Seagate Technology — Jun 1999 through Jul 2007

Provided a wide range of graphic design support for local, regional, national and international employees, groups and departments, including executives, managers, sales and marketing personnel, engineers and administrators. That support included design and production of sales collateral, powerpoint presentations and custom graphics, internal and external websites, PR and tradeshow signage, technical and 3D illustration, photography and more.

Design, production and management of sales fliers, brochures, corporate and specialized marketing websites and multimedia presentation materials in support of global sales and marketing offices, departments and personnel, user support for various core groups and engineering departments of internal product logos, presentation materials, internal and external trade show graphics and awards

Design, production and implementation of corporate brand elements and standards, including logo, print, website and presentation materials, working closely with various internal departments, including marketing communications, product marketing, sales, engineering and corporate communications

Worked closely with global marketing teams to create sales and marketing collateral, presentations, CMS-based websites, html email programs and trade show elements

Technical illustration, including two- and three-dimensional illustration and animation for product marketing and various research and development engineering groups

Photography support services for product marketing, sales, engineering, public relations and core product design groups in Colorado and Minnesota

Design, coordination and production of trade show graphics and booth support materials

Variety of internal communications materials from banners and posters to electronic presentations and video editing / production

Graebel Companies, Inc. — May 1997 through June 1999

Advertisement and sales collateral design; company newsletters and internal communications; executive presentations; proposals, trade show graphics and collateral; special-use logos, posters, annual reports; specialty advertising goods; website design and maintenance; vendor selection and production management.

Jones CreativeWorks, Marketing Company, Denver, CO, U.S. — 1993 through 1997

Planning and execution of advertising and marketing materials for clients ranging from home building corporations, to mortgage lenders and business management consultancies. Specific responsibilities included creative direction assistance, art direction, graphic design, illustration, photography, pre-press production and vendor management. Projects included ads, brochures, logos, stationery packages and specialty advertising products. Lead designer and production manager of the Colorado edition of the trade magazine Builder/Architect.

The Denali Group, Marketing Company, Denver, CO, U.S. — 1991 through 1993

Graphic design, illustration, photography, pre-press production and vendor management. Projects included ads, brochures, logos, stationery packages and specialty advertising products.

Department of Defense, Rocky Flats Plant, Denver, CO — 1991

Created technical illustrations for use in instruction manuals for the Rocky Flats Plant plutonium trigger manufacturing process. This position required an active secret clearance with the DoD.

Columbine Printing, Englewood, CO, U.S. — 1989 through 1991

Design and production of all printed material for this small retail-oriented printing company.

Coffman Associates, Kansas City, MO, U.S. — 1987 through 1989

Senior designer, illustrator for this airport expansion consulting and engineering company. Responsibilities included design, illustration and production of public reports, technical illustrations, 30” x 40” presentation boards and more. Started using a Mac computer and Adobe Illustrator in Sep 1988. Also responsible for training the other designers computer skills.

Matrix Publications, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S. — 1984 through 1986

This company specialized in fulfilling rush technical illustration requests from various Los Angeles aerospace and defense corporations, including Hughes Aerospace, Northrup, Logicon and the U.C.L.A. science department.

After quickly proving myself as a highly-skilled technical illustrator, I was promoted to Project Manager. In that role, my job was to visit one or more of our clients every day of the week to review and bid on whatever projects they had. This was an on-the-spot competitive bid situation (a typical project consisted of 15-30 illustrations, using whatever notes and scribbles the requestor provided, and with no ability to communicate directly with that requestor).

I then managed the production of any projects I won, by directing other illustrators, typesetters,and/ or camera personnel needed, and personally ensuring delivery of the finished products to the client by 8:00 am the next morning. I typically managed 2 to 5 projects per night. I was also responsible for training new illustrators and executing on any illustration needs that circumstances created.

This position required an active secret clearance with the DoD.

Westcoast Tees, Lawndale, CA, U.S. — 1983 through 1984

This company started out in a small strip mall shop, and quickly expanded to a much larger warehouse with about a dozen outlets from San Diego to Santa Barbara. My job was to create t-shirt designs for screen printing that were then sold to Los Angeles-area tourists. The designs were created in brainstorming sessions with the owner, which I would then create detailed mockups from, which the owner and I would choose from to mass produce. At that point I would complete final, camera-ready art, and complete all pre-press production tasks, including, screen production, print setup and troubleshooting.

Manhattan Beach Printing, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S. — 1982 through 1983

Responsible for design, illustration, and pre-press production for small print shop.

Lettergraphics/CPC, Inc., Kansas City, MO, U.S. — 1981 through 1982

Responsibilities included; support design and pre-press production, color seperations and proofs, stat camera operations, photo-typositor production, and super-short-run high-end screen printing. Keep in mind, this was years before desktop computers and graphics software. All color seps and proofs were done with stat camera negatives, multi-layer acetate overlays, and hand-cut rubylith/amberlith. Photo-typositers used chemical photo print methods, typesetting was produced on a a main-frame computer system and required manual paste-up.

King George T-shirts, Lawrence, KS — 1980 through 1981

Custom designs and illustrations for this college-town t-shirt printing company. Responsible for every stage of the production and sales process, including customer orders, design/illustration, pre-press production, single- and multi-color printing, and store management.

The Sculpture Studio, Kansas City, MO, U.S. — 1976 through 1979

Hired just after starting college at the Kansas City Art Institute, I spent almost four years making decorative metal sculptures for homes and businesses in copper, brass and steel. These were typically small enough to sit on a desk or hang on a wall. All welding was done with acetylene/oxygen torches with Gasflux inline systems. The owners, Frank Andrews and Michelle Drabbs, were incredibly kind and supportive and gave me wide latitude in using their shop to create my own personal welded-metal fine art projects in my spare time.