Michael Mandahl
MGM Designs
Fort Worth, TX, USAWork Experience
Freelance Art Director
August 2016
- Present
Plano, Texas, United States
Wolfpack Wholesale
Creative Director
Built creative department from scratch for new start up company. Responsible for day to day creative decisions for multiple brands that span across the globe. Implemented project management system for tracking creative projects to ensure that deadlines are met. Produced and directed captivating videos from start to finish. Spend time with my group training, coaching and setting clear expectations. Mentored and trained multiple juniors who handle many routine functions within the department, freeing up other team members to focus on new client development and higher level projects. Helped developed processes and procedures for creative department that allowed us to move from a 2 - 4 week lead time to a 24 hour turnaround time on label orders.
March 2015
- September 2016
TPNinc
Digital Art Director
Working on internal and external projects for multiple clients such as Bank of America, Comcast, and 7-Eleven. Design anything web and motion related.
May 2013
- March 2015
Texas, United States
Advanced-Online
Sr. Graphic Designer
Lead Designer for one of the leading web to print companies in the US. Provides technical support and advice for print shop equipment. Design eye-catching company logos and advertising materials. Responsible for the overall organization and planning of network design needs; manage a staff of 10 production artists and design team to complete all scheduled graphic projects under deadline for production. Also responsible for creating designs for college and championship apparel in the mid-major market. Designed apparel for Lockheed, Sally Beauty Supply, Piper, Era Helicopters, Interstate Batteries and Bell Helicopters.
February 2009
- May 2013
Texas, United States
The Hondo Group
Freelance Production Manager
Production Manager for The Hondo Group an independent marketing firm located in downtown Fort Worth. Communicated with Vendors on pricing, specs and printing schedules. Attended press checks to ensure quality of products.
October 2008
- January 2009
Texas, United States
Speedy's Printing
Lead Designer
Responsible for all design and typesetting for customers and in-house graphic needs. Created digital archive and maintained the database & inventory. Developed company’s advertisements, customized logos, pamphlets, brochures, menus & business forms. Hands on experience and working knowledge of pre-press production and printing processes. Preps and setup files for output. Prioritize workload and effectively manage custom order department workflow under tight deadlines.
July 2007
- September 2008
Texas, United States
AmeriPlanUSA
Graphic Designer
Created all in-house graphics including - Brochures, Slides, Pamphlets, Posters, Signs, Newsletters, Video Covers, Pins, logos and Web art. Created digital archive and maintained the database & inventory. Responsible for use of digital camera for any company photographic needs.
March 2001
- January 2004
Texas, United States
Education
Brookhaven Community College
United States
Languages
Spanish (Conversational),
Skills
Adobe Pagemaker,
Logo Design,
T-shirt Design,
Adobe Creative Suite,
Creative Direction,
Creative Director,
Creative Problem Solving,
Direct To Garment Printing,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Large Format Printing,
Mac OSX,
Pageflex,
Photoshop,
Pre-press Production,
QuarkXpress,
Screenprinting,
Variable Data,
Windows,