Nektar Design is a full-service graphic design studio that specializes in creating innovative, results-generating marketing materials based on sound strategic thinking. Our goal is to provide the highest caliber creative services to our clients at a fair and competitive price — without compromising our rigorous standards of quality.

Instructor and lecturer for Graphics for Design — a course is designed to teach graphic presentation skills and help students create an effective professional presentation package.

• Created brand identity, consumer and trade advertising and collateral for ShowHouse by Moen that lead to rapid sell-in of product line that exceeded client’s projected time line

• Conducted world-wide interviews of best-in-class customer relationship marketers for P&G; created comprehensive training videos and manual that was touted by the client and conference attendees as a “masterpiece”

• Awarded silver Tower Award from Cleveland Business Marketing Association for greeting card design

• Directed re-branding initiative for the Hospital Center’s print collateral and on-line presence that resulted in cohesive messaging and style guidelines for all marketing materials

• Implemented digital asset management system that increased productivity of in-house designer staff

• Awarded Crystal Award of Distinction from The Communicator Awards for excellent newsletter design

• Contributed to a 225% increase in key client billing through consistent on-target creative solutions

• Created brand identity, packaging and merchandising for Moen pull-out faucets that realized increased in-run product placement at
key retailers

• Awarded Judges Choice Award, gold, silver, and seven bronze Tower Awards from Cleveland Business Marketing Association for sales support materials, product collateral and direct mail

• Awarded Gold Excellence Award from Wausau Papers for Arras Group corporate identity system

Summa Cum Laude