SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Print Press Operation: Over 15 years of hands-on experience operating production printing presses. Expertise includes spot-color mixing, four-color process, foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, and bindery operations. Highly skilled in the craft and precision of traditional letterpress printing.

Production Design: Extensive experience in prepress and production-ready artwork. Advanced knowledge of color management and pixel-perfect proofing, with a proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex color challenges using the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Currently expanding workflows by integrating Figma into print-production processes.

Structural Packaging Design: Specialized in luxury packaging design, including folding cartons, custom envelopes, and rigid setup boxes. Adept at translating concepts into functional, production-ready structures with a strong understanding of steel-rule die cutting and the requirements of high-volume manufacturing.

Materials & Substrate Development: Deep knowledge of packaging materials including paper, paperboard, corrugate, polypropylene plastics, and specialty substrates. Experienced in navigating global compliance standards, transport packaging considerations, and quality assurance throughout the production lifecycle.

Collaborating with Lululemon, Naked & Famous, Aritzia, Absolute Vodka, Guinness, Redbull, Saxx, Specialized, The Royal Mint of Canada, Lightstorm Entertainment, Nintendo, Uber, Shopify, 3M, Roblox, Le Labo, Peller Estates, Purdy's Chocolatier, Rogers Wireless, Cannondale Bikes, Canada Life, Wayfair, and Éminence Organic Skin Care to develop unique branding concepts to life