Miguel R. Oglesby
Graphic Designer, Packaging and Print
Minneapolis, MN · (612) 555 0187 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/miguelroglesby
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
8 years of in house design across grocery retail and commercial printing
INDUSTRIES
Grocery retail, private label food manufacturing, regional advertising
SPECIALTIES
Private label packaging, print production and prepress, color management, promotional layout
SYSTEMS
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Esko WebCenter, Adobe Workfront
CREDENTIALS
G7 Expert certification through Idealliance, Adobe Certified Professional in Illustrator
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design, University of Minnesota Duluth
Results at a Glance
240
Stock keeping units
60
Packaging runs
12
Designer hours
9
Template sizes
Executive Summary
Graphic designer with 8 years inside a regional grocery brand, covering private label packaging, weekly circulars and store signage. Comfortable owning a job from concept through press check, and known for catching color and trapping problems before plates are cut. Works quickly inside a promotional calendar that never moves.
Signature Achievements
- Rebuilt the private label dieline library covering 240 stock keeping units, which cut packaging revision rounds from an average of 4 to 2.
- Attended press checks on 60 packaging runs across 3 printers with no reprint charged back to the brand in 2 years.
- Set a color management routine with the flexographic printer that held brand red inside a delta E of 2 on film, board and label stock.
- Designed the seasonal circular system that merchandising now fills in without design support, saving roughly 12 designer hours each week.
- Reduced store signage from 9 template sizes to 4 and took about 38,000 dollars a year out of print spend.
Professional Experience
Graphic Designer
Northstar Market Group, Minneapolis, MN 2021 to present
In house creative team of 7 serving 94 grocery stores across Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas.
- Design private label packaging from concept through press ready files, including nutrition panel layout and barcode placement.
- Run proof review and press approvals with 3 printing partners on folding carton, flexible film and pressure sensitive label work.
- Lay out the weekly circular and the matching in store signage kit against a fixed Tuesday release.
Production Designer
Cedar Bluff Printing, Saint Paul, MN 2018 to 2021
Commercial printer of 60 people running sheetfed offset and digital presses for regional clients.
- Preflighted incoming client artwork and corrected bleed, trapping and font problems before plating.
- Built imposition templates and contract proofs for runs between 500 and 90,000 pieces.
- Advised client side designers on stock, coating and finishing choices that kept jobs inside budget.
Junior Graphic Designer
Birchwood Creative Studio, Duluth, MN 2017 to 2018
Four person studio serving tourism and hospitality clients along the North Shore.
- Produced menus, rack cards and event collateral for lodges, outfitters and a county tourism office.
Licensure and Certification
G7 Expert certification through Idealliance
Adobe Certified Professional in Illustrator
Member, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Minnesota chapter
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2017
Core Skills
Packaging dielines · Print production · Prepress and preflight · Color management · Typography · Layout systems · Press checks · Photo retouching · Brand standards · Adobe Creative Cloud