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i have been extremely fortunate. in
my career, i've encountered various prolific, upscale management opportunities in print & graphics. the company that
i foolishly left behind in vegas (ink drops printing & design) had a national contract with harrah's entertainment, so
we designed all the food & beverage menus and collateral for all harrah's casinos scattered across the country. this included
everything owned by harrah's (i.e. caesar's, flamingo, paris, bally's, rio, bill's, imperial palace, etc). on top of that,
we were constantly overloaded with a stream of projects from countless others (hard rock, luxor, mgm, orleans, stratosphere,
...). in fact, we were so busy that we did not advertise - i was forced to turn down work on a daily basis.
given the fact that we strictly dealt with food & beverage outlets in high-profile casinos, we had
direct relationships with the largest liquor and brewing names internationally. these are the companies that pay for our design
& production because they have the most to gain with their product being sold in these outlets. often this gave me the
opportunity to design directly for these big names. daunting, tedious, exciting, grueling, humbling, exhilarating and challenging
all in the same stroke.
on any given week, i oversaw roughly 30 - 70+ ongoing design
and print projects (dependent on the week/time of year). very exciting...but, needless to say, ridiculously demanding. posted
here are just a small handful of professional projects. i'll start adding my personal/freelance work soon.
i honestly could not have asked for a better position. i'll likely never stumble across another one presenting such
coveted opportunities, environment, and atmosphere. without question, i'll never be so lucky as to encounter a boss more wonderfully
amazing (and compatible with my zany personality) than i did there. as the print production & graphic design manager,
i sort of felt like i "had it all" while there. yet there was something missing. i' still had this personal urge
that took hold of me. that's when i realized two things. if i'm already holding the best job in world (and
professional career of my dreams)...and i still want to give it up of my own volition (during a
recession):
1) i'm certifiably insane 2) i do want it that
badly, so i will make it happen.
alas...i decided
to surrender everything i had going for me to branch out on my own. yikes.
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