Printing Press Operation: Over 15 years of hands-on experience operating production printing presses. Expertise includes offset press and relief printing press operation, spot-color mixing, four-color process, foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, folding, finishing and bindery, operations. Highly skilled in the craft and precision of traditional letterpress printing.(Heidelberg, Kluge, Yawa, Bobst, Thermotype, Baum, Komori, Rollem, Brausse, Polar Mohr)
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. Adept at set-up for multi-color work, spot-color touch plates, tonal printing, & overprinting.
Structural Packaging Design: Specialized in luxury packaging design, including folding cartons, boxes, custom enclosures, 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. Highly knowledgable about scoring, embossing, debossing, folding, thermography, laminates and print finishing.
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.
Developing unique branding solutions for companies such as: Lululemon, Naked & Famous, Absolute Vodka, Guinness, Redbull, Saxx,a Specialized,Royal Mint of Canada, Nintendo, Uber, Shopify, 3M, Roblox, Le Labo, Peller Estates, Purdy's Chocolatier, Cannondale Bikes, Canada Life, Éminence Organic Skin Care & more.