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Bragging Rights
or, if I don't beat my own drum, who will?
Awards
Certificate of Honor
NAA NATIONAL SAFETY AWARD
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National Aeronautic Association Safety Award for the Linknife Towing Release - used by NASA on the X-38 and Project Stardust.
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6 POPAI's (3 Gold and 2 Silver) for a variety of display manufacturers for both corrugated and permanent in-store displays.
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10 National Graphic and Advertising Design Awards. Several logo and ad projects have been included in national design publications.
Business Achievements
- Never missed a deadline
The impossible we do now; the improbable takes a little longer.
I try to get the job done right the first time no matter what it takes.
- Not-for-Profit Fund Raiser Mailing
Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Des Plaines IL
Designed and produced mailing for the Des Plaines convent and coordinated multi-part mailing for five convents in the USA. Both projects exceeded their target goals.
- Software Developer
INTO2000, Wheaton IL
Created advertising and print campaign which, combined with the sales efforts of the company, brought a new program to market. In two years it went from nothing to the best used program of its kind in the world, surpassing IBM's own similar program. Other supporting efforts included up to seven highly customized rental trade show booths per year that allowed participation by a variety of vendors.
- Industrial Manufacturer
Pyle-National, Chicago IL
Wrote and produced a catalog for an electrical parts manufacturer that resulted in a $650,000 increase in profits over the annual projection during its first 6 months of use. Produced six other catalogs for the same client, one of which condensed 164 pages of a European product catalog into 18 pages, resulting in a tremendous cost savings.
- Industrial Manufacturer
Amcam/Camco, Wheeling IL
Saved industrial cam company $25,000 for a 192 page catalog, including the production of 36 new pages. Previous catalog was printed in six colors though it had 2-color-sectioned appearance. Knowledge of print and pre-press efficiencies made the project go smoothly and looking terrific.
- Consumer Products Manufacturer
Bird Engineering, Omaha NE
Created advertising and collateral program which increased sales by a factor of ten over a two year period. Marketing elements included: trade show displays, consumer and dealer literature, advertising, photography and all printing. Designed and directed fulfillment of the consumer product branding, product naming, literature and advertising for "Fun Machines" line of go-karts.
- Furniture Parts Manufacturer
Kenlin Enterprises, Highland Park IL
Produced an ad that received the greatest ever number of qualified inquiries for a single full page ad, not just for the client but for the publication as well. The ad resulted in the client signing a dozen new accounts.Other Chest-Thumpers:
Helped raise two great boys; gramps to Vionna Trinity!
Authored Objects in the Heavens, the Complete Mag-10 Deep-Sky Viewing List and Fieldbook for northern hemisphere viewing (3rd Edition released May, 2005)
- Flew a hang glider 95 miles cross country. The flight lasted almost 5 hours with altitudes to 7500 feet above the ground. A friend and I flew as a team and landed at the same place to make it the longest team flight east of the Mississippi River (bested two years later by a team flight of 135 miles out of Florida).
Birren Design Company
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