Wilhelm Derksen

Current
Refresh Brand Design, Owner/Creative Director/Sr. Designer
Responsibilities include client interfacing, project management, design and production, related vendor selection, negotiations and budgeting.

2003–2005
The Thomas Kinkade Company, Creative Director
Responsible for overall brand identity. Experience included:
advertising, marcom, events, environmental, programs, products, @retail, for television. Design, development and management for both corporate and sub/lifestyle brands. Strategic/support partner liaison included targeting, selection, negotiation, interfacing and management. New business and market development. Related (emerging) technology support.

2001–2003
Freelance, Design & Brand Consulting, Consultant/Sr. Designer
Developed successful online and offline advertising, marketing and sales programs, and delivered multi-disciplinary creative support for a range of clients and industries including high-technology, mass-consumer products and personality/lifestyle.

2000–2001
Creatus Inc., Vice President, Creative Services and Creative Director
Responsibilities included client interfacing, client relations and management, vendor selection, negotiation and management. Business development, sales support, revenue growth and dept. budgets. Hiring and personnel manager, team leader of up to 15. Chief Ambassador/Advocate. Technology hawk.

1995–2000
MoonCheese Studios, Inc., Owner/Creative Director
Operated an award-winning, multi-disciplinary design agency. Grew from $130k/yr to $850k/yr, employing 7 personnel and managing up to 30 client accounts annualy. Responsibilities included client selection, interfacing and retention. Creative lead. Team lead and mentor. Hiring and general management.

1996–1998
Pearson Communications Inc., Sr. Designer
Responsibilities included senior graphic design and production delivered across web, advertising and direct mail. Client interfacing, project management, related vendor selection and management. Produced multiple award-winning integrated programs for start-ups to fortune 500 companies.

1993–1996
Siemens Communications, Creative/Art Director/Design Manager Primary creative liaison. Interfaced and supported 9 core product groups. Delivered and managed internal, and contracted creative, production and logistical support to develop related brand identity, advertising, MARCOM, events, programs, environmental and more. Set and managed budgets/contracts.

1992–1993
Teie/French Design, Graphic Designer, Desktop Publisher
Brought the early capability of Macintosh desktop publishing to a two-man, award-winning, traditional design firm in San Jose, CA. Responsibilities included all final art and prepress production for clients such as Memorex, Borland Software and the San Francisco Forty Niners.

1988–1992
Macamerica, the Mac Division of Merisel, Art Director, Designer
Delivered and managed internal and external (contracted) creative, production and logistical resources to support a prolific and wide-range of advertising, MARCOM, sales collateral and direct mail programs on behalf of more than 100 strategic Macamerica technology partners and product vendors.

1985–1988
Derksen & Bourret, Co-Owner/Sr. Designer
Thanks to a job the previous summer, driving a truck inter-campus for
Apple Computer (Milpitas, CA), this is when and where my career started.