Dean Van Eimeren: Dean Van Eimeren Design in Long Beach, CA

Principal Freelance Graphic Design and Branding • Improved design of fund-raising materials for the Japanese American National Museum, in DTLA • Contributed pro-bono design work to Science Delivered, a non-profit STEM-oriented educational organization through Taproot.com • Redesigned logo and branding guidelines for Freebirdrides.com, a start-up ride-hailing app • Generated pitch presentations including event concepts, activations and image composites for AMCI • Designed conference promotional pieces for L'Ecole du vin de Bordeaux • Streamlined POS materials for FreeVision's Vilta digital camera gimbal while reducing costs

Ad Agency / Digital Communications Firm • Awarded "Digital Agency of Record" for Suzuki Automobiles U.S.A. • Optimized Suzuki's digital banner advertising efforts and reduced costs • Designed and produced MY-2013 Suzuki showroom brochures with less than half of 2012 budget • Refined brand messaging for The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) from "Party on the beach" to "Gender-equal professional-level athletes" • Grew the AVP brand by helping to expand into developmental youth leagues (AVP First and AVP Next) • Increased AVP's Social Media presence with regular posts of conceptual image composites • Developed digital banner campaign for AVP sponsor Wilson Volleyball per existing brand guidelines • Produced Father's Day promotion POS materials for Ole Smoky Moonshine • Improved the design and performance of Ole Smoky Moonshine's website • Generated Ole Smoky Moonshine print ads for the Canadian market

Integrated Marketing and Design / Branding Firm • Developed major packaging program for Yamaha Motorcycles Parts & Accessories, fitting over 1600 SKUs into under 200 package formats • Website redesigns large and small, from Public Storage to Redondo Van & Storage • Designed and produced early iOS game app, later repurposed as a marketing promotional piece

(Seasonal contract) Ad Agency (American Honda Motor Company, Agency of Record) • Designed and art directed Honda automobile showroom brochures under seasonal contract (2 seasons)

(Agency dropped VP Titles in company-wide title simplification) • Added micro-sites and digital banner ads to website management duties for Toyota • Toyota products grew from 12 to 18 vehicles during my tenure - direct reports grew from 8 to 30 (ACDs, Art Directors, Writers and Digital Producers) • As member of the Executive Committee, orchestrated a redesign of office interiors (all 4 floors)

Promoted to Group CD • Directed "below-the-line" creative team on all Toyota brochures, direct marketing and POS materials • Contributed to agency new business pitches • Started Internship program with CSULB Design program and hired / mentored many after graduation • Introduced digital CD ROMs and then Toyota.com to Toyota's marketing mix • Joined Executive Committee

Promoted early • Designed, art directed and produced 1993 Supra Turbo launch brochure (all new) • Led team on the balance of showroom brochure work and POS materials

Headed collateral creative team under the Group CD • Designed and art directed launch showroom brochures for Toyota Motor Sales USA (all-new photography, copy and illustrations) • Led team of 5 art directors and 3 copy writers working on the balance of TMS showroom brochures (12 models total)