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Kris da Silva

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Graphic Designer. Perpetual Artist. Do-er of Things.

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I am passionate about the work I do, and seek only growth and refinement through experience. I aim to instill the same dedication in those whom I lead and mentor in the profession.

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Multidimensional. Multi-faceted.

 

With experience in both production and design, I'm able to bring knowledge of the logistically feasible to the realm of uninhibited thought - stretching the limits of possibility to meet the impossibility of original and dynamic design.

 

I look forward to bringing your visions to life.

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Get in Touch.

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443.707.7576

Kris.daSilva@outlook.com

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SIGNATURE ASPEN
HOUSTON, TX
March 2025 - Present

Sr. Project Marketing Designer

DESIGN & CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

  • Lead in-house design for marketing, branding, POS, and promotional materials.

  • Produce technical and fabrication drawings for customer projects.

  • Direct wrap-department design for boats and full vehicle fleets.

  • Create sample books and substrate guides for key product lines.

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MARKETING & COLLABORATION

  • Produce in-house branded documentation and marketing assets.

  • Collaborate with marketing teams on customer-specific branding.

  • Create proposal packages for major bids and new markets.

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CUSTOMER & SALES SUPPORT

  • Provide design consultations and technical guidance to customers.

  • Assist sales teams with proposals, pricing, and project planning.

  • Ensure clear communication across all project stages.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Manage project scope, timelines, pricing, and feasibility.

  • Oversee design and tracking for major sports tournaments.

  • Approve vendor pricing, timelines, and POs.

  • Support sales with proposals, estimates, and engineered solutions.

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WEB SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Oversee company website development with design and dev partners.

  • Design and manage the internal API-based project tracking site.

  • Build file-management systems for new sectors and outsourced projects.

  • Maintain product structures and pricing tables in PrintIQ.

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AI & OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Lead AI integration to streamline production workflows.

  • Develop SOPs for new capabilities and processes.

bayou graphics
HOUSTON, TX
May 2023 - Dec. 2024

VP Creative Design & Production

DESIGN MANAGEMENT

  • Establish procedures for graphic design and prepress departments

  • Manage time allotments for design based on project scale; for internal timelines and bidding purposes

  • Consultation with and subsequent assignment of customers, based on design needs and project criterion

  • Overseeing shop drawings and fabrication specifications for accuracy, production, and permitting

  • Ensuring efficacy in processes and systems; uniformity of file formats and records-keeping for consistency cross-platform and over time

  • Heading in-house design projects, branding, and marketing for digital and print media

 

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

  • Establishing and tracking timelines for fabrication and installation to meet and exceed customer expectations

  • Instructing and training personnel in the production space in advanced device/software maintenance and troubleshooting, color management and quality standards

  • Overseeing production processes and SOPs, inventory management and sourcing, cross-platform consistency, timelines and maintenance

  • Pinpointing avenues of growth for employees and associated training programs, seminars or classes for professional development

roadrunner vehicle wrAPs
BELTSVILLE, MD
Sept. 2020 - May 2023

Lead Design & Production

DESIGN

  • Use of Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, Corel Draw & Photopaint, and SAi FlexiSign Suite

  • Design for vehicle and fleet wraps and lettering

  • Branding for food trucks, including full truck wrapping, menus and signage

  • Design for channel letters, back- & front-lit exterior signage, and shop drawings for use in permitting, electrical and fabrication thereof

  • Prepress for large format printing and production

 

PRODUCTION

  • PSA Vinyl setup and print on HP Latex 300, 500 and 800 series printers

  • Use of SAi Flexi and Onyx print and cut software for large format

  • Measuring, tiling and paneling production jobs for production and install

  • Providing specs for fabrication of exterior lit signs and interior dimensional signs

 

ADMIN

  • Customer service from front end to completion

  • Inventory tracking and ordering

  • Payment collection and entering

  • Scheduling and project tracking

stratregic factory
OWINGS MILLS, MD
Oct. 2019 - Mar. 2020

Graphic Designer

DESIGN

  • Use of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop

  • Setup for pre-press department (digital print, offset print and large format)

  • For Print Materials, Mailers, Stationary and Advertising Media

  • For Vehicles and Fleets, Fabric, Promotional, 3Dimensional, ADA, Temporary and Permanent Signage, as well as entire “branded spaces” including wraps, decals, 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional branding materials for customer specific offices and work spaces

  • Working with existing client branding to create cohesion through signage, print and mailing

  • For specification and shop drawings for fabrication

  • For permitting and installation

  • Renderings for client proofs

 

PRE-PRESS

  • Esko preflighting using i-cut Suite and automation software

  • Press ready preparation including color management for offset, digital and large format, image flattening and rasterization, Esko and bindery registration (automatic and manual) for cutting processes

 

DAILY MANAGEMENT

  • File management and formatting for production

  • In-house design for events and employee appreciation

  • Customer service, including initial meetings to meet customer expectations, proofing, editing and modifying, design support for direction and branding continuity

Image360 - york, pa
YORK, PA
Jul. 2017 - Oct. 2019
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Graphic Designer​

DESIGN

  • Use of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, AfterEffects and Lightroom

  • Design for Vehicle, Fabric, 3Dimensional, Temporary and Permanent Signage

  • Prepress for Large Format, Digital Print, Screenprinting and Apparel, Promotional Items, Cutting, Routing and Vehicle Wraps

  • Digital Design for Social Media, Marketing and Conceptual Development

 

PRODUCTION

  • PSA Vinyl and Rigid Substrate cutting on Graphtec and Esko Cutters

  • Use of Cut Master, Gerber Composer and Esko iCut software

  • Large Format Printing on Roll to Roll and Flatbed HP Printers

  • Printing on HP Latex 360, 570, FB500 and R1000 using remote servers and Thrive Software

 

MARKETING

  • Digital Marketing for Social Media and Web

  • Promotional Product Design

  • Orchestrating Marketing Campaigns

  • Sales and Customer Service Evaluation

  • Search Engine Optimization for Web Based Campaigns and Targeted Sales

 

OFFICE MANAGEMENT

  • Inventory Management and Purchasing

  • Purchase Order Consolidation and Reconciliation

  • Server Organization and File Management

  • Design Workflow, Time Management and Delegation

 

WEBSITE MANAGEMENT

  • Customizing Web Page Design and Product Availability for Marketing/Sales Campaigns

  • Product Pricing Setup for Business to Consumer and Business to Business E-Commerce Sites

  • Predicting E-Commerce Trends based on buying habits and promotional campaigns

aLLEGRA mARKETING, pRINT & mAIL
LANCASTER, PA
Oct. 2016 - Jul. 2017

Production & Sign Specialist

DESIGN

  • Use of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

  • Prepress design for PSA Vinyl Cutting and Large Format Print and Cut Use of Onyx Rip to Print Software

  • Limited Conceptual Design for Vehicle Lettering and Rigid Signage

 

PRODUCTION

  • PSA Vinyl cutting on Graphtec Cutters

  • Large Format Printing on Roland SOLJET Roll to Roll Large format Solvent Printer

  • PSA Vinyl Application and Installation both in shop and on site

  • Table Work, including vinyl weeding, taping, and application, fabric and banner hemming and grommeting, rigid signage production, and preparation for on-site application and installation

 

INSTALLATION

  • Vinyl Application on windows, storefronts and walls

  • Rigid and Fabric Signage Installation

  • Knowledge of Hardware needed for permanent and temporary signage installation

  • Use of scissor lifts, pole trucks and bucket lifts for above ground installation

 

OFFICE MANAGEMENT

  • Sales and Customer Service in the field, customer satisfaction follow-up, and up-sales

  • Purchasing and Inventory Management

  • Shop Management and Production Lead, overseeing design, production, installation and scheduling

  • Workflow, Time Management and Delegation

references

Please contact me for customer testimonials & corporate references, by email at Kris.daSilva@outlook.com or by filling out a contact form here.

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