1. Rick Sachwitz
11097 Courthouse Boulevard
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
mobile: 612.978.0856
email: ricksachwitz@gmail.com
profile
Resourceful and multi-talented professional Graphic Designer and Digital Photographer with proven successes in photoshoots, creative marketing materials, and
creative brainstorming for business challenges. I am hardworking, ethical, and have an excellent sense of humor. Manyof myclients are entrepreneurs, small to
mid-size businesses, as well as regional and nationwide clients. I am your modern “Renaissance Man,” excelling in manymediums of the visual and plastic arts.
software skills (macintosh & windows)
• Adobe InDesign • Adobe Photoshop • Microsoft Word • Microsoft Excel • FileMaker Pro
• Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Dreamweaver • Microsoft PowerPoint • Apple Keynote • QuarkXPress
portfolio links
graphic design & photography artwork: http://rickzilla.wix.com/rix-photo-graphix
professional experience
Cashier, Customer Service Desk, Customer Service Manager (CSM)
Walmart—Hastings, MN......................................................................................................................................................................................2014 – 2015
• Started as cashier, trained in site-to-store area/layaways for holidayseason, then learned Customer Service Desk(handling returns and exchanges, check
cashing and other financial services, etc.)
• CSM duties include assisting and overseeing other cashiers and the Customer Service Desk, handling computer overrides, customer complaints, etc.
full-time seasonal school portrait photographer
Lifetouch National School Studios—Maple Grove, MN........................................................................................................................AutumnSeason, 2013
• Photographed underclass students for IDs and portrait packages
• Responsibilities included setting up equipment to include lighting, backdrop, tethered camera system, light board, reflectors, etc.
owner/freelancer: graphic design & digital photography
Rix Photo•Graphix, LLC—Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN.................................................................................................................................2008 – present
graphic design:
Created business cards, business stationery, and invitations for start-up businesses or redesigned existing collateral to provide a polished, professional look.
Client/project highlights include:
• Lakes Area Realty of Minneapolis—redesigned marketing mailers for propertylisting, photographed interiors/exteriors of real estate property, designed
business cards, commercial propertybanners, Post-it™ notes, and water bottles to support brand in all aspects of marketing
• Bullyful Bulldogs—redesigned business cards for small business owners/champion breeders of English Bulldogs
graphic design—packaging, new product positioning, branding:
From brochures for clients working with Fortune 500 clientele, to designing packaging for a new subsidiarycompany, or working with national and regional
clients. Client/project highlights include:
• Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board—created artisan cheese campaign materials for Kroger’s grocerystores nationwide. Designed icon driven descriptor
cards for food and beverage pairings and related focal pointsignage
• Kustom Ear Gear—designed packaging, business cards, created product tagline for new product
• Air Force Nutrisoda (later purchased byPepsiAmericas)—designed event employee t-shirtfor huge gala eventinvolving Macy’s department store;
singer/songwriter/rockstar, Prince; and Air Force Nutrisoda. Created DVD multimedia slideshow for executive presentation to highlightAir Force
Nutrisoda’s successful RSVP Cruise marketing campaign
photography:
From people to pets, products, and events, clientprojecthighlights include:
• Neil Gaiman website—candid portraitfor bestselling international author/movie producer
• The St. Paul-Minneapolis Bulldog Club—official photographer for bulldog competition held in Iowa, July, 2010; champion winner/breeder photos from
competition were published in The Bulldogger, a world-wide publication
• Southern Theatre—photo shoot of local dancers/dance companies for events calendar
• Structural Design, Inc.—photographed remodeled interiors for calendar, promos
• Senior high school portraits, weddings/engagements, anniversaries, graduations and other special events

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graphicdesigner/document specialist
Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP—Minneapolis, MN................................................................................................................................2003 – 2007
• Designed marketing materials for brochures, flyers, advertisements. Redesigned ad/wrote new ad copyfor Disaster RecoveryJournal; created invitations for
special events, announcements and seminars; designed/created trade show booth signage—membership event attendance increased dramaticallyand
firm saved thousands of dollars bynot outsourcing
• Formatted layout, created graphics, wrote articles, edited submitted articles, proofread content, edited photos, and organized digital files for firm’s two
quarterlynewsletters
• Worked closelywith print vendors on budgeting, pricing, and periodic press checks
• Photographed personnel, special events, seminars and presentations
• Coordinated and assisted with proofing and editing of regional and local articles for outstate publication of the Leading Edge Alliance magazine
• Created client presentations using PowerPoint and Keynote applications
• Provided word processing for financial statements, reports, proposals, manuals, business correspondence
• Maintained and updated firm intranet
creative services contractor
Aquent Partners—Bloomington, MN...................................................................................................................................................................2000 – 2003
Provided contracted services in Target Corporation’s Packaging Department on a two-year+ assignment(initiallyto be a three to four month project) and
continued on during departmental restructuring to include:
• Tracked a multitude of SKUs for major marketing campaign, which included introduction of new products and new lookin Target’s private label brands and
Michael Graves brand products.
• Coordinated with design groups, photographystudios, department buyers and packaging engineers, merchant vendors, manufacturers and print vendors,
including overseas vendors in supplychain.
• Implemented vendor rebate project that saved department over $250,000.
• Designed labels and letterhead for Packaging Department; created presentations for executive meetings.
• Assisted with timeline planning of new productlaunches in Market Pantry and Archer Farms brands (grocery).
• Assisted with timeline planning on the introduction of Philippe Starke brand products and thought of the creative solution to reduce printing expenses for
this brand.
Created presentations forRegis Corporation’s international executive meetings at worldwide headquarters in Edina, MN
education/memberships/awards/activities
Bachelor of Arts, Universityof Minnesota—Minneapolis, MN
Web Design & Development Certificate, Metropolitan Community& Technical College—Minneapolis, MN
Digital Photography [Continuing Education], Metropolitan Community& Technical College—Minneapolis, MN
AIGA Minnesota
Town Square Television, Inver Grove Heights, MN—volunteer broadcastcamera operator for public access cable programming
Capture Minnesota (sponsored byTwin Cities Public Television )—Two “100 Votes” awards for submitted photography