When I die I want to be remembered for my perfect kerning and great use of white space.
TurnOut
Program Coordinator & Designer | Oct 2023 - Present
TurnOut connects people who wish to volunteer with LGBTQ non-profits to bring their events, programs, and initiatives to life. I was brought on to build and lead the organization’s first program, Thriving Together, which pairs LGBTQ older adults with volunteers. The program seeks to alleviate social isolation and provide intergenerational connections. Over the course of the last eight months I have built the program from the ground up, lead day to day operations and marketing, and was successfully able to get this pilot program funded for an additional year.
KENDO BRaNDS
Digital & Print Designer | Jul 2022 - Aug 2023
KENDO creates and acquires beauty brands and focuses on developing them into global powerhouses. I supported the Fenty Beauty and Skin by Rihanna print team with customer facing promotional material, store signage, visual merchandising, and internal educational guides used by in-store makeup artists. I also designed for Ole Henriksen and Lip Lab as part of their global brand team.
Callisto Media
Art Director | Aug 2019 - July 2022
Callisto Media is a tech and data startup with a current focus on book publishing. I directed the look of book covers, interiors, photoshoots and illustration for titles spanning cookbooks, self help and children’s books, collaborating with our in-house Graphic and Production Designers.
astronomical society of the pacific
Designer | Jan 2018 - Present
The ASP offers educational materials for educators and future astronomers. I was brought on to up-date the look and feel of the organization across branding, web and print. Most recently I took the organization’s annual report from print to an online experience.
Walmart.com
Designer | Oct 2012 - Aug 2019
Hired as a production artist and promoted to designer in 2014.
I supported monthly campaigns for Apparel, Beauty, Home Decor and Grocery departments.
• Collaborated with art directors and other designers
• Managed workloads and supervised production artists
• Concept and design for web, mobile, e-mail, social media, and print assets
As the lead designer for Financial Services, Pharmacy and Vision Center I worked directly with
business partners, stakeholders and engineers across all projects.
• Concept and design for full pages and experiences from sketches to development
• Identified new opportunities and updated all pages to be fully responsive
• Partnered with our UX team to bridge our web and mobile app experiences
Core part of the 2018 redesign. During the course of this launch I was involved in asset testing,
planning meetings with business and marketing partners and executing most of our new Home Decor pages.
Minted.com
Design Associate | May 2012 - Dec 2012
Minted offers custom greeting cards, invitations and artwork. I reviewed and prepared customer orders for print, executed custom orders and provided a first round of proofing and quality control.
4Mads.com
Design and Marketing Creative | Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
4Mads.com offered a code free platform for creating online and mobile advertising. I created campaigns for clients, handled in-house design projects and managed creative for email and social media.
Freelance ART DIRECTION, DESIGN & Event planning
Mar 2011 - Present
I’ve worked with both small and large clients on projects ranging print, web and social media. Clients have included: San Francisco Night Ministry, Top of Mind Marketing and The Art Institute of California.
Memorable work: Developing the concept for my alma mater's annual fashion show advertising campaign. Directed photo shoot, designed elements for print and web and managed printing. Was hired back to direct and design the following year's campaign.
Recent work: Coordinating the annual fundraiser for the San Francisco Night Ministry. I oversee all aspects of the event including venue, catering, ticket sales as well as work with in house marketing team to art direct event promotions and photo shoot.
Volunteer projects
Aug 2015 - Present
A few years into doing corporate work, my passion for design started to dwindle. I decided to start working with non-profits on a volunteer bases to not only give back but once again find my passion. I have been designing promotional materials for organizations who do great work everyday. I’ve had the pleasure to work with The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Imperial Council of San Francisco and The AIDS Emergency Fund just to name a few.
Apple Inc.
Apple Campus Rep for Victor Valley College | Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
Working directly with the campus bookstore, I introduced a primarily PC campus to Apple Computers. I facilitated training for faculty, staff and students. I created all marketing material and planned weekly promotional events in collaboration with faculty, campus clubs and the student body. I also planned large scale events including a student film festival and a holiday gift giveaway for single parents, always placing Apple computers in peoples hands in fun and innovative ways.
Education
Art Institute of California - San Francisco
Bachelor of Science; Advertising | Jan 2009 - Dec 2012
Focus of my study included graphic design, branding, art direction and concept development. Graduated with honors and won best portfolio in my graduating class.
A few words from my colleagues.
Megan kreuz
Executive Art Director | Callisto Media
"It was my pleasure to have Mando as part of my team at Callisto Media. He is an absolute delight! Mando is an incredibly talented designer who brings a rich sense of style and thoughtful aesthetic to everything he crafts. He balances gregariousness and fun with mindful execution and considerate collaboration. I cherish the time we spent working together."
Michael Lauersdorf
Copywriter & Editor | Walmart.com
"Simply put, Mando is the Man. A former colleague at Walmart eCommerce, Mando's amazing design skills, cool, calm & collected demeanor and joyous spirit all add up to an awesome business associate. To boot, he graciously offered his web-design skills and helped me optimize my copywriting / editing business website. I can't recommend Mando enough."
Alan segal
Project Manager | Walmart.com
"Mando is a sincere, thoughtful, and dependable designer. His work is great -- of course, he cares about the details, meeting deadlines, and follwing the brief but he brings an extra level of care and problem-solving savvy to the work, as well. He asks the right questions, provides the right answers, and always delivers -- with a smile!"
Janet Peischel
Owner | Top Of Mind Marketing
"I worked with Mando on numerous design projects and he did a superb job developing logos, business cards and websites for clients. He is collaborative, a wonderful artist and able to execute to meet deliverable dates. I am looking forward to future projects with Mando."