Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industry-leading expert in flatstock poster screen printing particularly for the live music industry.
Baker Prints is a superlative silkscreen squadron. We are one of the best and largest screen printing poster shops on the planet. We excel at quality, speed, volume, service, expertise, reliability, packaging. As of October 2025 we are projected to deliver over 200,000 top-quality prints, 100% on time and 100% safe transport.
Promoted to Director of Creative Services in 5/07 to manage and execute company-wide web and marketing objectives with two subordinates. The 2007 year included: - The optimization and management of two e-commerce sites (which grossed over $4 million in 2007) - Conception and execution of marketing efforts for the holiday season which resulted in doubling conversion (purchase) rates as compared to the previous 3 years - Designing a 60-page product and services catalog The largest project as CS Director was a complete overhaul of CustomUSB.com, which accomplished these goals: - Separation of content from design; replaced nested HTML tables and invalid code with modern XHTML + CSS - Reduced average file size by ~80%; load times reduced by same amount - Strategically applied SEO strategies resulting in front-page pay offs on key search phrases - Greatly improved visitor behavior (bounce rate fell by ~35%, page-views/visit and goal conversions doubled)
During last semester at Bradley, I wrote a CMS' user guide for a local Peoria company OIC Group who provide Linux-based hosting, web design, and custom CMS solutions. This position allowed me to finish my Professional Writing minor at Bradley U.
My responsibilities included creating print ads, flyers, and other sales materials for the group's listings. This also involved on-site photography, which was a lot of fun except for the time I fell backwards down a ravine covered in thorn bushes.