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Bliss Buter-Thompson
617.281.5408
blissbt@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Burgopak, Chicago, IL
2005-Present
www.burgopak.com
Burgopak is an international packaging and design company. It has grown from 5 employees to
over 100 worldwide, with international offices in London, Berlin and Shenzhen. Some of our
clients include Motorola, Target, Discovery Channel, Gillette and LG.
Associate Designer
2005-2007
• create concept art for corporate clients
• engineer paperboard samples and dielines to demonstrate design feasibility
• write, design, and illustrate assembly instructions for manufaturing vendorsSenior Designer
2007-Present
• direct and advise clients on initial concept design to final product
• estimate and manage project design time lines
• ensure production quality goals are met by international vendors
• create concept illustrations, sketches, 3d Models,dielines and sample mock-ups
EDUCATION
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
BFA Communication Design, Specializing in Illustration
2001-2005
SKILLS
Graphic- Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Modeling- Cinema4D
Drafting- ArtiosCAD, KASEMAKE
Office- iWork, Microsoft Office, Mac and PC OS
Traditional- Drawing, Painting, Brainstorming, Ideation
Plotters- Kongsberg XL, KASEMAKE, Epson Stylus Pro
Amature- SolidWorks, Dreamweaver, Flash
AWARDS
Concept designs are recipient of the GD USA Packaging Award, the Regional Gold and Silver
ADDY Award and the HBA Personal Care Prestige Award.
References available upon request