Kiersten A. Stein

Building Enduring Products | Partnering | Fostering Your Bottom-line

“Cost-benefit is measured by the value of leverage a company acquires. I specialize in conceptualizing ‘outside the box,’ forward-thinking, and collaborative, strategic solutions to meet your promotional and technological needs.” — Kiersten A. Stein

Insight. Impact. Excellence.

Having been in business for 30 years, I truly find myself wondering, “what haven’t I done?” I consider myself a conceptual engineer, entrepreneur, and intrapreneur whose passion runs deep for prototyping and taking promotional and technological models to the next level. I am also quite comfortable adapting to established brand style-sheets and visions, but I must admit, cookie-cutter solutions ruffle my creative fur. I feel that staying within the lines is a disservice to my clients and my creative process, so pushing the envelope—working outside the confines of conformity—and tailoring are inherent qualities of my personality and vision. There is no limit to the imagination or technical innovation. If we can dream it, it must be attainable.

Simply put, I love designing and working with my hands; it’s as natural as leading a team, or managing a Fortune 500 budget. My innovative personality and acumen will provide you with the know-how and dependability that you deserve, for I can easily look left as an active CEO/Executive Director, and then look right, roll up my sleeves and stand in sawdust. Let’s put our minds together and create lasting impressions.

History:

Nothing in life is ever static, so flexibility and scalability are hard-wired into my DNA (supported by an adrenaline drip line).

I spent eight years as an apprentice in a Manhattan ad agency while attending day and night school. By the age of 16, I started my design, marketing, and multimedia company.

Even though I have consistently run a full-service agency for more than 25 years, I have become an expert, with an in-depth understanding of how to efficiently manage diverse creative/production teams through various career and peripheral opportunities.

Additional experience has been derived from the following positions:

• Executive V.P., V.P. of Marketing for an international firm that was focused on corporate promotions and custom products spanning diverse industries and countries; music and packaging industry niche
• Co-founder of a full-service event company and an international mentoring company
• Channel Art Director in a high-tech publishing firm
• Gallery Director and Entertainment Liaison/Décor Supervisor

COMPETENCIES

Proven commitment and ability to leverage strategic alliances:

Clients and vendors typically refer me to new clients and my talent pool is comprised of people I have had the pleasure of working with for more than a decade. I am grateful for the relationships I have developed over the years and for how my teams truly live the meaning: “having each other’s back.”

Well-versed in the following :

A highly-skilled, hands-on creative services director, technology manager, photographer, and fine artist.

Strong organizational and dynamic communication skills have been acquired through years of experience managing business operations, staff/project/event management, accounting/purchasing, contract writing, shareholder relations, pricing strategies, and sourcing.

• Product development, brand strategy, and positioning
• Your right-hand person; customer and client-facing
• Marcom/tech-com copywriting
• Cross-functional team management
• Workflow and production technician
• Turn-key collaboration

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS (MAC/PC)

20 years hands-on: “The mouse is mightier than the sword”

Adobe Creative Suite inclusive of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver (HTML, CSS), InDesign, Lightroom, Flash, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Acrobat; Axure RP (wireframing), Prezi, Keynote, PowerPoint, Quark, VRML, beginner C++, Macromedia Director, WordPress, Microsoft Business Suite

Management applications:

FileMaker Pro, Aperture, Visio, Quickbooks, Salesforce, SalesLoft, Siteforce, MS Project, FastTrack Schedule, BaseCamp

Servicing small to enterprise-level companies — Partial Past/Present Client List:

AARP
Aircraft Parts Corp.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui
Canon
CMP Media Inc.
Coach Realtors
CRN (Computer Reseller News)
Dentsu Communications
Dell
D-Link
Dowling College
E2i, Inc.
Epson
Gotham Installations Inc.
Heartland
Herbert-ABS Software Solutions
Hive Communications
Jamahl Light
Jean Bidwell
Laurey Strategic Brands, Inc.
Marchon & Marcolin
Morey Organization
National Cristina Foundation
Neopost
Nikon Inc.
Pall Corp.
Porcelanosa
Proginet
QueryObject
Raritan
Rockefeller University
Samson Technologies
Schein Pharmaceutical
Scholastic
Standard Microsystems
Thomson Media
Toshiba
Tyz-All Plastics Inc.
Tiffen Manufacturing
TimeLife
Transmedia Group
Unions in Paradise LLC
Variety Clubs Intl.
Viatronix Inc.
Viewsonic
Virtualscopics
Vista Tech Solutions
WalkingDistance Productions
Yahney Entertainment Group

Testimonials

“Kiersten is a highly energetic, talented, and personable professional. Herbert-ABS found that Kiersten’s experience and expertise were very suited to design and implement our corporate identity and branding of our newly formed joint venture from the ground up and across the board. Kiersten is focused and analytical, and very accessible for consultations and quick production turnarounds. She has developed unique and aesthetically pleasing solutions to differentiate the Herbert-ABS product and suites in the marketplace, creating a lot of positive feedback from our clients.”

– Hendrik Bruhns, President, Herbert-ABS Software Solutions
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Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

“Kiersten is a fantastic collaborator and will not settle for “just average.” She delivers perfection with a great personality and wonderful creativity. I would hire Kiersten Stein again and again.”

– Gloria Morris Kruener, Independent TV Writer / Producer at WalkingDistance Productions, Story Producer for hit A&E series STORAGE WARS. Story Producer for Animal Planet series MONEY BARN.
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Top qualities: Personable, High Integrity, Creative

“I worked with Kiersten at CMP Media for several years. As part of the design team, she played an integral role in supporting the promotional efforts of the magazines we worked on. She was creative, thorough, and always handled each project with enthusiasm and diligence. Since then, I hired Kiersten as an individual contractor to design several strategic marketing programs and collateral.”

– Jackie Graziano, Director & General Manager at AMEX Publishing-Luxury Market Insights
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Top qualities: Integrity, Professional Acumen, Ability

“It’s been a while since Fleishman-Hillard days. I wanted to explore some options with you regarding a new opportunity that has come across my desk and you’re someone whose work ethic and quality of work are impeccable. So, let’s see what happens. Thanks for extending the offer to fly in, if required.”

– Regina Barboza, Barboza Communications

I can’t say enough about Kiersten. I posted a project on a service provider portal expecting to find someone who could provide the quality design as I directed. What I got was an expert in the field with an equally expert team able to take my ideas and make them 10x better than I could have imagined. Kiersten’s designs and materials have been spot on every time. Kiersten has helped our Control Panel Division grow while staying profitable and has had the good humor to rebrand our 25-yr company and all that goes hand-in-hand with such an endeavor. It’s been a great time!

– T. Ledesma, E2i, Inc., Director of Business Development
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Top qualities: Exceptional Artistic Abilities, High Integrity, Well-Organized

“Kiersten Stein has that magic combination of creative talent, sharp skills, years of experience, technical expertise and personality which makes for a great all-round artist whether in a commercial design environment or in a fine art gallery.

She is well-organized and good with people and her artistic abilities are exceptional. Her sense of composition, design, and color make her a great artist. Her work speaks for itself.

Kiersten was also the Gallery Director in a Hawaii co-op fine art gallery that I founded and did a great job managing the artists.”

– Carolyn Quan, Fine Art Marketer/Publisher and Photo Collage Artist
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Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

“Kiersten’s artistic talents coupled with her business acumen result in effective multimedia that includes websites, PR materials, and event planning. Just check out her websites – as they say, “proof is in the pudding.”

– Susan Kim, Principal/Owner, Susan Kim Coaching, LLC
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Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

“Kiersten is not only a very talented and hardworking designer, she’s a great manager who not only gets the job done (on time!) but gets it done right!”

– Manpreet Singh – Director of Information Technology at Reliable Power Alternatives Corp
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Top qualities: Great Results, Good Value, Creative

“I have known Kiersten Stein for several years. We continue to use her company to produce ad campaigns for our company on an annual basis. She is reliable, dependable and is an asset to anyone that uses her services in the world of Graphic Design and Advertising”

– Jeff Yahney, Yahney Entertainment Group, Inc.
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“Working with Kiersten was seamless from start to finish. Her professionalism and attention to detail are exactly what Western Press looks for when working with design/graphic artists. Kiersten’s final output files were flawless.”

– Paul Hulley, C.F.O., Western Press, Inc.