Karen's DESIGN career includes Advertising Art
Director at several AAAA agencies in Albany (NY), Baltimore, and New York;
Art Director of Baltimore Magazine; Instructor of Advertising Design
at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); Director of Product Development and Design for Multi Media Electronics, Inc. (MME), a trend_novelty lighting company. Karen holds several design
patents; numerous registered trademarked designs for LOGO, PACKAGING,
and PRODUCT DESIGN; and has won several design and advertising awards. In addition to OLSON CREATIVE's current endeavors, Karen continues studies in PHOTOGRAPHY at FIT.
RICH GETZ, Designer
Rich has over 22 years of FOOD and PRODUCT PACKAGING DESIGN. His extensive experience also includes advertising/marketing materials, corporate identity, trade show items and booth designs with many major branded clients, such as MINUTE RICE, IMPERIAL SUGAR, SUCCESS RICE, and DISNEY among others.
DEVON PENTZ, Illustrator/Designer
Devon is a recent graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC where she received her Associates Degree in Fashion Illustration. Devon's work has been featured on the Oscar de la Renta Facebook Wall, iTunes, and various publications.
STEVE HEBBARD, Illustrator, Product/Graphic Designer, Marketing/Sales
Steve, our friend and colleague from the UK, trained as a fine artist in London, received his Masters of Art at the Royal College of Art, prior to developing and designing products for the GIFT industry. Steve
provided PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, and SALES support to MME, Inc., the trend_novelty lighting company where he
met Karen. Steve is an excellent ILLUSTRATOR, DESIGNER. Notable UK companies Steve has worked with include Boots, Argos, Debenhams, Woolworths, Makro, Leading Edge, and The Gadget Shop.
OLSON CREATIVE's other talented ASSOCIATES:
HARRY "CHIP" HENDERSON, Printing Services
Chip has significant experience in Sales, Marketing, and Printing working primarily in NYC and Long Island.
If you would like to be part of the OLSON CREATIVE team, either
freelance or full-time, please email your resume and samples in pdf
format to info@olsoncreative.com Be sure to include your availability, contact info, and put RESUME_your name in the subject line.
