Experience
March 1998 to Present
Owner of Robbins Design, a graphic design firm specializing in design and production for internet and print. Current clients: Basset Flooring’s Abbey Carpet, BiteFX, Elite Feet, eVillasVallarta, HD96, Murrayhill Eye Care, North Shore Adventures, Passion Yachts, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, and TIP Printing & Graphics. Past clients: 3Com, Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, Boothcreek (Northstar California and Sierra-at-Tahoe®), Far West Skiing, Lake of the Sky Garden Club, Palm, Quantum, Regis McKenna, Inc., Netswork, Inc., Smith + Jones Marketing, South Lake Tahoe Wedding & Honeymoon Association, Squaw Creek Resort, Squaw Valley, and Sugar Bowl Academy and Ski Team. July 1996 to March 1998
Creative Director for Quantum Corporation, a widely recognized industry leader that supplies a broad range of information storage products worldwide for personal computers, workstations, high-end computers, network servers, and disk arrays. Responsible for developing and managing Quantum’s Creative Services Group—establishing the Quantum brand, ingredient brand, retail packaging and marketing communications material. February 1995 to July 1996
Creative Director for Apple Internet Studio and Productions and Apple eWorld Creative Services, responsible for the graphic design and overall look and feel of eWorld and market specific web sites. My work included the following webcasts and web sites: The Plan; Metallica; Tomorrow’s Cities; Always Apple; and the Apple Internet Connection Kit. Other work included the Apple World wide Developers Conference web cast, eWorld
building interior redesign, eWorld on the Web, WebCity, the Learning Community on the web, and eWorld marketing material consisting of packaging, collateral, and public relations templates. January 1993 to February 1995
Senior Art Director for Apple Corporate Identity and Design. From July 1993 to July 1994, I was the sole Art Director and acting Creative Director for Apple’s Packaging Group, responsible for all color retail boxes, including Newton, the New Media group packaging system, Quick Take, eWorld, and various software boxes. June 1991 to January 1993
Contract Art Director and Designer for Apple Creative Services. Work included the Macintosh Quadra and PowerBook brochures, the Educator’s Advantage catalog, the Apple Learning Review newsletters, the Apple Packaging Guidelines, Newton and NewtonMail collateral, the Apple Multimedia Program collateral and packaging, PowerBook posters, and video packaging. September 1981 to January 1993
Owner of PR Design, a graphic design company specializing in corporate design, including collateral, packaging, product and company identities, and event materials. Clients include Apple Computer, Tandem, and Adobe Systems. January 1989 to June 1991
Creative Director for Regis McKenna Inc., a marketing and communications firm in Palo Alto, California. Managed the Graphic Design Group (GDG), an in-house design department. Supervised four designers, who worked primarily on the Macintosh designing collateral, product identities, posters, and presentation graphics, including animation projects using MacroMind Director. Clients included Apple, Xerox, HP, 3Com, National Semiconductor, x/Open, and PacBell. July 1978 to September 1981
Art Director for Regis McKenna Advertising in Palo Alto, California. Responsibilities included art direction, design, and production for seven full-time clients, including Apple, Intel, Siliconix, and Gould/Biomation. June 1977 to July 1978
Graphic Designer for Roy Ritola and Associates, a design firm in San Francisco. Responsibilities included design and production of product brochures and packaging for Testor’s Toys. January 1977 to June 1977
Senior Art Director for Phil Motta and Associates Advertising in Phoenix, Arizona. June 1976 to December 1976
Assistant Art Director for Bozell and Jacobs Advertising in Phoenix, Arizona. Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design from the California College of the Arts in Oakland and San Francisco, California.
