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Matthew S. Wagner

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Profile

A highly skilled, motivated, professional director / developer / designer and marketing expert with a keen eye for detail. A savvy design and marketing guru with over 15 years of experience in the creative field, including expertise in nearly all forms of visual communication. A master of traditional and online marketing, with skillful proficiency in graphic and web development applications and frameworks.

Recent Job Experience

TEXTILE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, DALTON, GA – JAN 2011 – CURRENT: Textile Management is the parent company which creates well-known products AstroTurf, SYNLawn. Working with a focus on SYNLawn artificial grass since 2005 led to my becoming a full-time employee of TMA as the company looks to replicate and build upon the many successes of SYNLawn’s growing brand.
CONTRACTOR, CASSELBERRY, FL – JAN 2010 – DEC 2010: As a contract-for-hire worker, my primary focus has remained with the parent company that produces SYNLawn (previous employer), AstroTurf and several other companies under the Textile Management Associates company umbrella, located in Dalton, GA as a marketing, graphics, and web developer.
PAGE12.COM, INC., SANFORD, FL — APRIL 2006 – DEC 2009: A small marketing firm providing a one-stop solution for web development, internet applications, all forms of creative marketing, as well as provide sales and operational support for both large and small upstart companies. As the ‘go-to’ guy within the company, my duties were to ‘make it happen’ Several electronic examples are represented on this site, so please, look around.
SYNLAWN, ORLANDO, FL — DECEMBER 2005 – DECEMBER 2006: Makers of extremely realistic artificial grass products for landscaping applications. As graphic artist, web designer and marketing support duties included the management, creation and development of all marketing and visual materials for the corporate office, as well as distributors worldwide.
DIXON TICONDEROGA CO., HEATHROW, FL — JUNE 2002 – SEPTEMBER 2005: Originators of the Yellow No. 2 Pencil as well as educational product manufactures. As graphic artist, marketing support and web designer,, duties included a complete overhaul of Dixon’s product and brand lines boosting the company’s overall share in the retail, online and educational product markets.

Skills

Director — Designer — Artist — Marketing Guru
With humble beginnings as a freehand illustrator my career path has led me through several positions and industries accumulating a uniquely diverse skill set through experience. Including a strong understanding of web design and development, combined with traditional and online marketing strategies for consumer, educational, landscape and sports industries. Graciously borrowed from my father (a school teacher for 32 years), my motto has always been: