Hello,

Please allow me the opportunity to introduce you to our team.  I'm Rick (Founder and one of the owner operators here at Promotion Advertising. My graphic-design experience spans over thirty years beginning with my first official design job when I was

hired by a company to create floor plans, elevations and

interior / exterior renderings of various commercial and

residential single & multi-family dwellings. I am also an 

experienced web designer, graphic artist, advertising,

marketing and business consultant.

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After graduating from college with a degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology & Management, I began working in the aviation aerospace industry in numerous capacities to include aircraft technician, supervisor, inspector, and manager for numerous maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities and aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.  

 

 

 

 

 

I also provided my skills as a technical illustrator/writer and have over the years created various technical drawings, design schematics and illustrations for training manuals, technical graphics generated and forwarded to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval and issuance of aircraft Supplemental Type Certificates (STC's), aircraft paint schemes, executive jet, passenger jet and air cargo interior modification drawings and LOPA’s: Layout of Passenger Accommodation, etc.

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I have in the past actively participated in the production of training videos relating to aviation safety for various aircraft maintenance facilities and an airline flight crew emergency training video for DHS.

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I once again returned college to complete my degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology where I graduated Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society with a 4.00 GPA in the top 1% of my class.   I received numerous academic achievement awards such as being placed on the Presidents list, Deans List or Honors List all during my enrollment.  I was nominated for and elected as the Vice President of the National Honor Society and placed on the National Deans List (given to only ½ of 1%  of the nations college students, twice awarded).  

 

 

 

 

I was also elected as the Vice President of the Aerospace Society.  As part of my classes, I took graphic arts, technical drawing and technical report writing. I retired after 24 years of working in the aviation/aerospace industry so that my wife and I could open our own business that offered custom designed and screen printed t-shirts and specialty gifts for the tourist industry in Roswell, New Mexico.  This niche market was created to commemorate the world renowned UFO crash of 1947 and has flourished into a multi million dollar industry. Over 250,000 tourists from all over the world come to Roswell annually.  Each July, the population of less than 50,000 people, swells to over 75,000 as visitors migrate to this tiny little town for its annual UFO festival .  

 

Note*  During the annual Roswell UFO festival that lasted 4 to 5 days, our little shop would generate well over $35,000 in product sales boosting our income to over $140,000 per year.

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Our facility ultimately encompassed over 25,000 square feet of retail space, screen printing & sign departments, graphic arts studio and rental space downstairs and a lecture hall, banquet facility and party areas that we rented out upstairs for meetings, seminars and special events.

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As part of our services, we provided a variety of graphic design and specialty printing services from screen printing, pad printing, heat press, sublimation, wide format printing, vinyl graphics for signs, banners etc., corporate identity packages, logo design, magnetic signs, ad

slicks, brochures etc. I managed the various departments from graphic arts

and design to product development and printing.  During the five years that

we were open, I designed and printed our own product lines that featured

over 50 different t-shirt designs, hats, sweat shirts & hoodies to dozens of

souvenir items that ranged from coffee mugs, refrigerator magnets, key

chains, post cards, and much more that we sold in our gift shop.  I also designed and printed various items for numerous other businesses and sports teams.  

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Some of our products were featured as set dressing for the movies "Paul " and "Race to Witch Mountain."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a very diverse business management and marketing background as well and have during the course of my career created various detailed business plans, business models and concept art projects, advertising & marketing campaigns for myself and others.  I have included a few samples of my work over the years.  They are just a small assortment of projects.