Todd Hagerich

Todd hagerich

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location of Todd HagerichPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Art Director | Industrial Designer | Graphic Designer | Marketing Designer | Packaging Designer | Illustrator | Videographer | Motion Graphics Artist

  • Education

    • La roche university

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      B.s. graphic design
    • The art institutes

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      B.s. industrial design

      Activities and Societies: Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA)

  • Experience

    • Msa - the safety company

      Oct 1995 - Jan 2010

      Held dual roles in marketing and industrial design. Created captivating launch kits for customers and expanded into portable and permanent gas instrumentation, military communication, environmental design, and consumer products. Showed a versatility between design disciplines to develop, market, & package top tier safety products resulting in a heightened awareness for customer facing needs, project management, & budgetary considerations within multiple product groups.Took advantage of multiple opportunities to grow and refine skill sets on the job and while obtaining a second bachelor’s of science degree, this time in industrial design. Show less As the first graphic designer hired at MSA, took the initiative of bringing print materials, packaging graphics, illustration, and graphic design in-house. Became involved in industrial design bgan in 1997 with MSA’s supplied air and air purifying groups, designing SCBA layouts & Advantage 200LS & 3000 facepieces and accessories.Dramatically reduced expenditures used for outside resources and improved upon product launch deadlines across 36 different product groups marketed in over 14 global markets. Also developed standards to investigate print & packaging vendors to create long standing symbiotic relationships to shorten lead times, reduce production costs, & standardize software platforms. Show less

      • Graphic Designer 2

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2010
      • Graphic Designer

        Oct 1995 - Jan 2003
    • Msa - the safety company

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
      Senior designer

      Cross-functioned as a product designer for MSA’s fall protection and instrumentation groups and as graphic designer in the marketing department, providing high-end trade show graphics, illustration, and packaging design. Succeeded with a personal challenge, taking on motion graphics and animation to high acclaim, obtaining more skills in both videography and editing. Allowed for further visibility of all my design skills & my aptitude to engage with a wide audience.

    • Msa - the safety company

      Jan 2013 - Aug 2022

      With experience in multiple areas of product and marketing development, took on the role of overseeing product packaging creation, management, and global branding development. Led the creation and curation of 5,000+ pieces of artwork throughout 36 different product lines with a key focus on global brand identity. Worked with multiple product groups, print and packaging vendors, and government agencies spanning the globe from France, Brazil, China, Mexico, Canada, Russia, Germany, Ireland, and England. Show less As a multi-faceted designer, enthusiastically committed to roles for both MSA engineering and marketing groups by developing products from concept to production phases, lending additional skills as a graphic designer, industrial designer, and motion graphics artist to globally brand, package, and market product with information collected by way of voice of customer engagement. Touching on all facets of the design process resulted in award winning product designs with both domestic and international appeal that dramatically increased company revenue for investors & secured a foothold as the number one innovator of safety products within both domestic and international markets. Found incredible value and excitement conducting voice of customer interviews with customers such as Norfolk Naval Shipyard, HazMat Ops FDNY, & ConEdison. Show less

      • Design Production & Global Branding Management

        Jan 2016 - Aug 2022
      • Industrial Designer

        Jan 2013 - Jan 2016
  • Licenses & Certifications