My name is Derek Saunders and I am currently the Manager of Production Design at Western Governors University in Salt Lake City. I have 8+ years of graphic design and marketing experience since my graduation at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. I graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Art.
At Western Governors University, I have grown exponentially as a designer. While I started as a junior designer, I quickly progressed to a Visual Designer, Senior Graphic Designer, and currently to the Production Manager of Design, managing an amazing team that handles hundreds of different projects monthly.
My workload has consisted of production pieces as well as general print
and digital work such as: brochures, flyers, static banner ads, signage and updating marketing materials. With my promotion to Manager of production,
I have been given the opportunity to take my design and managerial skills to a more collaborative level within my team as we help other departments.
Whether it is logos, posters, or wall graphics, emails, or digital ads—I am dependably consistent in the quality of my work, reliable and effective
with the finished product.