Todd Gail

8052 FM 1459
Sweeny, TX 77480

toddgail.com
todd.dg@gmail.com

2020 - PRESENT

Owner / Operator

Todd’s Crazy Cards

Selling non-sports and vintage trading cards on eBay, specializing in late 19th & early 20th century trade and cigarette cards as well as modern comic book and movie related non-sports cards. Sourcing and buying inventory for store resale. Design of all company graphics & images including sales and promotional materials such as T-shirts, business cards, and targeted advertising.

2010 - 2020

Co-Owner / Operator

Buttons Rock

Graphic design and production of a wide range of custom heat-applied promotional items including buttons, magnets, die-cut vinyl stickers and dye sublimation items such as bottle openers, key chains, ID tags, flip-top lighters, iPhone cases, jigsaw puzzles and flip flops.

Production of heat-applied graphics for T-shirts, including plastisol heat transfers and heat transfer vinyl.

2001 - 2012

Freelance Designer and Consultant

Deliver expertise to client base in web and graphic design, including concept development, site maintenance, and logo design, CD packaging design, t-shirt design and promotional materials. Research concepts, gather, and sorted source and background materials. Consult with various personnel to clarify details of source materials, provide statistical analysis of data. Facilitated the graphic design development for collectible N scale model trains produced by Micro-Trains Line Co. and InterMountain Railway Co. Other clients include: Lavande Texas, Point of View Cards, Massage Concepts Austin, Phoenix Commotion, Fudge Recording Studio. Earlier engagements with K-Covers, Physician's Resources, Inc and GDC Realty.

1998 - 2011

Web Designer

Hewlett Packard, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Reliant Energy, Bill Young Productions, Among others

Coordinate all aspects of content design/layout for both external company web sites as well as corporate intranet sites, utilizing standards compliant HTML and CSS. Manage and conduct troubleshooting of web pages for web site migrations. Ensure compliance to design and usability standards, utilizing HTML and CSS with Dreamweaver and Photoshop.

1992 - 1997

Sam Houston State University

BFA, Advertising Graphic Design, Illustration, English Literature, Creative Writing