Founded in 1996, CS Designworks is a proven and trusted design and integrated marketing firm that delivers high-impact design solutions to clients of all sizes, from start-ups to long-established corporations.
Our passion is applying inspired cross-channel marketing and design solutions to help our clients grow and reach new levels of success. We help our clients influence markets, tell stories, inform and reinforce their brands. We love problem solving and we strategize, we explore, we go beyond the expected.
Our services are delivered through:
We are driven to help you succeed through these 3 principles:
Inspiration
We're the whole package: strategy, content, and design. We stop at nothing to deliver cool, smart marketing solutions that tell our clients' stories in fresh, engaging ways that strengthen customer ties — and market share.
Collaboration
Our approach is streamlined, collaborative, and practical. There are no surprises. When you hire our team, you get the A Team. Unlike other agencies, we do the heavy lifting ourselves, tapping into our social media and technology experts on staff to execute advanced cross-channel and distribution solutions.
Results
We deliver the "wow" factor on everything we do, including:
- Business discovery
- Competitive analysis
- Comprehensive solutions
- Content creation
- Design
- Cross-channel marketing
- Analytics and reporting
Nicholas Chiechi
President, Creative Director
Nick, whose design career spans three decades, founded CS Designworks in 1996, and over the years has stood behind many award-winning, dynamic and successful campaigns for both established and emerging companies. A classically-trained graphic designer and strategic thinker, Nick masterfully merges essential design principles with technology and the latest trends in the marketplace to meet client needs. Nick brings an entrepreneurial spirit to all projects at CS Designworks. He is hands-on with clients, staff, strategic partners, and vendors. Nick is an expert at reinforcing business brands and priorities through inspired visual identity, branding strategies and collateral. Nick thrives on solving complex challenges through all communications deliverables. NIck is a proud alumni of the Goldman Sachs 10KSB program.
Michael Miller
Digital Mixed Media Designer, Web Developer
Michael is a veteran in the digital mixed media design world, with nearly 30 years of experience in print, interactive (UX/UI) and web design and development. His work experience runs the gamut, from corporate to start-ups to independent artists/filmmakers, taking on a wide range of challenging projects including web and mobile design, product branding, animation, advertising (banners and brochures), video producting and editing, phototography and photo retouching, social media, email marketing, print design and pre-press, and music/audio production.
Milena Buscaglia
Senior Promotions Advisor
Milena has managed the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) needs of CSD since 1991. In 2002, she joined the company full-time to manage the firm’s growing promotional and event premium business. Milena researches, develops, negotiates, and processes promotional projects through every phase of manufacturing and delivery. Always on top of the latest trends in promotional premiums and corporate gifts, she uses a national database to access a roster of more than 20,000 suppliers and manufacturers.
Gary Oosterhuis
President, Web Developer, Link Web Development
Gary is a leading web developer and programming expert. President of Link Web Development (LWD), he handles the installation and configuration of websites, blogs, forum software, web applications, and any other database-driven site functionality. He develops custom content management systems (CMS) that are both technologically advanced and easy to use. Gary’s knowledge of programming includes: AJAX, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, JQuery, HTML 5, Bootstrap, and CSS3. Since 1995 CSD has collaborated with LWD. LWD is an extension of CSD and provides superior development and hosting services. LWD has developed over 300 websites to their credit. Their staff of talented programmers and developers are cutting edge.
Stacie Seidl
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Theresa Chiechi
Designer / Blogger / Illustration
Edward O'Dell
President, Creative Director, EPO Creative
For 25 years, Ed has provided creative direction and inspirational design for branding programs, sales and marketing campaigns, product and service launches, and interactive communications. His focus is on creating innovative marketing concepts with an eye toward business imperatives and target audience. His creative process is designed to identify and render a crystal-clear narrative to send across all media. Edward has succeeded by leveraging three core strengths: conducting in-depth reconnaissance to discover a clients’ essential marketing needs; creating concepts that express client message, however complex; and leading creative and technology teams to deliver products that consistently outperform client expectations.
Andrea Kuch
President, Berkeley Communications
Andrea is an “idea’s person”, with a strong background in the strategic development of high quality, innovative focused communications solutions that deliver exceptional results for her corporate clients. With an editorial background, her primary focus is on tailored quality content - print, online, video - that strengthens corporate branding and can be re-purposed and distributed in multiple ways to achieve excellent results for her clients. Projects have included online magazines, websites, media relations, client events, research based white papers and more, which are disseminated through appropriate social media channels. In addition to local and national projects, Andrea has led large multinational teams in the development of complex global projects, such as global online annual reviews.
Our People
Nicholas Chiechi
President, Creative Director
Michael Miller
Digital Mixed Media Designer, Web Developer
Milena Buscaglia
Senior Promotions Advisor
Stacie Seidl
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Theresa Chiechi
Designer / Blogger / Illustration
Our Partners
Gary Oosterhuis
President, Web Developer, Link Web Development
Edward O'Dell
President, Creative Director, EPO Creative
Andrea Kuch
President, Berkeley Communications
Representative Clients
Our clients run the gamut across industries including:
Commercial Real Estate • Technology • Legal • Financial • Non-Profit • Business Fashion • Universities • Media • Main Street
