Karl Heine is an experienced creative recruiter and consultant with over 25 years of involvement in the industry. He is the Solutionist at creativeplacement, a consultancy that helps build some of the best-of-breed brands, agencies, and corporate creative teams across the greater Metro New York area. Karl's cultivated, curated, and hard-to-find talent includes packaging, print, interactive, multimedia, experiential, and advertising expertise. Karl studied Bachelor Of Fine Arts In Illustration, Design at the University Of Bridgeport, where he honed his talent and passion for creativity and design thinking. He is also a former instructor or guest teacher at prestigious learning institutions such as the University of Connecticut, Miami Ad School, and School of Visual Arts. Karl was also formerly a Space Partner at SONO Spaces and Chief Fluorescent Officer at DesignerJournals.