• Designed a new layout structure for a future-state Retail Point of Sale product to enable more intuitive and task-focused interactions for employees.• Created and evolved designs for an e-commerce merchant platform.• Continued to contribute to the evolution of the design system through new component introductions and updates to existing components to utilize new Figma features.

• Pushed for a unified and consistent approach to application shells to align product goals with the company's 'One Experience' initiative.• Created a user flow allowing for greater configuration options to Heartland's Kitchen Display System as part of an upgrade the Point-of-Sale product. The additional options open the company to a greater number of customers and fill a gap in the existing product.• Redesigned the version 2 Vega design system documentation website to improve the user experience.• Developed a documentation website for version 1 of Heartland's Vega design system using Jekyll for templating and Vue.js for dynamic design token tables.• Contributed and documented components to version 2 of the Vega design system based on user feedback and research.• Advocated for the importance of interactive prototyping as an important part of the design and handoff process.

• Improved upon single-copy sales goals over previous year by improving designs for the front page.• Managed the production and design of multiple 100-page special sections with a perfect on-time delivery record.• Partnered with National Geographic to create a series of pages promoting their television series ‘Mars’, as well as sections on endangered species and the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.• Directed and mentored a team of designers as interim assistant design manager and coordinated coverage with an off-site editor to produce deadline-driven work.

• Developed the layout of a section on the life of evangelist Billy Graham, who lived in the region until his death in February 2018. The section received a first-place award from the North Carolina Press Association.• Co-created the design of an award-winning special section on the future of Mars exploration that was published across the country via Gannett properties.• Refined the visual design of the front page to further fulfill the goals of its redesign, enabling a better reader experience.• Reorganized the layouts of Opinion pages to facilitate a more dynamic design.

• Promoted to the position after developing and fostering a strong working relationship with the leadership of The Cincinnati Enquirer.• Mentored and art directed a team of 10 designers developing work for The Cincinnati Enquirer, Asheville Citizen Times and The Greenville News.• Consulted on the Society for News Design award-winning visual redesign of the Asheville Citizen Times in 2015.• Fostered an environment of creativity that elevated the overall design of the newspapers under my charge.• Created and taught a studio-wide training program for new hires on the company’s production content management system and layout design software.• Project managed the development of special sections that were consistently delivered on-time with high design standards.

• Promoted within the first year to design the front page of the newspaper.• Consulted on the visual design and production of the publication’s major 2013 redesign and format change.• Spearheaded a redesign of the front page in 2015 to attract more readers and increase single copy sales.• Earned a Society for News Design Award of Excellence in 2014 for an Opinion page featuring a photo illustration I created using Adobe Photoshop that mimicked tilt shift photography.• Conceptualized and created numerous original photo illustrations to accompany reporting efforts that expanded the resources available to the publication.• Mentored designers on design techniques and time management.

I designed print advertisements, t-shirts and digital materials for the Kentuckiana Pride Festival.

• Increased the visual impact of the newspaper with a redesign that allowed it to win second place in overall design from the Illinois Press Association in 2012. • Created the UX/UI for a redesigned website in 2006 that helped to increase traffic and engagement to the newspaper.• Fostered a working relationship with a difficult sports editor and elevated the design for this previously languishing section.

• Created ads for one of the company’s largest clients that were reproduced in other newspapers, saving money on design services for the ad client.• Led the training of staff in the transition from QuarkXpress to Adobe InDesign in the production environment.

Worked in various capacities to help mount numerous productions for this opera company.