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Producing a number of creative projects ranging from music videos to feature films

Working with the Creative Director, I help design and create a vision for a set or scene; including finding or creating props, finding or creating costumes, finding or creating smaller details to complete the vision.Working with the Creative Director and/or a client, I take a script or idea for a video (music video, film, commercial, etc) and lay it out as sequential art via a storyboard.This serves a dual purpose. It helps clients understand the concepts and be on the same page as far as how the video will move and look in the end; and also helps guide the film crew in what they need shots and scenes to look like.I also serve as an in-house general artist creating all sorts of props that need a creative hand.

Illustrator and fine artist taking commissions creating works ranging from book illustrations, covers, comic book art, portraits, multimedia and digital pieces.Digital artist working on designs for advertising/promotional media (ads, business cards, brand management, logo design, etc)

Chicago, Il

With the Dieselhaus team, I helped create the brand and messages of companies; taking it from what it was and bringing it to where they wanted. Within Dieselhaus, as Managing Director, I handled accounts that needed help from a small logo tweak, to a large website overhaul. I also regularly checked the internet for obscure sites/apps that were on the fast-track to take over the business world that you may have missed, to current trends in the realms of social media and news that could affect your business and life.Responsibilities included developing branding and marketing assets for clients’ needs; walking clients through business models and helping them focus on specific goals and needs; designing and producing assets needed (web and print: websites, mobile apps, business cards, signage, events, products); and assisting clients with tools needed for ongoing marketing and growth.

Disc Replay stores are where customers can buy, sell, and trade in their movies, music, and videogames. The staff at each store is diversified with many different skillsets, usually in pop culture trivia and videogame knowledge. Responsibilities included surveying, researching and evaluating prices on items brought into stores by customers; handling all aspects of customer service (phone/e-mail/social media/in person); maintaining basic upkeep of stores’ cleanliness and organization in office areas; interviewing, hiring, and training of new employees; scheduling, disciplining, and guiding of current employees; maintaining online presence for all stores under owner’s umbrella (3 total); and designing and creating any ads/signage the stores need (online and print)

Elmhurst, Il

Responsibilities included interviewing, hiring, and training of new employees, as well as dismissing when necessary; creating food/drink specials and working with kitchen manager on implementing new menu items; organizing private parties and events; maintaining non-food/drink aspects of facility (pool hall & bowling alley); keeping inventory for bar and ordering with vendors; maintaining online presence for specific location (not the corporate identity) and interacting with customers via social media; creating marketing attempts and designing any assets needed; managing over all staff (bar, kitchen, hosts, bowling technicians, janitorial) to make sure daily operations ran smoothly; keeping the restaurant active in local community activities (fundraisers, parades, etc)

Bfa, Fine Art; Advertising & Marketing Design

Also studied abroad at Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy during 2001

High School Diploma, General Studies

Focused a lot on learning new technologies that came with the beginning of home internet and designing on a computer