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Greater Denver Area

Joined as first full-time employee for tech startup in the oil & gas industry that seeks to revolutionize the inefficiencies and archaic systems in production operations. As sole designer, worked closely with co-founders and developers to design their product vision to pitch to investors and potential customers. In addition to product design, helped craft company's voice and marketing strategy to build brand awareness. - Redesigned information architecture, UI of web app, and new features within three months- Spearheaded development of separate user profiles based on industry roles- Managed production schedule and international developers- Designed new brand presence throughout app and marketing collateral- Designed and wrote decks, product website, LinkedIn posts, and newsletters- Produced video detailing new product launch, including script writing, narration, and video editingSkills // Rapid wire framing/prototyping, product ideation, simplifying complex concepts, user personas, user flows, user interface, visual design, marketing, mobile design, information architecture, competitive analysis, product roadmap, production schedule, video editingTools // Adobe XD, Jira, Google Drive, FlowMapp, Adobe Premiere Pro, Mailchimp

Denver, Co

Worked in WSP's Project Visualization group to design print and digital marketing collateral. Worked independently to accrue and maintain internal and external clients. - Developed branding packages for digital/print projects and organizations- Designed marketing collateral for newsletters, decks, reports, infographics, books, signage, posters, websites, brochures, illustrations, logos, and maps- Copyedited and consulted on writing tone and flowSkills // Art direction, time management, narration, writing/copyediting, print production, strategic messaging, brand developmentTools // Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, QGIS, Google Earth Pro

Remote

Sole designer for 90+ page bimonthly magazine FMJ, which is published by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). - Coordinated with editor to manage submitted articles, select stock art, and develop issue themes/cover concepts- Annually designed new visuals to coincide with repeating article themes- Redesigned magazine in 2014 and 2018, and continually evolved brand presenceSkills // Print production, copyediting, art direction, magazine layout design, typography, illustrationTools // Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Denver, Colorado

Joined The Denver Post originally as a graphics designer responsible for collaborating with reporters and editors to create graphics and maps for visual storytelling. Later promoted to page designer, and worked on features, business, and news sections. - Researched data to simplify complex information into strong storytelling visualizations - Received top accolades in Best of the West and Society of Journalists annual competitions for data visualizations and page designsSkills // Adhering to daily deadlines, storytelling, data visualizations, page design, copyediting, research, data analysis, content development, page design, information hierarchyTools // Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Methode

The Woodlands, Texas

Collaborated with marketing team for internal and external marketing collateral, including brochures, trade show materials, posters, banners, and ads.- Spearheaded design for new internal company magazine's brand, style, and layout- Oversaw magazine print production; responsible for art direction, collaborated on story ideas/themes- Collaborated with PR team to create compelling narrative for annual report; responsible for layout and packaging

Columbus, Ohio Area

Worked as summer intern in newspaper's informational graphics department. Collaborated with an excellent group of illustrators to develop maps, bar charts, and diagrams on a daily basis. Learned how to effectively and concisely present information visually.