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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, IL

Developing and designing creative solutions to clients' business problems. Work includes: naming, logos, brand identity, websites, social media, brochures, large-scale tradeshow booths.

Chicago, IL

Conceptual art director and creative graphic designer dedicated to helping individuals and businesses achieve their goals through innovative problem solving. With a focus on the user experience, I develop compelling and visually engaging design solutions in a variety of media: print, web/mobile, digital, exhibition, video, presentation, photography. It's.

Chicago, IL

Art director and graphic designer on the Product Innovation team. Designed Curiosity Compass brand and identity including naming, logo, website, and various print collateral for Britannica's 250th anniversary. Designed Guardians of History, Britannica's first voice skill. Developed the brand and identity including naming, logo, and website. Concept design.

Chicago, IL

Developed, iterated, and maintained the brand identity for GoCPS (the new online application system for Chicago Public Schools). Fully designed the website, collaborated with the development team, and managed all implementation and updates. Designed the campaign concepts for the 2018-19, and 2019-20 school years. Designed printed collateral including.

Chicago, IL

Leading the visual design team with strategy and hands-on design to continuously evolve the dunnhumby brand, with website redesign, updated product brochures, and supporting bids through on-brand design. Owner of photography and guidelines across the company. Support, manage, and mentor internal and external designers to create strong design solutions.

Boston, MA

Art directing the visual design team, and partnering with the UX creative director, I've established a professional brand for dunnhumby, advancing major channels (website, brochures, exhibitions, thought leadership, video, infographics) with strategic and thoughtful design. As brand identity owner, I educate others on appropriate branding and how it can.

Boston, MA

Lead designer for the BzzAgent brand, including major initiatives to redesign the consumer and corporate websites. Designer and art directer for the redesign of the data analytics client portal site. Art director of an all-agent photoshoot that showcases who we are and is featured in multiple channels. As advocates of the agent experience, we focused on.

Boston, MA

Art Director: Art directed photoshoots for daily boutiques, energetically working with photographers, stylists, producers, models, hair & makeup teams to produce creative concepts in a fast-paced environment. Guided designers with clear communication and constructive motivation on the layouts for the boutiques. Oversaw guidelines and standards for Rue La.

Boston, MA

Managed the design team to create designs based on products and promotions. Art directed the email campaign, including conceptualization and guidance. Launched personalized email program, then revised design based on customer response. Worked intimately with marketing team to best reach our customers. Passionately mentored and encouraged junior designers.

Boston, MA

Photographed events around campus and around Boston. Examples include: sporting events, book signings, and the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Waltham, MA

Conceptualized and produced packaging designs for new and existing products. Art directed projects from concept to print. Worked alongside packaging engineers to produce the most efficient packaging as well as outside firms to create retail signage and displays.

Schaumburg, IL

Photographed portraits and products in studio, and weddings on location. Digitally enhanced photos including: retouching, color correcting, cropping, resizing, colorshifting, etc. Created original artwork for a cutting edge wedding book concept. Assisted photographer in choreographing in studio and on location photoshoots.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Head designer of an alcohol awareness book targeted at incoming freshmen. Concepted the story and layout of the book. Photographed images for the book as well as designing the cover art. Patiently and thoughtfully educated team members on design programs.

Certificate, Graphic Design

Developed jointly with Bentley University, this program was designed specifically to help designers learn how to apply their own creative.

Continuing Education, Graphic Design

Attended night classes while working full time to further explore and develop my creative problem-solving skills in web design, typography.

Bachelor'S Degree, Graphic Design & Photography

Activities and Societies: NU NewsNortheastern News photographer: photographing sports and events around campus, most notably the 2004.

Photography/Communications

Activities and Societies: GVSU ALERT Labs (Graphic Designer)Graphic designer and photographer for on campus alcohol awareness lab..

High School Diploma, Photography

Activities and Societies: Captain of Varsity Tennis, President of Art Club, Student Council, Drama Club