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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Helping communications teams document their most important moments through our unique dual-perspective approach, ensuring both immediate impact and long-term storytelling value.Working with: Communications leaders, PR agencies, and event management teams who need comprehensive visual documentation that moves their mission forward. Our strategic approach helps turn key moments into lasting content that serves multiple channels and objectives.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Helping growing teams move from misalignment to momentum through focused, two-day facilitated sessions. Our strategic approach combines pre-work, dynamic facilitation, and post-session support to drive sustainable progress.Working with: Leadership teams, growth organizations, and change initiatives that need to break through complexity and accelerate decision-making. Our proven frameworks help transform months of meetings into actionable results in days.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

A rigorous graduate program that expands the tenets and applications of human-centered design, systems-based design, and holistic design in order to identify and build new ways forward.AREAS OF FOCUS:Systems design, Service Design, Ethnography, User Research, Design Methods and Frameworks, Communication Design, Rapid Prototyping, Facilitation, Diagraming Complexity, Business DesignPROJECTS:- Designing the future of the Microgrid in Bronzeville- Designing circular services for community led growth- Volunteerism as community engagement and urban development- Early childhood development activations: Helping Kohl's Children Museum break out of the box- Reorganizing Lego towards a higher purpose of connection- Defining the future of community healthcare for teens in East Garfield park with Rush Medical- Installing an innovation pipeline at USPS to enhance the citizen experience- Galvanize artists through workshop design to clarify, ideate, and develop paths to realizing community oriented artists owned housing- Navigating and designing our humanity within the modern information environment

Chicago, Illinois, United States

As a foundation student myself, I had the opportunity to work with new ID students to help them understand photography as a tool for Design. I worked collaboratively with the professor to shape the curriculum and designed two lesson plans which I led. One was focused on pre/post processing basics and the other on composition. I value interactive, dynamic and experiential learning environments and prioritized hands-on as much as possible.

Designed a community education platform to respond to the next pandemic and ensure relevant, purpose driven learning experiences that allows students to thrive amidst disruption.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Two consecutive summer long internships as the Design Research lead within a cross-disciplinary innovation team focused on concepting and developing new products and services outside the core.Summer 2: May 2021 - Aug 2021Lead Researcher helping contextualize wellbeing in schools to help shape future innovation products to address it.- Illustrated and developed a concept video for stakeholder reaction/response- Planned, conducted and led 15 stake holder interviews- Mentored an undergrad Engineering student in Design Research Methods- Synthesized key findings into recommendations for NBI’s next stepsSummer 1: May 2020 - Aug 2020Brought on as the Design Researcher and Strategist for an intense summer internship at the beginning of COVID-19. Amid re-prioritization and developing new strategies to navigate the pandemic, I was brought on at ground zero. As part of a small, specialized cross disciplinary innovation team that works across departments, I was afforded the opportunity to learn by doing and to make a meaningful impact to organizational strategy, new and ongoing product/service development.- UI/UX lead in the research, conceptualization, communication and pilot plan development of a product to help make the workplace safe. - Trend forecasted the future of work and developed speculative design concepts that Steelcase could begin exploring.- Led a 3 day sprint and presentation that informed senior leadership on how to differentiate product return experiences on the web. - Supported the development of new business models to address the work from home shift.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Project 2: Feb 2021 - May 2021Conducted 6 workshops with Breakout as part of a grant program for under represented entrepreneurs to help them embrace design thinking in order to see their business differently and create unforeseen value.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Project 1: July 2019 - Oct 2019City as Lab: A Bauhaus ImmersionDesigned an immersive 2-day experience that steeped attendees in the past and present of the New Bauhaus in Chicago.• Organized visits to artist studios such as LUFTWURK, and an intimate panel discussion with Mies Vander Roe’s grandson, Dirk Lohan, and Former ID Dean, Patrick Whitney• Solidified partnerships with leading cultural institutions and organizations carrying on the experimental ethos of Bauhaus.• Developed the platform to create shared moments that matter, inspiring fresh perspectives and new relationships.

Created a 8-part remote workshop experience for a top health care organization to enable diverse executive level stakeholders to imagine, align, and activate new healthcare delivery experiences. - Create conditions for collective creativity and innovation through instructional design and tools like zoom and miro- Facilitated discussion with multi-disciplined teams. Included IT, Sales, and Operations Executives- Synthesize co-created insights to clearly articulated concepts that help initiate alignment and inspire confidence to take further action.

San Diego & Chicago

● Develop new business & deepen client relations by delivering exceptional client experiences & solutions.● Consult with brands to understand the business, it’s objectives, & identify opportunities for growth.● Facilitate client & internal team meetings including discovery, briefs, client touch points, & project reviews/retrospectives.● Implement processes that engage, connect & empower clients & internal teams to work collaboratively towards co-creating a common vision, common goal & common strategy.● Lead multi-disciplined teams to develop & translate strategy into integrated experiential marketing activations (trade shows, user conference, pop, retail, etc. including the integration of digital products/mediums.)

Denver, Colorado, United States

● Partner with small to Fortune 500 companies to bring form to their brand at trade shows, in office environments, road shows, retail and any other face-to-face events that are developed to accomplish client goals.● Collaborate with CEOs, COOs, VPs of Marketing, and marketing teams to thoroughly understand the company, identify opportunities & execute strategies that produce desirable outcomes, and develop long-term working relationships.● Strategize with new and existing principles and internal departments to develop activations that magnifies mindshare.● Effectively ideate, design, develop and pitch projects and actionable strategies to maximize ROI/ROO.● Manage and lead each project and key team members from development of the business to end of project.● Experience in: Tech, IoT/security, CPG/CG, Toy, Natural Food Products, Cannabis, Finance, Education, Healthcare, Pet, Mining, Aviation, & Telecommunications

Denver, Colorado, United States

Brought on to work with, support, and be mentored by the top Account Executive and Leadership. Started on the floor putting booths up and worked my way to supporting and working closely with the lead Account Executive. Shortly after, I took lead on client engagement/project development and eventually began generating my own business and orchestrating the entire project cycle from BD, Capabilities, Discovery, Strategy & Design Development, Project Alignment, Pitch, Close to on-site supervision & on-going customer partnership.

Parker, Co

Share course knowledge, advice and related services to provide an exceptional golf experience.

Denver Metro Area

Worked door-to-door in residential neighborhoods helping households' perfect their home entertainment experience by providing internet, security, home phone, and cable services.

Foudations + Masters Of Design, Design

Student Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Dual Degree In History & Secondary Education W/ An All Social Sciences Endorsement

Activities and Societies: DIII Baseball // Student Teaching and Out ReachAs a student at Loras College, I double majored in Secondary.

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Education record