ABOUT ME
I am a thoughtful and experienced graphic designer with over 25 years of dedication to my craft. As a co-founder and leader of a design startup in Chicago, I spent nine years nurturing a team of 15 talented professionals, fostering creativity, collaboration, and shared success. After my time at Boom Design, I chose to continue my journey as a freelance Creative Director, partnering with teams of strategists, marketers, programmers, writers, and designers across print, web, and interactive platforms.
I approach every project with care, curiosity, and a deep appreciation for collaboration. My recent work spans media-rich presentations, engaging web design, print materials, concept development, strategic planning, and team leadership. My past clients range from corporate to non-profit and have included respected names such as Nike, Starbucks, AEG, American Marketing Association, Motorola, Audi, and Atlantic Records.
RESUME
OBJECTIVES
Aspiring to design creative solutions in the areas of web, mobile, motion graphics and print. Focusing on typographic, illustrative and photographic creative development. Love working in a collaborative environment and have a strong interest in new media. I am currently working on archiving media libraries for individuals, families, communities and organizations which, may otherwise be lost or never have the chance to be seen. Documentation includes print, digital media and video.
RESUME
OBJECTIVES
Aspiring to design creative solutions in the areas of web, mobile, motion graphics and print. Focusing on typographic, illustrative and photographic creative development. Love working in a collaborative environment and have a strong interest in new media. I am currently working on archiving media libraries for individuals, families, communities and organizations which, may otherwise be lost or never have the chance to be seen. Documentation includes print, digital media and video.
CLIENTS
Osborn Barr Paramore
FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR:
Web, Mobile, App, Blog, Social Media, Banner Ads, UI/UX, Branding Materials, Marketing Assets, Style Guides
Momentum Worldwide
FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR:
Storyboards, Signage, Menu Boards, Sharkfin Flags, Lugons, Postcards, Posters
WinView Games
FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR:
Banner ads (static and animated), social media, Play Store and App Store graphics, web, print, presentations, promotional materials
EatSmarter
FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR:
Web design, app, magazine, advertising (digital and print), social media, banner ads, recipe books, cross promotional materials
AEG Worldwide
FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR:
Web design, Staples Center interior environmental graphics, banner ads, email blasts, print ads, flyers, invitations, billboards, bus wraps
Meedia
FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR:
German Media Portal – web design, mobile app, book design, online advertising
Syinc
FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR:
Multi-media presentations, tradeshow graphics, in-store commercials for products, promotional materials, banner ads, email blasts, brochures, identity development, product promotion, events, tradeshow graphics, video display, concepting
Zizzle, Inc.
ART DIRECTOR:
Toy packaging, web design, in-store displays, print advertising, presentations, product development
Boom Design
VICE PRESIDENT:
Management, concepting, web design, promotional materials, animated advertising, interactive kiosk design, trade show development, event promotion, animation, webcasts, banner ads, email campaigns, print advertising, ad placement, identity development
EDUCATION
BFA Graphic Design, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Skills
Communication and management skills (client relations, team development and project execution), design, visual language development and implementation
Public Engagements
Guest speaker at University of Illinois Student Design Conference
Guest speaker at Columbia College Chicago
Awards & Shows
EMA awards
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s Centennial Show, Mixing Messages
Publications
Victoria Albert Museum: Things
Faces on the Edge
Type in the Digital Age
Chicago software news
Inc. Magazine
E-prairie I-street
Neo Bohemia
CLIENTS
About Face Theatre
AEG Worldwide
Air T, Inc.
American Marketing Association
Architectural Artifacts
Atlantic Records
Art Institute of Chicago
Audi
B&W Music
behindthechair.com
BermanBraun
Big Monster Toys
Chicago Tribune
Draper and Kramer
Experian
Firestone Sisters
Frye Boots
John Paul Mitchell
Kyocera Wireless
Leap Partnership
Morningstar.com
Motorola
NARAS
National Headache Foundation
Nike
Qualcomm
Related
Schieffelin & Somerset
Starbucks
syinc
TMP Worldwide
Vibe Magazine
WinView Games
Xpedior.com
Zizzle, Inc.