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Artist, designer, creator: different titles for what I do and who I am. Designing compelling, functional, and engaging materials is how I relate to others, find my place in the world, and create meaning between stories and experiences. I deliver graphic results that display beautifully, enhance understanding, and reflect the whole team’s vision. I bring equal parts technical excellence and fresh ideation to projects, and am at my creative best when collaborating with forward-thinking teams that tell both digital and print stories.
EXPERIENCE
Graphic Artist Minneapolis Public Schools 2013 – Present
High-volume design position creating digital and printed assets including:
• Website maintenance, design, and content creation
• Way-finding signage, cafeteria signage and artwork in 70+ individual school and administration locations
• Social media graphics, videos, and posts
• Printed menus, mailings, and mass communications
• Event banners, signage, presentations, promotional materials
• Website maintenance, design, and content creation
• Way-finding signage, cafeteria signage and artwork in 70+ individual school and administration locations
• Social media graphics, videos, and posts
• Printed menus, mailings, and mass communications
• Event banners, signage, presentations, promotional materials
Principal Nonstudios Design + Print 2006 – Present
Graphic design, brand development, printing services
Business and individual clients
Design and print services including signage, artwork, commercial vehicle
Sign and graphic installation
Business and individual clients
Design and print services including signage, artwork, commercial vehicle
Sign and graphic installation
Graphic Designer & Production Manager Fastsigns 2004 – 2013
High volume environment: 10+ printers, 4 assistants
One-time and repeat customers with a range of design needs
Designed to existing brand standards of Fortune 40 and Fortune 100 companies
Helped SMBs generate visual identities through repeat design engagements
One-time and repeat customers with a range of design needs
Designed to existing brand standards of Fortune 40 and Fortune 100 companies
Helped SMBs generate visual identities through repeat design engagements
Assistant Manager Hot Topic 2001 – 2004
Retail sales in fast-paced, high-energy environment
Managed team of 20, including scheduling, reporting
Conceptualized and implemented visual displays
Increased sales 12% in last location
Managed team of 20, including scheduling, reporting
Conceptualized and implemented visual displays
Increased sales 12% in last location
Interactive Designer Ulysses netSolutions 2000 – 2001
Worked with web developers to create visual content for companies
Created 3D and multimedia animations for web and commercial advertisements
Coordinated workflow with other designers and programmers
Created 3D and multimedia animations for web and commercial advertisements
Coordinated workflow with other designers and programmers
Graphic Designer Heartland Apparel 1999 – 2000
Worked directly with buyers, customers (Warner Bros., Disney, local artists), and sales from conception and collaboration to production
EDUCATION
Academy College
Associate Degree, Computer Animation
1998 – 2000
The Art Institutes International Minnesota
Computer Animation
1997 – 1998
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat)
Graphic Design
Typography
Brand Development
Color Management
Illustration
Prepress
HTML
Photo Editing