Overview

Creative designer with an appetite for conceptualizing and building inspiring solutions for brands.

Experience

Dec 2011–Present

Art Director Intern — Tattoo Projects, Charlotte, NC

Full time internship with an Ad Age 2011 Small Agency of the Year.

  • \\Completed work in print, digital, and television for Sheetz convenience stores.
  • \\Involved in all parts of the creative process from concept through production.
  • \\Collaborated with a creative team.

2005–08

TLT Asst. Manager — Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA

Managed a student-run department for teaching and learning emerging technologies to faculty and students.

  • \\Assisted in administering a $75,000 budget
  • \\Led and delegated research projects to a staff of 14
  • \\Researched and implemented emerging technologies
  • \\Organized and trained staff on software/media devices.
  • \\Designed and developed print and web projects.

2006

Student Designer — Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA

  • \\Designed series academic print publications for alumni.

Education

2009–11

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, PA

  • \\Received a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design with honors.

2005–08

Juniata College — Huntingdon, PA

  • \\Completed 63 credits at Juniata College before transferring to The Art Institute.

Clientele

Clientele Directory

Freelance Projects

September—November 2011

Volunteer Designer — NCSSM, Durham, NC

  • \\Designed the 2012 NCSSM recruiting brochure.

2007–2011

Design Consultant — Tyler Tek, Altoona, PA

  • \\Designed a series of small retail websites.

Sept 2011

Creative —This is Red Agency, Pittsburgh, PA

  • \\Developed the brand identity for a software application.

Spring 2011

Volunteer Designer — The Centre of Apagé, Pittsburgh, PA

  • \\Apart of a three month academic team project.
  • \\Designed and developed a CMS website.
  • \\Create video tutorials on site maintance.

Fall 2007

Volunteer Designer — Standing Stone Coffee, Huntingdon, PA

  • \\Apart of a semester long academic team project.
  • \\Designed identity and e-commerce website.

Milestones

Animal Spots Illustration
  • Awarded First Place in 2010 out of 300+ entries & piece displayed in the company’s collection
MTVU Best Film on Campus
  • Film of the Week Winner in November 2007

Skills

Features

Project Management, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Interactive Design, Digital Illustration.

Compatibilities

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Audacity, iMovie, Flash, HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Javascript

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