EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE | 2009
art director, senior designer + illustrator

GARY TAYLOR CREATIVE GROUP | 2008
senior designer

ARTIME GROUP | 2007
advertising designer

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON | 2002 - 2007
senior designer

FREELANCE | 1998 - 2009
designer · illustrator · writer

TRADER MAGAZINE | 1998 - 1999
junior designer
co-editor

EDUCATION

VIRGINIA TECH | 1998
BA visual communications | design | studio art
varsity women’s soccer

EEI COMMUNICATIONS | 2006
dreamweaver I + II
flash I + II

LEGACY | 2003
Advanced Leadership Training

TECHNICAL SKILLS

· adobe photoshop cs3
· adobe illustrator cs3
· adobe indesign cs3
· macromedia dreamweaver mx
· macromedia fireworks mx
· freehand illustration
· adobe acrobat 7.0 pro
· microsoft office 2008
· quark xpress 6.0
· mac + pc platforms
· filemaker pro
· quickbooks
· photography
· creative writing

STRENGTHS

· branding identity
· magazine layout
· vector illustrations
· freehand drawing
· front end web
· installations
· collateral
· packaging
· html emails
· html websites

CLIENTS

· goldenvoice
· the grammy museum
· otopayne inc
· the honey collective
· the specialists agency
· drfunkenberry.com
· national society of collegiate scholars
· the mcgriff group
· fairmont counseling
· vanderkitten clothing
· scott paddock music
· wes crawford music
· ash avenue productions
· broccoli city
· r&c catering

SUMMARY

Having worked in corporate, ad agency and design studio environments, I've gained invaluable knowledge in my field, and continue to thrive on the challenges that exist in LA to stretch my boundaries as a designer.

I live daily in the Adobe Suite (expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign) where my strengths are conceptualization, understanding client needs and going beyond expectation, while executing high-volume, detailed tasks with great efficiency.