Let me introduce myself.

You can find me in and around Chicago where I am visiting family and friends and meeting with my freelance clients. I have just returned to the States from Bangkok, Thailand where I finished up a year of teaching English at the college level. I have always wanted to travel so teaching in Southeast Asia was a way to see another side of the world and gain a new perspective on all facets of communication, especially in such a foreign environment.

Work

Energy BBDO
Creative Media Artist
April 2011 – Present
Assisting the creative department in preparing creative materials for presentations – storyboards, mounting, leave-behinds.
Helping to bring creative and presentations to life by providing back-up for fellow Art Directors and Designers on projects to include on comping, layouts, creating changes to existing layouts for art and/or copy, design and composition.

Creative Circle
Freelance Graphic Designer/Art Director
November 2010 – April 2011
Exercising the abilities of what one might consider to be a Graphic Design Swiss Army Knife of sorts.

Make-A-Messterpiece, Glenview, IL
Freelance Graphic Designer
August 2010 – April 2011
Promotional print and web designs for the Ultimate Kids’ Creative Art Studio!
www.makeamessterpiece.com

Assumption University, Bangkok
English Lecturer
June 2009 to May 2010
Taught two written and six basic spoken English courses for two semesters for the Institute for English Language Education (IELE).
Assisted with pronunciation and proper context of dialogue by maintaining an open opportunity for English conversation on and off of campus.
Ensured that undergraduate students were prepared, for the FEOT and Test of English for International Communication, necessary for graduation.

Mobil Travel Guide
Graphic Designer
April 2008 to January 2009
Began as a temporary Production Director’s Assistant and within sixty days defined a full-time position as Graphic Designer.
Assisted with the publication and design of 7 National City Travel Guides, 15 Regional Travel Guides, 2 International City Travel Guides and 4 Affinity Themed Travel Guides.
Created a style guide for print which implemented new company design standards under the direct supervision of Senior Production Director and Chief Editor.
Conceptualized new company interface and advertising campaigns with the Front End Developer under supervision of Vice President of Online.

OWP/P Architects
Intern/Junior Graphic Designer
June 2007 to August 2007
Conceptualized and critiqued case studies with Marketing Manager, Senior Graphic Designer and Principal Architect.
Laid out and produced collateral utilizing graphic and pre-press standards.
Implemented meta data image library system for Marketing and Architecture Departments.

Innovative Media
Intern/Production Assistant
May 2005 to September 2005
Implemented database and image library cataloging systems for the Creative Department under direct supervision of Senior Designer and Creative Director.
Manipulated images and graphics for output to large-scale print.
Gained extensive service experience in high-stress, client-related environments.

Education

Kendall College of Art & Design
of Ferris State University
BFA Graphic Design
February 2007
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Clients

Atwell Source International
Abelson Taylor, Inc.
Boys and Girls Club of America
Celestial Yoga
Clear Printing Solutions
Development Resources, Inc
Doblin / Monitor Group
Energy BBDO
Founders Junior Council — The Detroit Institute of Arts
HR at Work
Interlink Media Solutions
J. Gardella’s Tavern
Maximum Nutrients
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas
Mobil Travel Guide
Monte’s Lounge
Owens Morris Communications
Qlix Magazine
Quarasan Development & Publishing
Ruth: Edelman Integrated Marketing
Unite & Ascend Music
Upshot
Wayne State University

Technical Skills

Adobe Creative Suite
Content management
Database structure
Photo library structure
Retrospect
Suitcase

Awards

Kendall Alumni DVD: Cover Design
Kendall College of Art & Design
June 2006

Contract Magazine: Spread Design
Kendall College of Art & Design/NEOCON
May 2006

Annual Portfolio Award: Scholarship
Kendall College of Art & Design
May 2000

Annual Portfolio Award: Scholarship
College for Creative Studies
May 2000

Organizations

Chicago Interactive Design & Development
March 2011 to present

AIGA – Chicago
June 2010 to present

Graphic Design USA
September 2008 to present

PCA/ACA: Art and Architecture Forum
April 2005 to May 2007

I am more than happy to personally give you an explanation of any of my projects. Feel free to drop me a line about any questions that you may have, or projects that you are working on. I look forward to seeing what you have to say.