About Me

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Graduated June/2006 | Cum Laude Honors

Study Abroad, Serigraphy
Studio Art Centers International
Florence, Italy, Summer 2005

THE HILT

12/17-3/18
Seattle, Washington
Freelance Designer

Oversee design projects, from conception to delivery. Design original pieces, including illustrations and infographics, across digital and print mediums.

Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to develop and create design solutions that are beautiful, intuitive and functional.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

4/17-10/17
Seattle, Washington
Freelance Senior Designer

A part of the University Marketing & Communication department. Directed photoshoots, helped rebrand and boosted The President’s Club donations through user-friendly email campaigns. In charge of maintaining UW brand through immersive stories social media, animated banner ads, digital newsletter and printed designs.

HACKERAGENCY

5/16-1/17
Seattle, Washington
Art Director

Driven by data through direct mail and CRM. Directed, concepted and presented for HackerAgency; part of FCB and Interpublic Group and Serum, a healthcare marketing agency division of HackerAgency.

Client list: Amazon, Affinity, AT&T, Microsoft, eHealth, Progressive, SCI

MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES-IWAKUNI

8/11-8/15
Iwakuni, Japan
Art Director

Led an international design team responsible for the marketing and advertising of a $50M organization. Delivered diversified services to the military market, supporting an installation of 9,000 personnel.

-Assisted in designing a clean and responsive web experience for mccsiwakuni.com using WordPress. Some of my duties include: rebranding, wire framing, web experience, visual design, color scheme, typography and layout.

-Collaborated with Digital Media team for seamless transition from print design to website and television. Some of my duties inclided: digital sliders, templates, and approving all digital designs

-Led a team of three graphic designers for the monthly publication, The Preview magazine. Oversaw planning meetings and photo shoots for monthly covers and stories. Final layout proof approval

-Directed the design and overall look and feel for four years for an annual international relations event and air show that attracts 300,000 + people; created poster, program guide, towels, shirts, online/ print promotional ads for magazines and local newspaper, as well as souvenir coins; efforts resulted in Awards for Publication of Excellence in 2013

-Conceptualized and designed a Silver Award winning design for an annual wine event, Red, White & Food; Bronze Award winning yearly publication, Guide to Iwakuni

-Led a fast-paced design team that produced 100+ jobs a day and 1000+ jobs a year; Peer Award, Division Employee of the Quarter Dec 2011

THE HONDO GROUP

9/07-9/09
Fort Worth, Texas
Visual Designer

Collaborated with the agricultural industry and with real estate and sustainable green businesses as part of a three-member design team.

-Demonstrated efficient time management and ensured high-quality designs in both print and web

-Developed and implemented a new employee training system to ensure that policies and procedures were consistent, following company branding

-Stepped up as Production/Traffic Manager; led and managed communication with four account executives, Creative Director and three print representatives

—Established and maintained schedules, communication and project management for the Creative department

-Managed multiple, concurrent projects and coordinated deadlines with Creative Director

-In charge of pre-production and post-production; sent specs to vendors for bids, reviewed proofs and conducted press checks

D. ANDERSON & COMPANY

8/06–9/07
Dallas, Texas
Visual Designer

Member of a team of seven, specializing in customized patient recruitment and retention programs designed to overcome specific enrollment challenges for leading pharmaceutical companies such as Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline.

-Created customized campaigns such as print ads, brochures, newsletters, packaging and website design

-Collaborated with five Project Managers to ensure each client’s branding was met

-Performed under pressure with short deadlines in a fast-paced environment

-Produced creative concepts in both collaborative and independent work