Experience
2009 - Present
Freelance Designer. Print, illustration and web development. Clients include Creative Circle, Penley Consulting LLC, The Seattle Times, Viewpath and The Garrigan Lyman Group.
1999 – 2009
Phinney Bischoff Design House. Senior Designer. Carried a variety of projects from concept to completion, including corporate identity systems, brochures, packaging, print advertising, web sites and direct mail. Worked closely with clients and team members, coordinating project details including concept development and presentation, selection and art direction of photographers and illustrators, mechanical artwork production and print production supervision. Partial client list: Swedish Hospital, University of Washington, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Children’s, Symetra Financial and Columbia Winery.
1997 – 1999
RBMM/The Richards Group. Designer. Developed identity systems, packaging and print collateral material. Generated name lists for company naming services. Partial client list: Fox River Paper Company, EDS and Crossmark.
Other Work
Ongoing
Flying Start Naming and Verbal Identity. Naming. Developing name lists on a project basis.
Volunteer
Seattle Audubon Society. Pro bono design work for the Marketing Communications Committee and the Publications Committee. Designed Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest, a 250-page guidebook published by Seattle Audubon Society in 2005.
Education
1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design, summa cum laude, Texas State University. Member of the Council of Student Scholars. Member and treasurer of the Association of Student Communication Designers.
Awards
- American Corporate Identity, 2005
- LogoLounge, Volume I, 2003
- Communication Arts, Exhibit, 2001
- Dallas Society of Visual Communications Scholarship Award for Best Portfolio, 1997
Software
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Flash
- Mac OSX
- Panic Coda
- HTML
- CSS
- WordPress development