Wayne State University

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major in Art, Concentration in Graphic Design
Summa Cum Laude

Stillpoint Studios LLC

Sole Proprietor/Graphic Designer

Guide companies through the process of creating an identity. Develop marketing materials for events. Act as photographer, create all images, maps, logos and illustrations.

Major Projects

Belleville Rotary Club Worked with committee to redo existing site, improve usability and usefulness. New site provides more information, all of it editable by club members with custom manager. Design site, navigation, help with content development and work directly with developer.

Belleville Area Garden Walk 06,07,& 08 Work with committee to determine publicity material and design brochure, guide, flyers, posters and ticket. Take all publicity photos of gardens, and illustrated map and logo.

Special Skills

Usability, Client Interaction, Instructions, Photography, Mapping

University Marketing and Communications,, Eastern Michigan University

Graphic Designer

Assisted with transition to new identity system and branding. Responsible for working with clients, printers, and university personnel to create and implement both individual designs and campaigns, from conception to completion. Worked on specific ads, campus wide signage, and multi page booklets. Helped direct photo-shoots and determined content and goals on select projects.

Major Projects

Spring Summer Registration Campaign Translated design concept into a campaign to increase visibility of registration. Helped determine type and location of promotional material and implemented its appearance on campus.

Special Skills

Information Design, Branding, Identity Packages, Signage/Environmental Design, Ads

Marketing and Communications, Wayne State University

Graphic Designer

Developed concept ideas and designed reports, campaigns, department identities, and event material within the University Identity. Worked with account manager to assure that project meets client’s needs. Worked closely with printers; getting print quotes, preparing files for print, and doing press checks. Produce mock-ups for client presentations.

Major Projects

Admissions Campaign With design team, created a new admission campaign design that worked with existing tagline. Developed concept chosen by focus groups, then as a team, modified to create the campaign. Assisted with designs of final materials including search piece, view book, billboards, posters, flyers and admissions applications.

Honors Package Created concept for entire marketing package. Designed folder, view book, brochures, and flyers within university standards but distinct as a family of material, and individually usable. Worked with design team to produce final pieces including writing up guidelines for the identity.

Special Skills

Information Design, Identity Packages, Application forms, Billboards, PDF technologies

MCM Group Inc.

Graphic Designer

Utilizing design templates, modified appropriate school logo and text, sized and formatted for printing template. Also designed ads for MCM and Chelsea Teddy Bear Company. Updated website. Designed and developed instruction manual for new hires in the graphics department.

Special Skills

Package Design, Product Photography, HTML/FTP

Virtual Creations

Graphic Designer/Project Manager

Worked directly with developer and clients to design site, concept, navigation, content, usability and visual design. Synthesized competitors/contemporaries sites, clients preferences, and site goals to determine direction.

Major Projects

Kraft Foods International - DRT3 Assisted developer with usability, site structure and design for the Kraft Diversity Reporting Tool (Intranet Reporting Application). Wrote instructions for intranet-based application, instruction available in a downloadable interactive PDF and printed booklet.

Special Skills

Usability, Instructions, Website navigation

Web Communication Solutions

Office of Marketing and Communications, Wayne State University

Student Assistant – Web Designer

Designed university web sites to meet identity standards, maintained three panel images for the homepage, and assisted with creation of graphics.

Major Projects

Global Headers and Footers Worked closely with developers to recreat global headers and footers, meeting new color scheme and using less page real estate to increase compliance with departments.

Special Skills

Existing Web Content, Management System

Wayne State University • Dean’s List

Wayne State Undergraduate Art Show • Exhibitions

Detroit Synergy Group “Arts in the City” • Exhibition