Bio / Industry skills and capabilities / Experience
designer
dupuis group
mar 2011 - present
With an emphasis on strategy and Design Thinking, I interact with our Chicago, L.A, and Germany offices to develop provocative and successful brand identities as well as packaging design.
Some of the accounts I work on are Quaker Oatmeal, CapeCod Potato Chips, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, WD-40, Heinz Ketchup, Kellogg's and Lightlife, just to mention a few.
regional lead art director
Curro, Rankin & Williams
Due to the small size but full range of services and capabilities of this agency, my position assumed a wide range of tasks and responsibilities including:
- Client meetings and consultation
- Strategy development and creative conception (print and web)
- Art direction and execution of creative
- Website development
- Photoshoot direction
- Creative presentations
- Attendance of press checks
- Design team management
designer
Black metropolis project
The Black Metropolis Project (BMP) studies the history of residents that grew up in Chicago public housing developments before they transitioned into crime, drug and gang infested contested areas. The project is a collaborative effort of DePaul University and the Hoop Institute. My work with BMP included:
- On-field photo documentation
- Creation of original artwork and logo
- Design and execution of promotional materials (print and web)
- Design of DVD cover and packaging
web design intern
DePaul Blue Fusion
DePaul Blue Fusion is DePaul University's internal marketing agency. Some of my responsibilities here included:
- Creative concepts and front-end development
- Working within brand standards
- Working closely with developers
- Plotting-out out complex information architecture
- Fast-pace turn around of daily updates and other miscellaneous internal departmental requests
Graphic Design Intern
Marketplace: Handwork of India
Marketplace: Handwork of India is a non-profit organization that works with artisans in India to sell their craft in the US in order to fund further training, education and fair wages. My responsibilities as a graphic design intern included:
- Concept and execution of promotional print materials
- Design and coding of wed applications, catalogues and e-newsletters
freelance Designer
My freelance capabilities include print design, advertising design, branding and identity design, environmental design, web development, and custom illustration. Some of my clients include:
- Matthew Girson, Artist
- Adam Arcus, Photographer
- The Nature Conservancy
- ThinkTank Music Studios
- Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
- The Stockyard Institute
- Curro, Rankin & Williams, Marketing
grant Research Assistant
Susy Giles, M.F.A.
Worked directly under Artist Susy Giles, assisting her on a number of projects, ranging from video editing to sculpture and installation artworks. Some of my responsibilities included:
- Video editing ( FinalCut Pro)
- 3D modeling (AutoCAD) of architectural structures for mapping, measuring and 1-on-1 scale duplicating in sculptures
- Help building, transporting and installing sculptures
Senior Apprentice Artist
Gallery 37
As I continued my involvement with Gallery 37, I began to have more responsibilities as well as more challenging tasks. Some of my new position's responsibilities included:
- Supervising and providing advise to younger apprentice artists
- Creating especially commissioned artworks
- Helping organize, set-up, and break-down events, exhibits and classes
Apprentice Artist
Gallery 37
The Gallery 37 Center for the Arts provides a venue for youth, families and adults to participate in several innovative arts programs. I was mostly involved in the Painting Program, which allowed us to create original artworks under the supervision a and guidance of talented and renown Chicago artists. These works were sold in auctions, which help fund the project as well as to provide a fair wage for the participants.
Education
DePaul university
B.F.A. in Art & Design
Honors Program Diploma
Summa Cum Laude