education

B.F.A. in Graphic Design, May 2005

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

Studied under designers Andrea Silver, John Kane, Richard Rose, Kristina Lamour, Margaret McCormick, and Geoffrey Fried .



experience

Art Director and Interactive Designer, December 2009-present

FORGE Worldwide, Waltham, MA

Designing and deploying concept driven, rich interactive websites and digital advertising campaigns.


Art Direction and New Media, January 2008-December 2009

Stanwood Design, Santa Fe, NM

Working nationally for several agencies as consultant for art direction, implementing interactive designs, and SEO/SEM and social media marketing.


Graphic Designer, Web Designer July 2005-January 2008

FORGE Worldwide, Waltham, MA

• Functioned as Art Director on various projects.
• Designed advertisements for newspapers and magazines.
• Programmed and designed microsite and printed admissions   materials for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
• Collaborated with art directors on production of multiple projects.
• Logo and visual identity system development.


Graphic Designer, Summer 2005

Moore and Moscowitz, Brookline, MA

Assisted award winning graphic designer Jan Moscowitz with ongoing projects as well as logo development for the Massachusetts Riverways program.


Flash Designer, July 2004-May 2005

Fort Point Design, Boston, MA

Worked with the creative director and senior designer to produce all flash content for many small and large websites, including a 50+ page online education system.


Freelance Graphic and Web Designer, 2003-2004

Designed websites for several clients, including photographers Michael A. Conway, and Dana Mueller. Produced several posters for the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.


Web Database Technician, 2001-2005

The Art Institute of Boston

Workstudy student for the department of Academic Computing. Assisted students with printing projects, administered the rental of digital equipment and participated in transition of creating OSX network of Apple G4's and G5's.



skills

Proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite CS5, both OSX and Windows operating systems. Experienced with valid, standards-compliant HTML/CSS markup, Actionscript 2 and 3, Flash Video deployment, After Effects, javascript, and Microsoft Office. Some experience with Swift3D, 3D Studio Max.



hobbies

Love, life, forests, deserts, oceans, games, bare-foot running, and awesome websites.