Education:
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from The Columbus College of Art and Design in 1998 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, majoring in Illustration.

Staff Positions:

Upside Marketing & Sales (current)
Responsibilities: Design of brochures, logos, websites, advertisements, and other literature, for national, regional, and local clients. Conceptual art and design, photo-illustration, and presentation design.

Growth: I've learned how to function in an environment where things move fast and client changes are many. Not only am I working on my own projects, but on other designers' projects as well. I've learned how to work better as a teammate to make sure things get done on time and on budget and that client expectations are met.

WineSource.com
Responsibilities: Website design, promotion and email design, literature design, label design

Growth: Being with an internet company from the very beginning was exciting and and big growth experience. We had to plan everything from the logo design, to the website's shopping cart design. I learned ownership and real pride in what I was helping to build.

Family & Children's Center
Responsibilities: Literature design, website design and maintenance, and ad design

Growth: Dealing with multiple affiliates, all with their own schedule and priorities taught me how to juggle alot at once. With the constant planning of events and programs, focus and efficiency were essential.

FurnitureFind.com
Responsibilities: Website design, promotion and email design, literature design

Growth: I got years of experience learning how the web works and what makes for effective, easy-to-use navigation.

R.C. Blake and Associates - Interim Graphic Designer

Julius Barth & Associates - Assistant in the Graphic Design Department

Recent Freelance Clients of Note:

David Sweeney - Website Design

Westport Commercial, LLC - Logo and Identity Package

UnitedShade.com - Website - United Shade, LLC

Arkham Books - Book Cover Illustrations

Cricket Magazine - Magazine Illustrations

Birch Studio Graphics - Role Playing Game Illustrations

Shannon McRandle - Modeling Website and Advertising

Poisoned Pen Press - Book Cover Illustrations

Cicada Magazine - Magazine Illustrations

The Fiction Works - Audio Book Cover Illustrations

Iron Crown Enterprises - Role Playing Game Illustrations

Skillset:

Traditional Illustration Techniques:
Acrylics, Colored Pencils, Mixed Media, Graphite

Digital Illustration & Page Layout Techniques:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator

Website Development:
Home Page, Interior Page, and Navigation Design, Banner Design, Web Graphics, Basic HTML Coding