I am a Milwaukee-based creative problem solver with a penchant for leaving things in a better place than I found them. I believe that any client vision is attainable with the right guidance and insight.

Analyzer. Problem solver. Designer.

I am an analyzer and a problem solver. I ask questions, research, evaluate, then design. Just about anyone can make something look pretty – it takes skill to decipher what a client needs then create a plan with pieces that are attractive, functional, and profitable.

Design, at its core, is communication and has made me an interpreter of sorts. Not counting the vestiges of high school French, Spanish, and Latin I am fluent in: Production Staff, Salesperson, IT Personnel, and Eccentric Client. This allows me to collaborate at all levels ensuring a successful finished product that arrives on time and on budget. I also operate under the philosophy that the client (internal or external) is always right – the second time. I will share my opinions and expertise along with my reasoning behind them but, if the client is still set on the original idea well, the heart wants what it wants and who am I to fight it?

Efficiency makes me happy. There will be inevitably be revisions or fires that need attention so it’s best to conserve time and resources wherever possible. In a previous position, with less than 20 minutes of research, I reduced the most time-consuming part of the job to the quick task that it should have been all along. By researching software capabilities and adjusting procedures I saved at least 250 hours per year, per designer. In an office with only two designers, 500 extra hours go a long way.

I am internally motivated. I design because I like it. It’s fun. Even if I had a different day job, I would still be designing after dinner while watching reruns of “Murder, She Wrote”. I find a challenge and satisfaction in every project.

Finally (and possibly most importantly), I wipe up jelly I accidentally spill on the counter, pick up trash when walking the dog and give the time, directions, or a quarter when asked (if I have them). I will discretely tell you that you have something in your teeth, even if we have just met. I am a cat person – and a dog person. I am learning to embrace the Oxford comma. Sean Connery is my favorite James Bond. I am kind of okay at drywalling. Pepsi is NOT an acceptable substitute for Coke.