University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Bachelor of Science | Graphic Design
Professional Development
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Courses in Advertising & Computer Science
about : education
Category: Portfolio
skills : language
English : Fluent (native)
French : Basic Written & Spoken
Spanish : Conversational
German : A Poem, Smart Aleck Greeting & Head-Based Insults
skills : technology
Adobe Creative Suite
Acrobat
After Effects
Bridge
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
Microsoft Office Suite
Excel
Outlook
PowerPoint
Word
Programming & Web
CMS (WordPress)
CSS
HTML
Java
General
OS X (Mac)
Windows 10 (PC)
skills : design
Art & Creative Direction
Branding & Identity
Graphic & Web Design
Illustration
Marketing
Photography
Project Management
Social Media
Videography
work : UWO Athletics
Football booster booklet, posters, and collateral materials for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Athletic Department.
about : me
I am a Milwaukee-based creative problem solver with a penchant for leaving things in a better place than I found them.
I am an analyzer. I am a problem solver. I am a designer. Just calling myself a “designer” isn’t enough. Although true that it is in my job title, it is only part of what I do – a job description – dinner party small talk. What is this thing for? What is it meant to do? Who is it doing it for? I ask questions, research, mull it over, THEN make it look pretty. Repeat as needed. Just about anyone can make something look pretty – it takes skill to make it functional and pretty at the same time.
What else? I am a life-long Midwesterner. I have an affinity for cats (dogs are cool, too). I am mildly dependency on coffee. 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.
And the “good deed doer” thing? I pick up trash when walking the dog, give the time, directions, or a quarter when asked (if I have them). I will tell you that you have something in your teeth, even if we have just met.
work : UWO Career Services
Posters, brochures, and course guide for professional development programs and events for University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Career Services (now Career & Professional Development).