Resumé [Long Version]
Education
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, Rhode Island
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, with honors, 2005
Skills
Design
Advanced typography & layout skills; competence with video and animation; expertise in color theory & history of graphic design; excellent craft skills; competence with bookbinding methods; digital and black & white darkroom photography skills; expertise in web design, information architecture; fluency in XHTML/CSS.
Computer
Macintosh and Windows platforms: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver,
BBEdit, Quark XPress, Macromedia Flash, Fireworks & Freehand, Adobe ImageReady & Acrobat, Apple iMovie,
Adobe AfterEffects, Microsoft Office.
Strengths
Very well-organized and methodical throughout any creative process; well-read and meticulous about language and grammar; good at generating ideas and using systems in design; experienced in collaborative work.
Noteworthy
Member, American Institute of Graphic Arts [AIGA] · 2005–present
President, Graphic Design Community [RISD student organization] · 2004–2005
Recipient, Albert R. Pontes Scholarship [RISD Graphic Design department] · 2004
Experience
Above The Fold, LLC · Boston, MA
Creative Director, September 2008–present
Oversee all visual aspects of web and print design projects, from initial strategy to implementation.
One Pica, Inc. · Boston, MA
Graphic & Web Designer, November 2005–August 2008
Led or participated in all aspects of the design process for projects ranging from websites (design and development) to identity systems and print collateral.
PopKitchen Co. · Providence, RI
Contract Designer, October 2005
Designed layouts and prepared images for publication in an intra-company seasonal trend guide for XOXO Fashions.
Norgould · Providence, Rhode Island
Contract Designer, Summer 2004–Winter 2005
Designed company logo and graphic identity; designed and built company website.
Design Crit · Providence, Rhode Island
Co-Founder & Contributing Author, Summer 2004–Spring 2005
Co-founded website to provide an online discussion space for RISD Graphic Design students, to fill the hole left by inadequate discussion opportunities in classes.
RISD's Daily Jolt Website · Providence, Rhode Island
Site Administrator, 2002–present
Co-maintained and -administered RISD's version of The Daily Jolt, a ring of websites for colleges across the country [based in Cambridge, MA]. Updated local event listings and campus informationon a regular basis; designed, maintained and updated all parts of the site.
Axon Sleep Research Laboratories · Providence, Rhode Island
Contract Web Designer, Summer 2004
Redesigned and rebuilt company website based on existing graphic identity and sketches done by a previous designer.
RISD Student Alliance · Providence, Rhode Island
Webmaster, Fall 2004
Designed and built the official Student Alliance website & accompanying print documentation, with the goal that the site should be easy for users to navigate and also for Alliance officers to update without having to know HTML.
Brookline Street Design · Watertown, Massachusetts
Design Intern, Summer 2003
Assisted in the design of print & web materials for L.L. Bean and Global Plateau, LLC; designed print & web elements of an identity for Shaker Style Furnishings; assisted in the design, construction and presentation of unique wedding invitation packages.
The Daily Jolt, Inc. · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Design Intern, Summer 2003
Redesigned the interface of the Daily Jolt Food Guide to improve usability and incorporate more features while keeping within the template of the main site. Directed the design of layout templates for four college-oriented Area Guide print publications. Redesigned several individual sections of the main Daily Jolt site.
Hingham High School · Hingham, Massachusetts
Yearbook Layout Editor/Art Director, 2000–2001
Designed and finalized layouts for almost all pages of a 300+-page yearbook; created spot illustrations for most pages and both endsheets. Created some layouts on paper but most in Adobe PageMaker. Digitally manipulated photos, coordinated with yearbook staff and student body in order to get copy and images, communicated with faculty and with the printing company, worked within a tight budget and set deadlines.
boston.com · Boston, Massachusetts
Product Design Intern, Summer 2000
Worked in the Design department creating banner advertisements for the site, updating the Calendar online events database, and researching images for use in online promotions for upcoming events.
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