Experience

gravitytank / Interaction Associate Chicago, IL
April 2010 – Present

VSA Partners / Freelance Interactive Designer Chicago, IL
December 2009 – present
Designing interactive projects for GE, First Data, Avery Dennison, P&G, and USAA.

mcgarrybowen / Freelance Designer Chicago, IL
November 2009
Designed PowerPoints for internal presentations.

IA Collaborative / Freelance Interactive Designer Chicago, IL
August 2009, November 2009
Supported team of designers on interactive projects for HP, SC Johnson, and Nike.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business / Freelance Interactive Designer, Print Production Chicago, IL
December 2008 – August 2009
Lead design on four high-visibility student viewbooks for the PhD Program, Full-Time MBA Program, the Evening MBA and Weekend MBA Programs, and the Executive MBA Program, among other web and print projects.

VSA Partners / Designer Chicago, IL
June 2007 – December 2008
Designing annual reports and corporate literature for clients including MeadWestvaco, BP, Converse, Allstate, Cardinal Health, and SVB Financial Group. Created and maintained brand guidelines for MeadWestvaco’s rebranding process. Concept development and presentation work.

Mirko Ilic / Design Intern New York, NY
June 2006 – August 2006
Research, editing, and design on comprehensive history of graphic design book project, The Anatomy of Design (Rockport, 2007) by Steven Heller and Mirko Ilic.

Innocent Citizens / Designer Springfield, MO
November 2004 – May 2007
Design and distribution of self-published magazine, Nicci Goes to Hollywood. Managed national distribution across several states in the U.S. Responsible for monthly translation of printed material to flash website.

Education

Missouri State University Springfield, MO
September 2002 – May 2007
B.F.A. in Design, dual-emphasis in graphic design and illustration
Minors in web application development, art history

Honors & Awards

Domtar Excellence in Design Award
Type Directors Club – selection for exhibition in TDC 54
B.H. Armstrong Design Award (merit-based scholarship)
Ranked 1^st in Missouri State University Design Candidacy Review

Publications

HOW Magazine – April (F+W Publications, 2009)
Typography 29 (HarperCollins, 2009) – Type Directors Clubs
The Anatomy of Design (Rockport, 2007) – Steven Heller and Mirko Ilic