Visual designer and user interface developer with six years of expertise creating interactive experiences for nonprofits, small businesses, and corporations. Highly motivated conceptual thinker with strong design and storytelling skills.
Experience
Fidelity Investments, Inc.
Visual Designer
September 2011 to Present, Boston, Massachusetts / Chicago, Illinois
- Led user experience design for social media projects, including social network profiles, customer communities, and user generated reviews
- Managed communication and provided design direction to third party agencies engaged in social media projects
- Presented creative strategy and design concepts to business partners
NorthPoint Domain, Inc.
User Interface Developer
September 2009 to September 2011, Boston, Massachusetts
- Provided creative direction and visual design for client websites and social media projects
- Led user interface development for electronic healthcare software that incorporated social media design patterns
- Collaborated on the development of a new information architecture and user interface for Endovascular.org
- Developed new identity and corporate website for NorthPoint Domain
Ballista Magazine
Editor and Co-Founder
January 2010 to Present, Global
- Discover inspiring designers and firms, and compose articles for the daily design digest
- Designed and developed custom WordPress theme for website
- Planned business goals and objectives with website co-founder
Blueline Style and Media Productions
Graphic Designer and Web Developer
December 2008 to December 2009, Bloomington, Indiana
- Designed and developed user experience for client projects, as both a collaborative team member and project lead
- Worked with clients to establish their brand and develop an identity
Ball State University – David Owsley Museum of Art
Graphic Designer and Web Developer
August 2006 to July 2008, Muncie, Indiana
- Guided growth of museum’s digital presence, including expansion of official website, development of exhibition mini-sites, and first social media profiles
- Designed and produced exhibition guides, programs, posters and other printed collateral
- Coordinated digital and print advertising campaigns
Education
Master of Arts in Telecommunications (Digital Storytelling)
Ball Sate University
Fall 2006 to Spring 2008, Muncie, Indiana
- GPA 3.933/4.0
- Thesis entitled, The Influence of Digital Technology on the Narrative of American Art Museums
Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning and Development
Ball State University
Fall 2002 to Spring 2006, Muncie, Indiana
- GPA 3.655/4.0
- Honors College, Dean’s List, Honors Diploma, Cum Laude
- Varsity Swimming
Expertise
- Website Design
- User Interface
- Social Media
- Web Standards & Accessibility
- SEO
- Prototyping
- Identity
Toolset
- Dreamweaver
- Fireworks
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Visio
- HTML / HTML5
- CSS / CSS3
- jQuery
- WordPress