Resume

EDUCATION
Gordon College: BA in Art, Graphic Design Concentration

WORK EXPERIENCE
Lamppost: illuminating print and web design (Falls Church VA) | January 2002—present
Owner, Graphic Designer
- Rebranded from xi design studio, Lamppost Design is a full service graphic design company (see “design experience” section below)

Gordon College Design Center: September 2005—June 2005
Graphic Designer
- Assisted with the rebrand of all College materials (including logo subbrands, signage, publications, print collateral, stationary, etc.)
- Responsible for the layout of STILLPOINT, the magazine of Gordon College, which has received several recent awards for both design and content; visit gordon.edu/stillpoint for the online version
- Created a 30+ page brand standards manual for the College rebrand
- Lead designer on over 40 design jobs for campus-wide event to honor computer science pioneer Ken Olsen (including signage, gift items, invitations and advertising)

Return Design Collaborative: Fall 2002—Spring 2004; Fall 2004
Graphic Design Intern, Graphic Designer
- Cofounder of this unique graphic design internship opportunity at Gordon College; first student intern; visit returndesign.com
- Worked on design projects for a variety of clients, many non-profit
- Independently contracted for work on several websites

Réalise Design: Summer 2004
Graphic Designer
- Independently contracted to create a logo for the Washington Research Library Consortium

Kappa Studios: Fall 2003
Post-Production Intern
- Assisted in several aspects of post production (including AVID editing, motion graphics design, DVD Menu design, sound design, VHS dubbing, etc.)

DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Circle B Inc: Fall 2003–present
- Currently maintain circleb.com (after drafting and successfully completing a proposal for the redesign and build of their website)
- Responsible for all marketing and advertising design (including questionnaires, picture sheets, brochure and ads placed in trade show magazines, newspapers, etc.) for Circle B Barn Company and it’s subsidiary companies The Barn Depot and Iron Horse Structures
- Designed and created all print collateral for their booth at the annual Equine Affaire trade show

Good Fortune: Fall 2007–present
- Currently designing a website for this startup clothing company

Bruce Herman Online: Spring 2004–present
- Provide updates and website maintenance for brucehermanonline.com

Woodman’s of Essex: Spring 2007–Spring 2008
- Completed a redesign of their website; visit woodmans.com
- Occasionally helped with design for print advertisement

Ben MacAdam: Fall 2007–Spring 2008
- Designed, built and maintain website for painter Ben MacAdam; visit benmacadam.com

Harborlight Family Medicine: Fall 2007
- Designed business cards that incorporated their logo

Being Known Lecture Series: Spring–Summer 2007
- Created an identity for what began as a lecture series “Knowing and Being Known: The Transforming Power of Relationships” by Curt Thompson, M.D.; implementation included nametags, lecture handout, DVD sleeve/cover, faceplate, etc.

Wellness Today: Fall 2006–Summer 2007
- Designed an identity for this therapeutic massage therapy company, which was then used in print collateral, including business cards and a brochure

Grant Hanna: Spring 2007
- Designed and built website for artist and illustrator Grant Hanna; visit granthanna.com

Imagine Schools: Spring 2005–Summer 2007
- Created a regional marketing brochure for this charter school parent company
- Created an identity for a new charter school, Hope Community (HCCS), in Washington, D.C.
- Provided marketing and advertising materials for HCCSand Lincoln Public Charter School (LPCS)
- Designed and built initial websites for both schools

Glebe Elementary School: Fall 2005–Spring 2007
- Designed an identity for new S.M.ART (Science, Math, Art & Technology) Program
- Created a brochure and other marketing items which utilized this logo

National Science Foundation: Spring 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008
- Designed posters for the Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences Distinguished Lecture series

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Proficient on both Macintosh and PC Platforms
Adobe Creative Suite 3: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge, Dreamweaver (including hand-coding HTML, CSS & some Javascript) & Acrobat Professional
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook/Entourage
Familiar with: Microsoft Powerpoint, Adobe PageMaker, AfterEffects and Flash, Final Cut Pro

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teacher’s Assistant for Graphic Design I & II (Gordon College): Spring 2003, Spring & Fall 2004
7+ years of black and white photography
1+ year of digital color photography

EXHIBITS
INSIDEOUTSIDE: July–August 2007
A collection of works from three artists in the Boston area, exhibited at the Centennial Gallery in Peabody, Massachusetts

passage: December 2004
A Senior Thesis Exhibit, show at The Gallery at Barrington Center for the Arts, Gordon College in » Wenham, Massachusetts

REFERENCES
Available upon request.

Status

Location

Falls Church, VA

Specialties

• Print

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