Roundarch | Senior Visual Designer | Chicago, IL | 10/10-Present

> Collaborated in a redesign of Bloomberg's rich internet application for legal research
> Authored a 41-page style guide outlining the design tenets and site structure of bloomberglaw.com

Moniker Creative | Principal/Creative Director | Chicago, IL | 1/08-10/10

> Created the design and UI for Rust-Oleum's online social community, Paintideas.com
> Developed the design and UX for Elations' Building a Better America Facebook application
> Lead a research and design team to develop positioning and an identity for a senior wellness product
> Established a creative boutique with $250k in billings and two employees within one year
> Responsibilities included advertising/ design concept and development and client management
> Clients included: Advocate Health Care, Rust-Oleum, Terramar Sports and Harley-Davidson MotorClothes

Chicago Portfolio School | Art Direction Instructor | Chicago, IL | 10/05-10/10

> Longest retained and highly rated instructor
> Created an indigenous design class focusing on sampling historic design styles

Columbia College | Adjunct Professor | Chicago, IL | 10/05-10/10

> Added an interactive and mobile advertising component to an entry-level advertising course

Freelance Art Director/Designer | Chicago, IL | 9/07-3/08

> Participated in a major pitch with Adcom, an Italian advertising agency, to win the Intersport account
> Worked with BBDO on the Wrigley Gum account and Upshot on Disney's real estate properties

Hoffman York/HY Connect | Art Director | Chicago, IL | 9/06-9/07

> Developed a website, identity materials, packaging and ads for the launch of Sun-Rich Gourmet Foods
> Assisted in the launch of Churchill Downs' online gambling venue, Twinspires.com
> Supervised a team of three people that included two junior designers and a production artist

Hoffman York | Jr. Art Director | Chicago, IL | 10/05-9/06

> Assisted in the design of packaging for two product line launches pet product brand sold in Wal-Mart stores
> Clients included: Advocate Health Care, Fifth-Third Bank, University of Notre Dame, Arlington Park,
Fannie May Candies and Weber Grill Restaurants

> Chicago Portfolio School | Art Direction | 1/05-10/05
> Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | Digital Design Program | 1/04-12/04
> Marquette University | B.A. in Communication | 8/99-5/03

> Fully proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator
> XHTML/CSS and Flash
> Understanding of PHP, Wordpress, AJAX and Javascript
> Fully proficient in all MS Office and Google Docs applications

> Graphis Advertising Annual 2009
> Creativity and Luerzer's Archive July 2007
> Graphis Advertising Annual 2007
> CMYK Magazine #36 February 2005

Advocate Health Care
Walker Methodist Health Care
Terramar Sports
Rust-Oleum
Harley-Davidson MotorClothes
Sun-Rich Gourmet Foods
Fannie May Candies
Arlington Race Course
Twinspires.com
Fifth-Third Bank
Disney Vacation Properties
Intersport
Weber Grill Restaurants

Consumer Packaged Goods
E-commerce
Health Care
Real Estate
Gaming/Entertainment
Sporting Goods
Financial
Education
Professional Services
Non-profit
Green products and services