Clients:
Herman | Adler, Evanston, IL
Illinois Restaurant Association, Chicago, IL
Illinois Restaurant Association (Events): Chicago Gourmet (2008 & 2009), Chicago, IL
Indo-American Heritage Museum, Chicago, IL
Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago, IL
Institute of Real Estate Management (irem.org), Journal of Property Management, Chicago, IL
Les Dames d'Escoffier (2002-2004), Chicago, IL
Maggie Kain (singer/musician), Chicago, IL
Pace Communications, U.S. Airways magazine, Greensboro, NC
Stinson Brand Innovation, Chicago, IL
Strat Marketing Group, Chicago, IL
SYNTHIS Therapeutics, Inc., New York, NY
Tighe Publishing, Chicago, IL
V. Wine Bar, West Hollywood, CA
Wilton Brands, (Creative Services: Publications), Naperville, IL

Project based contractor

Assisted and supported the execution of the Flagship, North & Clybourn store's seasonal and weekly floor plans under the direction of the Assistant Manager, Visual and Team Leader, Visual. Worked as part of a team of associates with the main goal to maintain an efficient stockroom to ensure excellent customer service. Maximized company sales growth and profitability by maintaining the stockroom and sales floor and facilitated the flow of product in order to provide an engaging experience to every customer, every time.

Art directed and created design content for ahima.org, engage.ahima.org, bok.ahima.org, the annual conference, AHIMA Products apps, enewsletters and emails. Supported the Marketing department by designing various collateral materials for print, web and social media.

The first four years at AHIMA, I led the creative direction, design and production of the over 103,000+ members' (80-100+ pages) monthly print and digital magazine of the Journal of AHIMA.

Sold and promoted the brand of Paper E. Clips gift and stationery lines to the U.S. operating out of Chicago, Illinois and at the National Stationery Show in New York, New York in 2016.

Art Directed publishing and graphic design projects from concept to final: logos, direct mail, advertisements, invitations, magazines, scheduled photo shoots and hired photographers, stylists and illustrators

In Chicago and Toronto: Art directed and designed magazines and related collateral, art directed and produced photo shoots, worked on new business pitches with current and prospective clients, styled at photo shoots, hired and scheduled illustrators, photographers and stylists, created budgets, and production from concept to final of custom published magazines and Web sites. Those magazines and Web site include: Illinois NOW!, Scotts Canada’s Grow, Sea Island, Mohegan Sun’s Legends magazine and Rubbermaid.com: Tips & Solutions

Art directed and designed magazines and related collateral, art directed and produced photo shoots, worked on new business pitches with current and prospective clients, styled at photo shoots, hired and scheduled illustrators, photographers and stylists, created budgets, and production from concept to final of custom published magazines and Web sites. Those magazines and Web site include: Illinois NOW!, Scotts Canada’s Grow, Sea Island, Mohegan Sun’s Legends magazine and Rubbermaid.com: Tips & Solutions

Created and designed special advertising features, promotional pieces, and other print materials; designed and produced advertisements and recreatedspecial ad features and editorial articles for the Chicago magazine Web site (www.chicagomag.com). Trained and supervised Graphic Design interns.

Created and designed print media such as magazine advertisements, brochures, direct mail; web design for ComCoTec (www.comcotec.com), and Multimedia Data Systems (www.mdsmed.com)

Created and designed print media such as magazine advertisements, logos, brochures, as well as multimedia design primarily using Macromedia Director for the New Business Group.

Assistant to photojournalists and other media at Olympic Stadium venue

Created and designed print media such as, brochures, logos, and various other presentation materials for the Instructional Design Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Worked on print media campaigns for clients such as, FHC Health Systems, Norfolk Marriott Waterside, UnionCamp Fine Paper, NAUTICUS, The National Maritime Museum, and the City of Portsmouth