• Visual Design: Branding projects (new and legacy outreach campaigns), logo design, in-house style guide development, infographic and iconography design, design support for communications contract

• UX Design: Web page wireframing and prototyping mockups, developed social media project plan, UX lead for Division's Drupal 8 migration project, UX lead for Division's digital and content strategy teams and analytics reporting team

• Project Management: Writing SOWs, RFPs, PWS and market research interviews, Contractor award review, creating project schedules, managing project deliverables

Responsibilities:
• Designs 2D exhibition graphics (exhibit logos, interpretive graphics, multimedia, promotional materials, outdoor banners)
• Designs 3D exhibition elements (exhibit plans, artifact case layouts)
• Develops exhibit color palettes, typefaces and graphic hierarchies for permanent and traveling exhibitions
• Prepares RFPs, Scopes of Work and detailed exhibit fabrication specifications for permanent and traveling exhibition projects
• Manages project contracting as a COTR for graphic production, exhibit fabrication and installation
• Creates and finalizes all graphic production files based on vendor specifications and proofs final graphics
• Specifies light fixtures, produce lighting, power & data plans for design documents and fabrication packages
• Produces CAD drawings of floor plans, elevations and interactives for fabrication bid packages and traveling exhibits
• Reviews fabrication drawing packages for quality and conformance to design specifications
• Creates and manages exhibit graphic schedules through each phases of production to meet deadlines and budget requirements
• Maintains existing exhibits (lighting, interactives) and recommends modifications of existing exhibits

Projects:
• The Charters of Freedom Rotunda Exhibition featuring the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
• What’s Cooking Uncle Sam? Exhibition

Awards:
What’s Cooking Uncle Sam? Exhibition; 2011 Archivist Award for Outstanding Achievement
What’s Cooking Uncle Sam? Exhibit Catalog PGAMA Excellence in Print Award, 2012
What’s Cooking Uncle Sam? Exhibit Catalog HOW In-HOWse Design Award, Nonprofit Institutions, Organizations & Associations, 2012

Responsibilities:
• Designed exhibition graphics, exhibit logos, multimedia interfaces and marketing materials
• Developed exhibit color palettes, typefaces and graphic hierarchies for exhibition projects and client presentations
• Researched content, images and artwork for exhibitions to determine appropriate design solutions within budget
• Conceptualized and develop overall look and feel for exhibit spaces while incorporating audio, video, artifacts
• Designed and produced project proposal documents and deliverables packages for clients
• Created and finalized all graphic production files based on vendor specifications and proof final graphics
• Communicated with vendors to specify design materials for client presentation boards and exhibit fabrication
• Specified light fixtures, produce lighting, power & data plans for design documents and fabrication packages
• Created models and drawings of 3D exhibit elements, environmental graphics and interactives
• Produced CAD drawings of floor plans, elevations and interactives for design review and fabrication packages

Projects:
• Fantastic Frogs Exhibition, Discovery Place, Charlotte, NC
• Project Build Exhibition, Discovery Place, Charlotte, NC
• Photographs of the 2009 Presidential Inauguration Exhibition, National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.
• Quatrefoil Associates, Inc. Marketing and Promotional Materials

Responsibilities:
• Designed exhibition interpretive graphics, exhibit logos, banners, multimedia interfaces and interactive 3D exhibit elements
• Produced, design and project manage exhibits, outdoor banners, posters, brochures and flyers
• Developed exhibition plans & created spacial solutions for outdoor exhibitions
• Created color boards, graphic and material specs for all exhibit projects
• Developed drawings & specifications for production signage and exhibit components
• Created 3D & 2D concepts for exhibits components and multimedia interactives
• Produced interactive & graphic mock ups for team discussion and project development
• Researched & purchased dimension exhibit artifacts and finalized case layouts
• Art directed photo shoots, research photos, obtain rights and archive images for use in exhibits
• Photographer for Asia Trail exhibit content and the plaza theatrical structures
• Selected sculptors, project managed and art directed sculptures for exhibitions
• Selected illustrators, project managed and art directed illustrations for graphics & interactives
• Produced biddable fabrication documents for exhibition graphics and interactives
• Created production & graphics schedules and cost estimates
• Managed the production of exhibit fabrication bids, selection and installation
• Created exhibit prototypes for audience testing & contracting fabrication
• On-site supervision of exhibit installation
• Developed and archived graphics specification packages and in-house manuals for all completed exhibits
• Documented & completed on-going condition reports for maintenance of all completed exhibits
• Maintained integrity of existing exhibits by designing, specifying and ordering modification solutions

Projects:
• Elephant Trails
• Asia Trail
• Kori Bustard Exhibit
• The Zoo in Your Backyard
• The Butterfly Garden
• Urban Nature Trail
• In-house graphic design for departmental projects

Awards:
Exhibit Award, Significant Honor: Asia Trail Association of Zoos & Aquariums, 2007
Excellence in Exhibits, Honorable Mention: Asia Trail American Association of Museums, 2007
The Meerkat Award, Excellence in Team Work, Asia Trail Team National Zooological Park Peer Recognition Awards, 2007