• Courses taught: Introduction to InDesign, Advanced InDesign, Advanced Illustrator, Beginning Illustrator, and Digital Photography.
• Curriculum development for certificate courses. Update course outline for associate degree curriculum. Set course content and scope, means of evaluation, and assignments.
• Evaluate student learning outcome. Provide feedback and critique for student work.
• Work one-on-one with students for assignments and projects.

• Conduct workshops for Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite, Beginning Illustrator, Advanced Illustrator.

• Develop and lead inter-departmental instructional training for Creative Suite software workshops.
• Introduce efficiencies by introducing and incorporating new software into existing workflow.
• Manage and create template standards for packaging, advertising, and collateral pieces to meet first and third party guidelines.
• Create art assets for print and web, including packaging parts, ads, banners, splash pages, posters, kiosks, trade show signage.
• Create conceptual renders, mockups, comps, for various conventions and promotion events.
• Mange internal photography studio database. Develop photography workflow from shoot to final delivery.

• Develop and provide training material for company-wide software upgrades.
Conduct training session and provide application support for Editorial and Art Department.
• Establish project requirements and provide direction for production team.
• Manage integration of new product line from American Lung Association and American Heart Association. Develop guidelines and oversee execution for converting external assets to in-house production standards.
• Collaborate with Designers to develop product lines from preliminary design to final output. Work with Production Manager to develop procedures and time estimates for new projects.
• Design template files and standards for new product lines to ensure consistency in implementation. Implement workflow solutions that increase productivity and accuracy.
• Produce press-ready PDF file. Preflight and proof files for press. Scan, color correct and
manipulate original artwork for print.

• Design custom graphics and prepared art files for various imprint methods.
• Manage multiple projects in a fast paced, high volume environment.
• Collaborate with VP of Marketing to develop and design marketing collateral such as company brochure, white paper, and email newsletters, while adhering to established style guides.
• Recruit and train additional members of the art team.

• Design, develop, and maintain company tourist website www.baycityguide.com.
• Maintain company rental website www.rentalguide.com.
• Design and produce bi-weekly publication Rental Guide and monthly publication Bay City Guide. Responsibilities include ad design, layout & production, flight check, preparing press-ready PDFs, proof check and resolving all pre-press issues to ensure on-time delivery of publications.
• Collaborated with print vendor to convert Rental Guide magazine into an all-digital workflow.

• Prepared digital photographs for print and web publication.
• Responsible for all parts of the studio production workflow included photography, lighting, styling, image retouching, color correction, document layout and design, file archiving.

College of Extended Learning, Multimedia Studies Program

Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Graduated with Highest Distinction (Visual Arts Department).

Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Graduated with Highest Distinction (Visual Arts Department).