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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contract/Freelance/Self
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Founder
YumUniverse, Gluten-Free Baking Academy, Good Food Cooking School
2009 –present

Duties: Brand and identity development, recipe development, marketing, website design, information architecture design, developer coordination, social media strategy, copywriting, eBook and print book design and development, video capture and editing, photography and styling, course curriculum development and teaching

Design & Consulting
Independent Pet Partners
2018

Duties: Logo development and production

Design & Consulting
Zozimus
2018

Duties: Logo development and production for Forma and GI Dynamics

Design, Illustration & Consulting
Alchemy/SuperGood
2018

Duties: Illustration, packaging design, and production design

Designer
NIKE
2018

Duties: Logo development and production

Design Director
TWIN Global
2017–present

Duties: Branding and identity development, conference identity development, corporate communication design, signage design, environmental design, packaging design, book design and production
2018

Design Director
elicit
2012 –2013

Duties: brand and identity development for elicit, website design, video concepting, video design, illustration, corporate capabilities as well as web design for CME Group Client experience: elicit, CME Group

Design Director
Breakaway Ventures
2011 –2020

Duties: Brand and identity development, product design, packaging design, environmental design Client experience: MIXI, Coach Up, Drizly, Fatz, Aacer, Beauty Marks, Boston Landing, Drivn, EXOS, Flypsi, Kohr, Kraft, Launch, Normatec, Oath, Pure Hockey, RedWave, Silverlane, Steppingstone, Tableist, Tradepoint Atlantic, Velcro, Wychmere

Design Director
Northwestern University, Kellogg Innovation Network
2009 –2017

Duties: Conference identity development, corporate communication design, signage design, environmental design, packaging design, book design, interactive design (web)

Client experience: KIN Global, KIN Catalyst

Design Director
Froeter Design Co.
May 2008

Duties: Packaging conceptualization and design for corporate communications collateral Client experience: Stora Enso

Design Director
Jones Marketing
2009 –2011

Duties: Brand and identity development Client experience: Aacer Flooring, Kraft, EXOS, Silver Lane

Design Director
VSA Partners
June 2002 – 2016

Client experience: IBM, GE, Coca Cola, Harley Davidson, Converse, Nike, Alcoa, BP, Caterpillar, Motorola, Gap, Inc., BBDO, First Data, SVB Financial, CHW, Bell Canada, Rosetta Stone, MeadWestVaco, Strathmore Papers, Mohawk Fine Papers, Fox River Papers, Jim Beam, Mayer Brown, Steelcase, Silicon Valley Bank, Snap-on, United Technologies

Senior Designer
Designkitchen, Inc.
September 2002 –March 2008

Duties: Conceptualization, research, design and production for internal capabilities materials and numerous corporate projects ranging from web design to interior design

Client experience: Motorola, the Oprah O Ambassadors Program, Bluetooth, JDL Properties, Barilla, Jones Lang LaSalle, Centrum Properties, CCC Information Systems, Verio, Wolfgang Puck, Refco, Aon Reinsurance Systems, 606 Properties, Swingline, Inc., Assurance Agency

Design Director
Sender, LLC
March 2007

Duties: Design of Sender, LLC identity and corporate capabilities collateral

Senior Designer/Art Director
ARC Worldwide (Leo Burnett)
May 2005 –June 2007

Duties: Branding and design for print campaigns and web projects Client experience: Disney, Network Solutions, RTA

Design Director
Charles Camp Law
June 2004

Duties: Design of identity, corporate capabilities collateral and website

Designer/Design Director
Incognito Design
May 2003 –Present

Duties: Corporate communication design, signage design, environmental design, branding and identity

Client experience: Altria, Glaxo-Smith Kline, Akcea, Celergo, Galter Life Center, Emergent, ISMRM, Museum of Science and Industry, Emergent, Nuveen

Senior Designer/Art Director
DePaul University
January 2003  –March 2003

Duties: Conceptualization, research, design, production and vendor coordination for Kellstadt Graduate School of Business collateral

Senior Designer
NVU Productions
July 2002  –August 2002

Duties: Conceptualization, design and production for LA Lakers commemorative NBA book

Client experience: LA Lakers and the NBA

Senior Designer
Ensidia Productions
July 2002  –present

Duties: Conceptualization and design of Ensidia identity and marketing materials

Designer
Smith Design Co.
July 2001  –April 2002

Duties: Conceptualization, research, design, production and vendor contact for numerous projects ranging from logo identity to website design

Client experience: Jones Lang LaSalle, Chicago Bridge & Iron Corp., Illinois Tool Works Inc., Allegiance Telecom, Hewitt Associates and the University of Chicago GSB

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Full-Time
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Art Director
SW Basics
2018–2019

Duties: Brand strategy, visual identity development, corporate communication design, marketing communication design, illustration, retail design, packaging design, photoshoot styling/direction

Designer
Giantstep Productions
September 2000 –June 2001

Duties: Conceptualization and design for website, identity and brand development Client experience: Lexis-Nexis and L’oreal

Designer
Froeter Design Co.
June 1998 – September 2000

Duties: Conceptualization, design and production for a range of projects: naming, logo development, brochures, posters, banners, annual reports and web design. Complete project management, vendor and client contact for the majority of projects Client experience: Motorola, David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, National Insurance Crime Bureau, the Recording Industry Association of America, Security Capital US-Realty, the Midcity National Bank, Molex Incorporated

Designer
The Recording Industry Association of America
July 1996 –August 1996

Duties: Conceptualization and design for RIAA collateral materials Client experience: The RIAA Diamond Award and Rock the Vote

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