computer skills
• Adobe Creative Suite 3
• QuarkXPress 6
• Mac Repairs & Upgrades

education
Masters of Fine Art, Graphic Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA. Graduation Fall 2007.

Bachelor of Arts in Communication & German, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Graduation 1993.
Completed some graduate work in Health Communication.

experience
February 2006 to Present
Fliter Talent Inc, San Francisco, CA. Designer for various clients throughout the Bay Area.

June 2006 to July 2007
Pottery Barn Kids, San Francisco, CA. Senior Designer of visual merchandising. Designed in-store print media, displays, print buying, budgeted printing, cast and directed photo shoots.

April 2004 to January 2005
Wilson Sporting Goods, Chicago, IL. Developed new products, designed athletic equipment, gear, accessories, packaging, product literature and catalogs. Directed photo shoots and created image archives.

January 1998 to November 2003
Creative Alliance, Louisville, KY. Designer and IT consultant. Designed identities, print pieces, packaging, installations, event campaigns, store interiors and web animation.

April 1995 to June 1997
Paul Schultz Company, Louisville, KY. Digital Imaging Specialist in charge of preparing high-resolution digital images for press. Promoted to production coordinator.

March 1994 to June 1994
Christian Democratic Union (CDU*), Berlin, Germany. Created photo archive of Germany’s leading politicians. Images used in press releases and newsprint. *CDU, Germany’s leading political party.
Assisted Licht Blick Fotographie, Berlin, Germany, on an editorial assignment in Romania’s Danube Delta.

teaching
Fall 2005
Henry Cogswell College, Everett, WA and School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA. Instructor for undergraduate courses
in Color Theory and Introduction to Advertising.

Fall 2004 to Spring 2005
Art and Design Department, Columbia College, Chicago. Instructor for undergraduate courses in Packaging Design.

other achievements
United States Coast Guard Reserve, 2007
President of Louisville Graphic Design Association, 2000