| education: | Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA |
| BFA, Graphic Design, November 2009 | |
| Study abroad, SCAD, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia | |
| Winter 2008 | |
| Study abroad, SCAD-Lacoste, Lacoste, France | |
| Spring 2007 | |
| professional experience: | June 2011 – Present |
| Founder and Organizer | |
| Shift Design Group, Lexington, KY | |
| Shift is a monthly meet up where designers in Lexington come together to | |
| collaborate, brainstorm, discuss, and network. It provides a common place for | |
| professional designers and also organizes design focused events. | |
| July 2010 – Present | |
| Graphic and Interface Designer | |
| Lexmark International, Lexington, KY | |
| Lexmark is an international company that specializes in printing and imaging | |
| products, software and other imaging services. | |
| Icon, layout, and workflow design for printer interfaces and solution products. | |
| Work closely with User Experience Designers and Usability to create a customer | |
| friendly interface that is easy to manage and smooth to operate. | |
| SmartSolution icon development. | |
| September 2009 – November 2009 | |
| Design Intern | |
| Working Class Studio (WCS), SCAD, Savannah, GA | |
| A subdivision of SCAD that produces products which merge fine art with function. | |
| It provides first hand experience to SCAD students to design and produce real life | |
| marketed materials that are sold across the United States and internationally. | |
| Designed notebook covers for Barnes & Noble series, proposed new designs for | |
| dinnerware, and designed promotional materials to be sold at SCAD’s Ex Libris. | |
| June 2009 – December 2009 | |
| Project Assisant/Design Intern | |
| New Moon of Savannah, Savannah, GA | |
| New Moon of Savannah is a social venture that promotes social and environmental | |
| awareness through art and community development. The goal of all New Moon of | |
| Savannah efforts is to create social change and promote community awareness. | |
| Redesigned and produced website, designed promotional goods, assisted with | |
| events and shows; helped develop and assist with their first annual event Geekend, | |
| which was a weekend long event that focused on design and technology through | |
| speakers, panels, and participant driven discussions. | |
| Winter 2007 & 2006 | |
| Receptionist | |
| Hands on Healing, Montgomery, AL | |
| Handled appointments, sales, scheduling, and customer relations | |
| Summer 2006 | |
| Summer Assistant to Senior Graphic Designer | |
| Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, New York, NY | |
| Assisted with design tasks, observed design publication environment | |
| pro bono work: | Winter 2009 |
| Art Director | |
| American Red Cross: Savannah Chapter, Savannah, GA | |
| Provided thorough marketing research and design development for a new identity | |
| computer related skills: | Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign |
| Proficient in all Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint | |
| Basic knowledge of Adobe Dreamweaver and Flash | |
| specialty skills: | Applied creative thinking |
| Advanced typographic studies | |
| Printmaking and fiber art skills | |
| Practices in color theory | |
| Basic level French | |
| clubs & organizations: | AIGA, Jacksonville, 2007 – 2011 |
| House Council; President, Vice President, and Secretary, SCAD, 2005 – 2007 |