experience ::

BG&H Publishing       Chicago, Illinois       01.09 - present 

 > designer - creating ads from client supplied artwork and stock photography for up to 7 quarterly
 business to business publications . remaking client supplied logos as publication quality vector
 images . making sure all ads meet publication specifications and are delivered on deadline

 Dzine Studio Inc.       Chicago, Illinois       07.08 - present  
 > designer - executing digital layouts and sketches in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. creating
 CAD ready vector mock-ups for metal sculptures. creating digital mock-ups for installations in
 galleries in New York, Tokyo and Seoul . creating digital mock-ups for Dzine / Unqlo clothing line
 
 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago       Chicago, Illinois       09.06 - 05.08
 > departmental assistant - wood and metal shop - assisting students with equipment and facilities .
 management and maintenance of equipment and facilities . general woodworking and carpentry .   
 book keeping and maintenance of shop records
 
 Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium       Lafayette, Louisiana       05 - 07
 > designer / assistant to the designer - solely design and manage projects from inception to
 completion . concept, design and photography for advertising and print promotional materials .
 concept, design and photography for 2D components of museum exhibits and exhibit print
 promotional materials . concept, design and photography for monthly member news publication
 
 Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium       Lafayette, Louisiana       03 - 05
 > assistant to the curator - responsible for installation and de-installation of all museum exhibits .
 maintenance, including cleaning, repair and general upkeep of all museum exhibits . cataloging,
 loading and unloading of all traveling exhibits . Cataloging and archival work within the museum’s
 permanent collection

skills ::

 fluent - Adobe Illustrator .  Adobe InDesign  .  Adobe Photoshop .  Adobe Acrobat  .  illustration
 knowledge - html / xhtml . css

education ::

2006 - 2008: BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2002 - 2006: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette