Hello!
I’m a general purpose designer who likes to wear many hats and work across product specialties and functions. I graduated from Eastern Washington University with a BFA in illustration and art history, with my thesis pulling much of its research material from late Medieval and early Renaissance works. (Ask me about jousting snails at some point.)
Outside of work, I live in Spokane, WA with two cats and occasionally moonlight as a craft cocktail bartender. I love to do the NYT crosswords and I am not ashamed by how long they take me to complete.
CV
Education
2023 BFA, Eastern Washington University
2023 Google UX Certificate
Exhibitions
2022 Gnashing and Smearing, Dog and Pony, Spokane, WA
2022 Creative Works Symposium, Eastern Washington University Gallery, Cheney, WA
2023 Tribute to Small Works, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2023 Precious Panic – BFA Exhibition, Eastern Washington University Gallery, Cheney, WA
Publications
2023 Northwest Blvd. Magazine, February 2023
2023 The Easterner Podcast, April 2023
Grants/Awards
2022-2023 Miller-Askman Scholarship, Cheney, WA
Experience
Lead Designer & Pre-Print Specialist
Spokane Journal of Business
2024- Current
My current position is as lead designer and pre-print specialist for a business news outlet. I create web and print ads, coordinate client ad work with the sales team, manage email ads and templates, lay out our print newspaper, and design our magazines.
Accomplishments
Collaborated with Spokane Sports to design their yearly magazine
Designed ad work for Washington Trust Bank, Spokane International Airport, and dozens of other local companies.
Freelance & Contract Designer
2023- Current
I worked as a contract designer, leveraging my illustration and UI/UX product design skills to help companies of various size and scale build and MVP their products. Projects varied from ad design for local orgs and events to landing page and wireframes for early stage tech startups.
Accomplishments
Worked with an international shipping company to MVP their landing page & wireframe their service end-to-end.
Built initial design guidelines and brand assets for 2 different VC-backed startups.
Designed marketing materials for local theatres that were disseminated at a city-wide level.
Coffee, Bartending, and more!
2014-2023