ABOUT
Art director and graphic designer with 25+ years of experience shaping visual identities and delivering high-impact design solutions across nonprofit, arts, and corporate projects.

SKILLS
Creative & Leadership: Creative direction, brand identity, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, project leadership, strategic thinking, team mentoring, adaptability

Technical: Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva Enterprise, Generative AI tools (Firefly, Midjourney, ChatGPT), Keynote, Microsoft Office, Miro, Smartsheet

EDUCATION
Cornish College of the Arts
BFA Graphic Design
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Kreielsheimer Foundation Scholar (2x) President’s Scholarship recipient (3x)

RECOGNITION
Gold ADDY · 2017 Seattle + District XI
Museum of Pop Culture Rebrand Integrated Campaign

1st Prize · 2015 American Alliance
of Museums Design Competition
Star Wars and the Power of Costume VIP Invitation

Silver ADDY · 2015 Seattle
Spectacle Exhibit Campaign

Gold ADDY · 2012 Seattle
EMP Founders Award Campaign

WORK EXPERIENCE
Slalom · December 2021 to August 2025
Senior Designer, Global Marketing
Collaborative design lead on a company-wide rebrand for Slalom, a global consultancy with 10,000+ team members, helping shape a warmer, more humanized visual identity. Co-developed a new brand guide, designed environmental branding for the Seattle headquarters, and contributed to the launch of the redesigned website. Led global marketing campaigns, created website customer case studies with supporting social media assets, and brought the brand to life at conferences worldwide. Additionally, drove the rollout of Canva Enterprise to enable teams to efficiently adapt brand and marketing assets for localized use.

RealSelf · January 2019 to March 2020
Senior Designer
Collaborated across UX/UI, product, marketing, and executive leadership to unify B2B and B2C identities under a flexible brand system. Directed House of Modern Beauty, the company’s first traveling experiential “pop-up,” overseeing concept, design, fabrication, and installation nationwide to deliver immersive, high-profile brand experiences.

Museum of Pop Culture / EMP Museum · September 2011 to July 2017
Senior Graphic Designer
Key contributor to two rebrands, creating flexible design systems that streamlined workflows, reduced costs, and strengthened the museum’s evolving identity. Directed art and design for 360° marketing campaigns—including exhibits, events, and fundraisers—across print, digital, and environmental media, driving higher ticket sales and deeper audience engagement.

DIGITALOVE · April 2010 to August 2011
Co-Founder + Art Director
Co-founded a design studio serving emerging artists, arts organizations, and nonprofits. Delivered branding, print, and digital campaigns—including a fundraising kit for Cornish College of the Arts and marketing collateral for Pratt Fine Arts Center—establishing the studio as a trusted creative partner in the arts community.

Effective Design Studio · June 2008 to December 2009
Graphic Designer
Strengthened and elevated brand identity for luxury hospitality, real estate, and retail clients. Designed sales center displays, marketing collateral, digital campaigns, and websites, enhancing each brand’s aspirational presence.

LMN Architects · July 1998 to August 2004
Graphic Designer + Production Manager
Oversaw design and production of proposals, concept books, presentations, trade show displays, signage, and environmental graphics for large-scale performing arts, civic, and educational projects. Developed a digital asset system to streamline staff workflows and elevate the firm’s visual identity.

Callison Architecture · December 1993 to June 1998
Image Resource + Production Manager
Created and maintained a digital archive of artwork, tracked image expenses, managed vendors, and implemented standardized in-house production systems, improving efficiency and output quality for national and international retail, master planning,
and commercial projects.

FREELANCE CLIENTS
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation · Bread ‘n’ Butter · Conservation Northwest · Cornish College of the Arts · Curious Beast · Hacker Agency · Harvey Brothers · if/then · Microsoft · Pratt Fine Arts Center · Roots Young Adult Shelter · Seattle Symphony · Studio Matthews · Tecnico LFS · Underwood & Associates