Resume

Work

MAS – Art Director 7/2021-Present

Freelance – Experiential Designer, Interior Designer, Art Director 2/2012-Present
I work with marketing agencies and event companies as an experiential designer. I also work with architects and private clients as an interior designer. I’ve had the privilege to work with amazing teams at companies including Jack Morton, David Stark, Leaddog Marketing, and architecture firm General Assembly.

MKG – Senior Designer 1/2019-6/2020 [laid-off due to COVID-19 pandemic]
MKG is one of the leading experiential creative agencies in New York. With them I designed experiential environments for Google, Delta, and Fila among others. As a senior designer I managed a junior designer and co-managed several interns. My typical project tasks were (but not limited to) leading client communication for creative/design, maintaining design budgets, meticulous sourcing, 3D modeling, crafting timelines and deliverable schedules, and managing fabrication. I was a part of MKGs Green Committee and regularly attended meetings with the NYC chapter of the Sustainable Event Alliance.

ION Marketing Group – Art Director 11/2017-9/2018
ION is an experiential marketing agency with a diverse client base ranging from spirits to airlines while also specializing in LGBTQ causes and marketing. It’s a small agency where I was the leader of the creative department managing projects, pitches, deadlines, freelancers, and a junior designer.

Heitler Houstoun Architects – Interior Designer 3/2015-1/2017
HHA is a boutique architecture firm with expertise from high end residential design to retail design as well as multi-family low-income housing and real estate development. I was involved in all processes of design from concept to implementation, which included but is not limited to rendering, material sourcing, construction, and detail drafting. I also maintained our material library and co-managed our internet and social media presence.

Production Glue – Designer 2/2012-12/2014
Glue is a fast-growing event production agency. I joined in 2012 as the sole staff designer and was a Jill-of-all-trades, producing drawings, renderings, graphics, print work, and presentations. I came to specialize in graphic design and print production, coordination, and installation. When we changed offices I aided in the design, layout, purchasing of furniture and fixtures of our new space and I also managed all further additions and alterations.

Skills

OS – Mac, Windows
Adobe Suite – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Professional
AutoCAD – Plans, Construction Documents
Google – Sheets, Slides, Forms, Docs
Microsoft Office – Power Point, Excel, Outlook, Word
Rhinoceros – 3D Modeling, Plans, Rendering (V-ray, Flamingo, Penguin)
Sketch Up – 3D Modeling, Plans, Rendering (Podium)
Vectorworks – Plans

Education

The Ohio State University – Class of 2010
Bachelor of Science, Interior Design – Minor Gender Studies

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart – Exchange, Fall of 2009
Innenarchitektur – Möbelentwurf (Furniture Design)