I am constantly reminded of the power of design. Good design magnifies voices, educates observers, and breaks down barriers to communication. Poor design encourages indifference, misunderstanding, and misses opportunities. I aim to devote myself to the cause of good design every time someone has trusted me with their message - using effective typography, layout, illustrations, and photography to accomplish objectives as close to the clients voice as possible (even when that client is myself.) I believe that we are cut from the cloth of an ultimate creator, and it brings me joy to walk that path.

It’s also just cool when you see something that makes you go woah. So that’s a thing too.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Savannah College of Art & Design, Fall 2012 

Associate of Science, Graphic Design
Santa Fe Student Scholar - 3.9 GPA
Santa Fe College, December 2009 

Associate of Arts 
Fine Arts Concentration - Art Photography
Santa Fe College, May 2007 

Software

InDesign 
Illustrator
Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat
Sharepoint
Microsoft Office
Google Suite
Canva 

Skills

Logo
Infographics
Vector
Illustration
Typography
Branding
InDesign and PDF Accessibilty
Print and Digital Formats

UF/IFAS Communications Graphic Designer II, Illustrator
Mar 2023 to Current Gainesville, FL

Working with UF/IFAS faculty and staff on the main university campus and across the state of Florida.

Creating infographics and posters to support research initiatives, publications, and educating the public.

Working within the UF branding system to create engaging, functional, and compliant materials.

Creating ADA accessible InDesign and PDF documents for both screen readers and general readability.

Illustrating a variety of styles and subjects - hand drawn or clean vectors; scientific or artistic and representational.

Formatting research documents, annual reports, educational booklets, and other publications.

Project and file management including marketing work order requests, production time lines, and specific tasks.

Working with editors to create but english and spanish language versions of design collateral.

Alachua County Library District In-House Graphic Designer
2018 to Present Gainesville, FL 

Supporting all 12 branches of the county’s public library system through digital and print marketing for events, programs, collections, and services through collaboration with marketing and social media managers.

• Working with fellow staff to see their project vision come to life using creativity and coherent branding across all materials including logos, event and outreach fliers and posters, brochures, programming magazines, presentations, website graphics, annual reports, social media, and digital ads.

• Training staff in marketing guidelines and best practices, including how to use Canva create smaller promotional pieces and library displays.

• Managing the acquisition of copy writing, images, and illustrations, as well as creating original vector artwork and photo editing.

• Project and file management including marketing work order requests, production time lines, and specific tasks.

• Collaborating with project stakeholders across the library district, including librarians, branch managers, administration, facilities, online resources and website managers, circulation, finance manager, and more.

Freelance Graphic Designer
2008 to 2020

Working with local clients on individual projects such as logo design, print projects, mailers, hand lettering and illustration, invitations, event branding, and social media graphics.

Tempforce of Gainesville

Marketing Coordinator
April 2017 to Oct 2017

Contract position writing and maintaining job postings and social media content across multiple platforms, management of a Wordpress site, and design as needed.

Data Targeting - Consulting Firm

Graphic Designer
April-Dec 2016
Gainesville, FL

Fast paced production oriented print design for consultants representing many clients at once. Direct mail, logos, booklets, and branding campaigns.

Florida Museum of Natural History

In-House Graphic Designer
2009 to 2016
UF Cultural Plaza, Gainesville, FL

• Served internal museum clients by creating and managing consistently branded print and digital materials for general marketing, events, educational programs, research, exhibits, and fund-raising departments.

• Followed jobs through from concept to completion, working with fellow designers to achieve design goals.

• Collaborated with multiple museum departments at once to plan and design project elements, including marketing, photography, education, development, website, exhibits, events, and more.

• Prepared files for print and communicated with printers to establish project parameters.

Art For A Change
Event Organizer
2007 to 2009 

Organized local artists to sell their work for charity at Art For A Change art shows.

Gainesville Outreach
Full -Time Outreach Intern
2001 to 2005 

Lived with and served the residence of a lower income neighborhood through community service and was a primary organizer of large outreach events.