Summary
I am passionate about helping businesses conceptualize, design, and execute engaging media spaces and design strategies to garner excitement among their target audiences and increase engagement.
Skills
Software proficiency
Experience
- Multimedia Tech at CAE USAUSJanuary 2023 - February 2024
Managed a multimedia design development and continuous improvement program for U.S. Air Force training materials and guided a team of 2-4 Designers to improve design quality and consistency. Created models, illustrations, animations and graphics for presentations and interactive web interfaces utilizing strict government style guide standards. Worked closely with the client and across teams to understand their needs and goals and translate them into effective design solutions.
- Designer at The Expo GroupUSJuly 2019 - March 2020
Developed design concepts, presentations, build specs, and graphic designs for production utilizing clients' style guides. Leveraged proprietary ticket-based software to track project status, progress, and coordinating files. Collaborated with clients and across teams to ensure final designs were implemented accurately and efficiently.
- Sr. Staff Designer at S&M ScenicUSJanuary 2017 - November 2018
Led the development of design concepts, presentations, build specs, and graphic designs for production utilizing clients' style guides. Redesigned the company's print and web presence platforms driven by analytics research improvements in SEO, marketing, and tailored content strategies resulting in strong growth of engagement and lead generation.
- Designer at GES - Global Experience SpecialistsUSMay 2013 - January 2017
Delivered between 150-200 design concepts including presentations and build specs each year, consistently meeting tight deadlines with a high degree of autonomy, prioritization, and organization. Developed a style guide template for presentations, increasing efficiency while improving consistency and standards for a design team of 9. Achieved efficiency in workflow communications by building relationships across teams.
- Designer at Steelhead ProductionsUSFebruary 2011 - November 2012
Won some of the company’s largest designs contributing to growth of staff and inventory. Increased engagement and lead generation by introducing style guides, refining the company's image across platforms with new brand campaign messaging. Developed a file archive system on company servers, dramatically improving both productivity and accuracy in projects.