Key:
Board Member / Webmaster
The Central Illinois Film Commission - Springfield, IL
January, 2021-present
Wireframing, Prototyping, HTML5, CSS3, Photoshop, SMI, E-commerce Integration, Form Design (InDesign), List Maintenance (Spreadsheets).
Web & Identity Designer / Webmaster
Jack Dupp & the Empty Bottles - Bloomington, IL
July, 2015-present
Brian Shartzer, Garth Brooks Tribute Entertainer - Macon, IL
January, 2018-present
Wireframing, Prototyping, HTML5, CSS3, Illustrator, Photoshop, Photography, SMI
now
Print Production Designer
Springfield Reprographics - Springfield, IL
February, 2018-present
Print Production Design (Illustrator, CorelDraw, Photoshop, PhotoPaint, Bridge, InDesign, Imposition), Form Design (InDesign, Spreadsheets, Databases).
Sales & Field Services Specialist
Buchanan Automation, Inc. - Decatur, IL
May, 2014-May, 2017
Installed & repaired process & safety controls, and surveyed job sites.
Art Conservation Tech
Easter Conservation Services, LTD - Indianapolis, IN
September, 2010-July, 2013
Art Conservation, Custom Framing, Web Design (Wireframing, HTML5, CSS3), Print Design (Illustrator, Photoshop, Photography), Custom Furniture Design / Build
2013
Branding & Identity Consultant
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center - Terre Haute, IN
August, 2012-March, 2013
Ideation, Cross-disciplinary Collaboration Print Design, (Illustrator, Photoshop, Photography, InDesign), Web Design (Wireframing, HTML5, CSS3), Process Documentation
Exhibit Designer / Team Facilitator
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center - Terre Haute, IN
January-June, 2012
Gantt Charts, Exhibit Design (Human Factors, Messaging, Narratives, User Biographies, Case Studies) Print Design (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Ideation, Concept Development, Information Hierarchy, Outreach, Process Documentation, Procedural & Technical Writing
Founding Secretary / Parliamentarian
AIGA Herron - Indianapolis, IN
2010-2012
Process Documentation, Procedural Writing, Ballot Design (Illustrator, InDesign, Typography)
2012
BFA, Visual Communication Design
Herron School of Art & Design (IUPUI) - Indianapolis, IN
May, 2012
Digital Image Gallery Assistant
Herron School of Art & Design (IUPUI) - Indianapolis, IN
November, 2010-May, 2012
Photoshop, Photography, InDesign, Bridge, Process Documentation, Procedural Writing, Technical Writing, FTP Clients
I literally wrote the book on this position.
Project Coordinator
Herron School of Art & Design (IUPUI) - Indianapolis, IN
June-August, 2011
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration, Print Design (Illustrator, Photoshop, Photography, InDesign), Letterpress, Wood Type, Outreach
Illustrator / Scheduler
Median Design - Indianapolis, IN
September-December, 2011
Transformation Design, Print Design (Illustrator, Photoshop, Photography, InDesign), Outreach, Process Documentation, Technical & Procedural Writing
2011
Project Coordinator / Researcher
Pogue’s Run Grocery - Indianapolis, IN
June-August, 2011
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration, Print Design (Illustrator, Photoshop, Photography, InDesign), Outreach, Custom Furniture Design & Build, Process Documentation, Precedural & Technical Writing
Project Facilitator / Client Contact
The Social of Greenwood - Greenwood, IN
January-May, 2010
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration, Team Facilitation, Gantt Charts, Identity Design, Print Design (Illustrator, Photoshop InDesign), Wireframing, Prototyping, Ideation, Concept Development, Information Hierarchy, SWOT Analysis, Mind Mapping, Brand Mapping, Outreach, Process Documentation, Procedural Writing, Technical Writing, Presentation
2010
Precinct Inspector
Marion County Election Board - Indianapolis, IN
Primary Election, 2010
Exhibit Judge
National History Day in Indiana - Indianapolis, IN
Various Events & Levels, 2007-2010
Branding Consultant
TJ’s Carry-Out - Lincoln, IL
June-August, 2009
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration, Identity Design, Print Design (Illustrator, Photoshop InDesign), Ideation, Concept Development, Information Hierarchy, SWOT Analysis, Outreach, Process Documentation
2009
Researcher
Speedway Public Library - Speedway, IN
September-December, 2009
Design Methodologies SWOT Analysis, Outreach, Mind Mapping, Brand Mapping, Outreach, Process Documentation
Lead Designer, IT, etc.
Staley Signs, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
September, 2004–December, 2008
Print Design (CorelDraw, PhotoPaint), Photography, Typography, Process Documentation, Procedural Writing, Technical Writing, Computer Networking, Excel, Word
2008
Lead Designer, IT etc.
Diskey Sign Company - Fort Wayne, IN
May, 1995-August, 2004
Print Design (CorelDraw, PhotoPaint), Photography, Typography, Process Documentation, Technical Writing, Computer Networking, Web Design (WYSIWYG), Excel, Word
2004
If you’ve made it this far, you’ve seen over 20 years work experience. If it helps, most of the work I did before this was in restaurants, strip mall sign shops, machine shops, or playing in local bands. —Except my first job working in a friend’s family bindery when I was 13. That was pretty cool.