Objective
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To work in an exciting creative environment on compelling projects with passionate designers to become a more complete creative.
Experience
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Nesnadny + Schwartz
Print & Interactive Designer, July 2008 – Present
Currently working as a print and interactive designer for an internationally recognized design firm producing work for a wide variety of clients including Vassar College, Progressive Insurance, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Laurel School, and more.
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Daily Kent Stater Composition Department
Shift supervisor & Designer, Spring 2005 – Spring 2008
Supervised student design team while designing display ads, logos and other printed material for a deadline-driven newspaper.
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Handsome Duckling Advertising Agency
Creative Director, Spring 2007 – Fall 2007
Collaborated with design and advertising students in a student-run advertising firm to produce professional-level advertising work.
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The Cyburr
Interactive Designer, Three Editions: Fall 2007, Fall & Spring 2006
Designed and programmed three online editions of the award-winning student magazine The Burr. Each online edition is a companion to the print issue and is a unique design each time.
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Kent State Student Media
Print Designer, Fall 2005, Summer 2006
Worked with editors of student-run magazines on two separate occasions to create printed editions of special-interest magazines.
Education
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Kent State University
BFA in Visual Communication Design with 3D Concentration
Graduation pending completion of senior independent research project on typeface design.
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SEGD Summer Environmental Design Workshops
Kent State University – Summer 2006 & 2007
Two week summer program that combines theory and planning discipline with high level design documentation. The program featured guest professionals to lecture and critique work.
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Be Strong & Brave: The Art of the Poster
School of Visual Arts, New York City – Summer 2007
One-week poster design workshop with famed designer James Victore in NYC at the School of Visual Arts and his personal studio.
Activities
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AIGA – The Professional Association for Design
SEGD – Society for Environmental Graphic Design
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AIGA – Cleveland Chapter
Social Networking & Co-Interactive Chair
Responsibilities include maintenance of the AIGA Cleveland Web site and social networking sites, designing and programming email blasts, and general help whenever it is needed.
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The Donut Project
Design inspiration site
Collaboration with former classmates to create a design inspiration Web site. The Donut Project has been an exciting crash-course in building and maintaining an online brand, all while enabling myself to stay aware and active in the design community.
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Kent State for Biloxi
Week-long trip to Biloxi, Mississippi to provide aid to victims and document the destruction of the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina.
Awards
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Graphis 100 Best Annual Reports 2010
Vassar Report of Gifts, completed while at Nesnadny + Schwartz
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CMYK #41
Work selected for July 2008 issue
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SPJ National Mark of Excellence Award
SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Award
First Place – Best Affiliated Web site: Fall 2007 Cyburr
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AIGA Cleveland Design Competition Award
2007 KSU VCD Wayfinding Project class
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Gold MarCom Award
PRSA East Central District Diamond Award
2007 “Hit the Ground Running” Advertising Campaign
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SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Award
First Place – Best Affiliated Web site: Fall 2006 Cyburr
Technical Skills
Photoshop
InDesign
Illustrator
Dreamweaver
Flash
QuarkXPress
XHTML
CSS
Wordpress
Javascript
Acrobat
