career highlights

I have spent my career working with brands in nearly every capacity. As both a full-time employee and a self-employed freelancer, I have worked for a variety of agencies and clients including Fortune 500, B2B firms, local small businesses, and advertising agencies (regional, national and global). I dive deep into brand standards, and in many cases, helped develop them. I know design and production from all angles. I have an expert eye for color and I’m a highly-skilled retoucher. I pay attention to little things and like to maintain smart, intuitively organized files. I approach my work with curiosity, enthusiasm, and a quest for efficiency and excellence. I am eager to embrace tools of technology and truly believe in my personal mantra: “work smarter, not harder.”

Employment

2024 – Present
Freelancer

• Retouching

• Design

• Production

• Photo direction

• Presentation design

2013 — 2024
Production Design Director, Wunderman Thompson Midwest

I led a team of Production Designers and Retouchers for a global advertising agency. I performed and supervised the following activities:

• Ensure adherence to client’s brand standards

• Plan and attend photo shoots and work closely with art directors, stylists, photographers, and producers

• Retouch and color correct images

• Create layouts, mockups and presentations

• Prepare deliverables according to vendor specs

• Supervise creation of templates and accompanying documentation materials

• Implement and train processes, improvements, and file organization

2008 – 2013
Senior Production Designer, Schermer

1998 — 2008
Freelance Retoucher and Production Designer

1995 — 1998
Production Designer, Franke + Fiorella