Work Experience
Freelance Visual DesignerJune 2009 -- Current
Fairfax, Virginia
Research Assistant / Graduate Research Assistant
January 2008 -- May 2009
Imagination, Computation, and Expression [ICE] Lab / School of Literature Communication and Culture
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Main projects included Loss, Undersea, Chameleonia
Designed handouts, logo, poster, visual graphics for interactive narrative/multimedia and game project
Visual Designer
June 2008 -- August 2008
Fleishman Hillard, Washington, D.C.
Main projects included That Guy: web site audit on information architecture,
designing campaign tool kit brochure 2008 version;
Alumni Association of the University of Michigan: usability testing,
visual design production;
National Business Aviation Association: home page visual design,
usability testing
Graphic Designer
September 2003 -- July 2007
Lorenc+Yoo Design, Atlanta, Georgia
Designed systematic graphic elements for environments,
site & architectural design guidelines documentation,
and Requests for Proposals documentation.
Main projects included Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall (Rochester, MN);
Cushman & Wakefield Showroom (Las Vegas, NV); Burlington Town Center Mall Signage (Burlington, VT); Dubai Festival City Golf Course Signage;
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Jumeirah Golf Estates (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Davidson Companies' Graphic Manual Guide Design (St. Augustine,
FL); X Team Tradeshow Exhibit (Las Vegas, NV); Eli Lilly Corporate Exhibit (Indianapolis, IN)
Freelance Designer / Undergraduate Student Design Intern
September 2002 -- August 2003
Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
Designed advertisements, flyers, posters, mailers, and gallery signage
for promoting Wexner Center events
Education
Master of Science in Digital MediaAugust 2007 -- May 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Masters project topic: An Online Food Diary for Middle Childhood
Committee Chair, D. Carl DiSalvo, Ph.D.
Committee Reader, D. Fox Harrell, Ph.D.
Committee Reader, D. Janet Murray, Ph.D.
Relevant Coursework: Principles of Interactive Design;
Design, Technology and Representation; Computation as
an Expressive Medium; Human-Computer Interaction; eTV Prototyping Group;
Human-Computer Interaction Professional Practicum; Information Design;
Public Design Workshop Studio;
Imagination, Computation, and Expression [ICE] Studio
Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Design
September 1999 -- June 2003
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Graduated Cum Laude
Honors and Awards
Placed in the top three of The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Portfolio Review 2003Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2003
Edith Fergus-Gilmore Memorial Scholarship
The Ohio State University, College of the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, March 2002
John Jay Scholarship
The Ohio State University, Department of Design, Columbus, Ohio, March 2002