Freelance Designer/Project Manager 2000 - present
Design graphics for and maintain NPR's Car Talk website; Completed a full web redesign for Cramer Inc. - the manufacturer of the kik-step (you know that stool you've kicked around in a library aisle), rebranded and designed a website for an Ipswich-based landscape designer; Create print advertisements for a high-end gift shop; Manage project files, invoices, and follow schedules closely.
Web/Graphic Designer 2005-2008
Clockwork Design Group Inc.
Designed websites and print materials (logos, brochures, invitations, tradeshow booth graphics) for a variety of clients including Boston-based law firms, high-tech companies, and local non-profits. Communicatee directly with clients to insure the work best fits their needs. Worked in a 4-person, creative office environment where I assisted in the administrative roles of estimating, organizing job files, and managing outside resources such as website developers.
Web/Publications Director 2004 - 2005
Montserrat College of Art
Designed new elements and maintained College website, created mini-sites and signage for gallery shows; Designed and
managed an extensive website, 80-page catalog, invitation package, and signage for an annual art auction that raised over $190,000 in scholarship funds; Streamlined and centralized much of the print and web needs of the College.
Art Director/Designer 1999 - 2003
Public Interactive, Boston
Managed, motivated, and set goals for a three-person design department; Prioritized the day-to-day high-volume work flow; Worked effectively with technology department and made design recommendations on user interface structures; Created versatile templates for a newsroom, online pledging, program guide and other content modules; Presenter at 2002 NPR/PBS online summit.
Senior Designer 1997 - 1999
The Forum Corporation, Boston
Created website designs and online tools from concept to completion for global and greatly used intranet system; Developed screens and navigation graphics for web-based training system; Designed printed materials and corresponding web pages for marketing events and corporate communications; Traveled to London to design human resources intranet for NatWest Bank.
Graphic Designer 1996 - 1997
Windy City Communications, Chicago
Graphic Designer/Print Production Manager 1994 - 1996
Boston Ballet Company
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE Extensive Mac-based web and graphic design experience in Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator; solid HTML, CSS, and Flash skills;
knowledgeable in Microsoft Office; Able to adapt to and learn new software and technologies quickly.
EDUCATION BA in graphic design, Simmons College; Internship with publications office of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Accounting course at Northeastern University; Studied screenwriting, young adult fiction, stained glass, and historic preservation.
BEYOND Currently writing a "Chick Lit" novel; Travel extensively to England; Wrote and produced a TV pilot for an original show called "Everyone's Business"; Completed three feature length screenplays; Wrote, directed and produced a one-minute movie for the 2005 Boston CyberArts Festival; Managed condo association financial accounts for over two years including management of a $80k renovation of our historic house.
