Resume
Professional Experience
-
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
University of Mount Union
2023–Present
Courses Taught
- Intro to Graphic Design
- Graphic Design I
- Graphic Design II
- Visual Web Design
- Motion Graphics
- Typography
- Visual Analysis
-
Web Content Manager
Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
2022–2023
- Manage web content for internal and external sites.
- Help develop tools and applications.
- Conduct user testing to drive UX and UI design decisions.
- Audit content to deliver consistent and compelling visual narratives.
-
Marketing & Community Director
Rock Candy Holds / Rock Mill Climbing
2016–2022
- Increased web sales by 300% by conducting user experience research, overhauling product photography, and leading a website redesign.
- Increased gym membership by 500% by developing and executing marketing initiatives.
- Designed packaging and marketing collateral.
- Conducted brand audits and develop brand standards.
- Led audience engagement through social media management.
-
Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
Akron/Summit CVB
2015–2016
- Coordinated with and presented to community partners and stakeholders to market Summit County as a travel destination.
- Led convention center website redesign by conducting user testing and stakeholder feedback to implement online service booking and proposal requests.
- Managed organic and paid social media campaigns for city projects.
- Consulted on advertising purchases in regional publications and handled copywriting.
Contractual Work
-
Graphic Designer
Cleveland Clinic
2023, 2024
- Designed web-based annual reports for multiple teams within Cleveland Clinic. Reports ranged from interactive webpages and Hubspot toolkits to static PDF deliverables.
-
Graphic Designer
Motion Design Education Summit
2022
- Designed and presented to stakeholders a complete identity that was chosen to be implemented at the 2023 conference including animation, environmental, and print collateral.
-
Graphic Designer
Forest City Design Collab
2021
- Worked on data visualization, packaging, and website graphics for a variety of agency clients.
-
Web & Google Ads Consultant
EnviroScience, Inc
2015–Present
- Designed, managed, and analyzed search advertising campaigns.
- Monitored and reported on website traffic and conversions.
Creative Activity & Scholarship
-
Data Days CLE 2024
Data & Democracy — Rethinking Data Story Distribution
Oct. 2024
Motion Design Education Summit
Effectiveness of Augmented Reality Communication in Poster Design
Jun. 2023
Glyphix Community Gallery
Nov. 2021–Apr. 2022
- Worked with students and faculty to implement augmented reality components to the exhibition and conducted research on viewer perceptions.
MODE Summit ‘23 Identity Design
2022
- Submission chosen by international organizing committee for the identity of 2023 conference on motion design education.
Blank Slate Elyria, Akron Devil Strip
Ghost Comics
2020, 2021
Guest Lectures & Service
-
MODE Society Peer Reviewer
2025
Torchbearers Akron
Class of 2025
Mount Union Artificial Intelligence Course Redesign Fellowship
Fall 2024
Signal Akron Documenter
Fall 2024—Present
Teaching Design in Higher Ed
Kent State University
Oct. 2023
Graphic Design in Board Games
University of Mount Union
Fall 2023, Fall 2024
ISTD Student Assessment Scheme
2023, 2024
Assessor
Getting Started with Augmented Reality
Kent State University
Mar. 2022
Education
-
Kent State University
Visual Communication Design—M.F.A.
2022
- International Society of Typographic Designers Accreditation
- AR Student Designer—Glyphix Studio 2021 Exhibition
- Teaching Assistant—Design Principles, Processes, & Practices
- Graduate Instructor—Graphic Design Studio II
- Teaching Assistant—Typography II
-
University of Akron
Marketing Management—B.B.A.
2015
- Minor in Entrepreneurship
- Graduated with Honors
- Suma Cum Laude
- Top 10% of class
Skills
- Design Research
- User Experience Design
- User Interface Design
- Wireframing
- Graphic Design
- Animation
- AR Development
- Market Research
- Analytics & Data Analysis
- Email Marketing
- Photography
- Videography
- Digital Advertising
- Web and Ad Analytics
- SEO
Language Familiarity
- Python
- C++
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS