January 2024 – Present (1+ YRs)

Digital Media Developer

Freelance

January 2015 – December 2023 (9 YRs)

Digital Media Specialist

North American Hardware and Paint Association

Full-time position with an association focused on developing training and business improvement resources for independent retail operations in the home improvement and paint industries.

• Motion graphics design for data-driven videos, marketing/promotions, and training content developed by the association for the retailing industry
• “Full-stack” video production, including planning, storyboarding, shooting, editing, and publishing all video and webinar content
• Podcast production, including guest planning, recording, and editing
• Design, develop, and maintain websites that are related to the association and its magazine brands
• Photography for magazine and website content

June 2014 – DECember 2014 (7 mos)

3D Architectural and Control Systems Designer

Control Graphics

Full-time contract position which involved designing a new monitoring system for various HVAC components in an industrial setting.

• Create 3D assets for HMI/SCADA software integration from photos and blueprints of HVAC systems and components
• Sort and organize several single-page blueprint files into collected booklets for easier reference during the production process
• Software used primarily consisted of Autodesk 3DS Max, Iconics Genesis64, and Adobe Photoshop

October 2010 – June 2014 (3 yrs, 9 mos)

Web Designer

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Part-time position with the University Information Technology Services (UITS) department on the IUPUI campus, which develops and manages university web resources, such as IU Search (Google Search Appliance), the Podcast Portal (iTunesU), knowledge base documents, and more.

• Design and assist with front-end development for university websites maintained by the UITS department
• Write documentation for UITS-managed university services
• Set up and configure virtual machines for development, testing, and hosting university websites and resources

March 2008 – August 2010 (2 yrs, 6 mos)

Web Designer

BitWise Fellows

Part-time position with a high school internship program at a web design and development studio

• Meet with clients in kick-off meetings to discuss their website and branding needs, evaluate competitor sites, and develop initial wireframes
• Use wireframes to design UI prototypes with frequent check-ins with clients
• Establish final design with clients’ edits and approvals
• Collaborate with developers on team to translate designs to published websites