Graphic design, layout, and user interface design. From design insight to thumbnail sketch on paper through digital mockup to press-ready print or web-based digital application. Photo correction and manipulation, and vector artwork. Expert knowledge of print and digital layout design, color, and typography. Includes Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, etc), Quark Xpress, Canva, Figma and other similar programs
Extensive print pre-press skills including troubleshooting design-related issues, digital impositions, and manual separation of plate-ready 2- 3- and 4-color layers via both digital and paper
Video production, editing, and scripting. Adobe Premiere. Digital photography
Brand identity and logo creation for both print and web, and social media presence
Writing, editing, and proofreading. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Fine art, illustrations, greeting cards/stationery, and production art, primarily digital or ink and watercolor
Detail-oriented project management skills including cross-team communication, project tracking, budgeting
Self-motivated. Comfortable taking initiative in both remote and fast-paced, high-volume environments
Outstanding stakeholder support and client/customer service
Proficient in Microsoft Office and basic familiarity with Google Workspace (G Suite)
Work History
Graphic Designer, Fine Artist, Content Creator
Crys Odenkirk Art (May 2022 - Present) - Content creation, video editing, social media marketing across multiple platforms. Original and custom art. Freelance graphic design including logos, layout, social media content. Surface pattern and apparel design.
Sr. Specialist, Store Presentation
Ross Stores, Inc (Sept 2016 - April 2022) - Creation/project management of internal-facing instructional/operational tools that translate merchandising initiatives into executable direction for retail store associates, including monthly merchandising direction updates, diagrams and maps, store merchandising handbooks and other one-off communications and projects. Also budget maintenance, planning, image manipulation, and collaborating with print shop, stores, and buyer teams.
Graphic Designer
Adecco (Sept 2014 - Sept 2016)
Produced written and visual communication, and redesigned a handbook for Ross Stores, Inc
Worked pre-press for Minted
Graphic Designer/Web Developer
Contract Work (May 2012 - May 2022) - Logos, web designs, site design, print advertising, business cards, brochures, visual assets, logos, production art for various clients including political candidates, gaming guilds, and small businesses.
User Interface Designer/System Developer
Myers Internet/MGIC (Oct 2007 - May 2012) - Interface design on multiple applications. Headed up user-defined templating. Created/presented seminars including “User Interface Design for Business Stakeholders” and “What is HTML?” Tapped as interface designer/consultant for several out-of-department projects including a metrics dashboard, an online mortgage application, an electronic documents delivery/order system, and a lender-facing peer reporting application.
Web Development Specialist
OnYourMark, LLC (Nov 2004 - Oct 2007) - Responsible for client websites, including conceptualization, design, programming, customer service, sales and technical support, desktop publishing, search engine optimization and registration, all general webmastering, and documentation.
Web Designer
Self-employed (Oct 2003 - Nov 2004) - Took the year to transition into web development from print design via freelance projects.
Production Coordinator
The Milwaukee Employment Guide/Trader Publishing (May 2002 - Oct 2003) - Graphic design, page and ad layout for The Milwaukee Employment Guide, Today’s Careers magazine, Today’s Nurse magazine, and all internal and client-facing collateral. Supervised one graphic designer. Dealt with print vendors. Responsible for making our office ratio of paid print to filler top in the company; at no point during my time as coordinator did we exceed one flat of filler in The Milwaukee Employment Guide.
Design Specialist
The Plymouth Review (Jan 1999 - April 2002) - Created display ads, illustrations and special section layouts for the paper, logos and layout for print customers. Assisted troubleshooting pagination process and outputting paginated pages to film. Handled email duties for the Advertising department. Dealt with format incompatibilities, computer maintenance and pre-print troubleshooting. Trained new people in our design process and often answered computer problems in other departments.
Education
Double BA in Studio Art (Digital Specialization) and Classical Civilization, Beloit College, 1997
Other Experience
Member, Concord Art Association (2025-Present)
Member, Society for Classical Studies (2017-Present)
Guild Leader (2010-2017) - Seelund Trading Co, rp-pvp guild in World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Landmark, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Fine Arts (Lifelong) - Primarily in oil pastel, and in pen/ink/watercolor