Experience


  1. •GRFX Creative
    creative services, Owner/Creative, 2009-present

  2. •TYPOGRFX
    custom-designed typographic artwork, Owner/Typographer, 2008-present

  3. •FOTOGRFX
    senior, wedding and portrait photography, Owner/Photographer, 2006-present

  4. •FOLK magazine
    Design Editor 2011-present

  5. •Local marketing, branding and PR firm
    Creative Designer 2007-2009

  6. •Egghead Design Group, Spring 2007

  7. •KCMO City Hall
    City Communications Intern, Summer 2006

  8. •UMKC Student Life
    Graphic Designer, 2005-2007

  9. •NCMC Public Relations
    Creative Assistant, 2004-2005

  10. •Republican-Times Newspaper
    Intern, Summer 2003




Affiliations (present and past)


  1. •Liberty Small Business Network
    networking group

  2. •Connext: LS
    networking group, Editor of the "Connextion" newsletter

  3. •Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce

  4. •American Advertising Federation of Kansas City association for advertisers and communicators

  5. •Lee's Summit Chamber Young Professionals Former Communications Chair and Editor of "Focus Forward" newsletter

  6. •Virtual Agency
    group that serves as the creative agency for a non-profit client, 2009-2010 

  7. •AIGA
    professional association for design

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Honors and Awards

  1. •2008 ADDY® Award
    for design of sales promotion kit

  2. •Advertising Artists Guild Scholarship

  3. •2005 New Century Scholar
    top academic student in the state

  4. •All-Missouri Academic Team Scholarship

  5. •Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished Chapter Officer (International)

  6. •Horatio Alger Missouri Scholar



Community/Volunteer Activities

  1. •Blue Monday (non-profit)
    Board of Directors - Marketing and PR Director

  2. •Lee's Summit Oktoberfest Committee, 2008

  3. •UMKC Court Warming Committee
    Banquet and Dance

  4. •NCMC Court Warming Event Director

  5. •Volunteering for Hope House, Operation Breakthrough, Hillcrest Transitional Housing Adopt-A-Highway, Green Hills Women's Shelter and Trenton Park Department


Education

  1. •University of Missouri-Kansas City
    Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design

  2. •North Central Missouri College
    Associate of Arts

 
 
 
 
 

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