QUALIFICATIONS:
• Highly effective written and verbal communicator with ten years experience in art, design and community organizing.
• Owner and operator of local small business, skilled in client relations and project management.
• Expert with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, Powerpoint, Word, Excel and all standard office software on Mac and PC platforms.
• Fluent in CSS, HTML, and PHP as well as blogging technologies and custom CMS. Experience with HTML email campaigns and search engine optimization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Lead designer and co-owner
Josie Morway, Pawtucket, RI 2003-present
Print, web, and identity design with a special focus on non-profi ts and projects that require the clear organization of very large amounts of information. Management of projects from concept through final print or web hosting. Custom illustration and photography.
Clients include: United Way of Rhode Island, YMCA of Greater Boston, Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (Nexus Project), Blackwell Publishing / Informa USA, West Side Woodworking, Urban Greens Co-op


Designer and Minister of Intuition
Schwadesign, Pawtucket, RI 2008-present
Print, web, and identity design with a focus on large, multi-faceted projects that require a team approach. Complex web programming, environmental graphics, product design and strategy.
Clients include: Providence After School Alliance, British Telecom, CAST Software, OUNCE Labs, Providence: The Creative Capital, City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism

Arts organizer and curator
• Armory Open, Arts and Architecture in the Cranston Street Armory (WBNA). May 2007
• Project Digs group shows, multiple Providence locations, 2006-2007
• Hugecranium Arts Collective, multiple shows and events, Northampton MA, 1997-1999

Instructor and Mentor
Riverzedge Arts Program Woonsocket, RI 2005-2006
Worked with at-risk teens in an after-school arts and employment training program. Guided students through special projects, such as a large mural commission for the United Way. Instructed students in art and design techniques, taught software on Mac platform, led discussions about the work at hand as well as life within and outside of the program, and helped facilitate critiques and collaborations.

Senior designer
Jamestown Distributors Bristol RI 2002-2004
Production of all print design materials including 160+ page catalogs, advertising and signage. Product photography, including product stylish, digital color correction and clipping paths. Design and implementation of new website including e-commerce functions, HTML email blasts, and web metrics analysis.

EDUCATION:
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, 2002
Other training
Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport ME. Darkroom and camera techniques
New England School of Photography, Boston MA. Darkroom and camera techniques
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA. Printmaking and graphic design
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA. Painting and mixed media.