PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Starwood Hotels and Resorts, White Plains, NY
Freelance Designer, 06.09 – ongoing
Westin – Designed surface designs for public space carpets, pillows and prints for apparel
Westin Retail – Designed surface designs for residential area carpets, pillows and bags
Sheraton – Developed guest room decorative wall art concept and surface design for tiles
Starwood – Developed global guestroom material toolkits, brochures and presentations
Michael McGinn Design Office, Brooklyn, NY
Freelance Designer, 04.07 – ongoing
Herman Miller – Designed new sampling system and material library
Maharam at A4 Studio, New York, NY
Designer, 03.01 – 03.07
Designed printed products for Maharam+ accessory line, including notebooks and gift wrap
Designed event invitations, postcards and other collateral material
Resourced and produced promotional items for Maharam’s corporate store
Initiated trade relationships with national and international printing and production vendors
Responsible for upholding design standards for all printed material
Established material and print sample library
Styled products on photoshoots
A4 Studio, New York, NY
Freelance Designer, 2006
USM Haller – Developed concepts for new product sampling system
Herman Miller – Designed notebook giveaway for Design Center visitors
Kate’s Paperie, New York, NY
Designer, 07.00 – 03.01
Typeset announcements for printing department
Designed gift packages for Food and Wine, Lucky and O Magazine editorial
EDUCATION AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Pratt Institute, 08.07 – 12.09
MID, Industrial Design
Savannah College of Art and Design, 09.95 – 06.99
Magna Cum Laude
BFA, Art History
Bangkok, Thailand
English as a Second Language Instructor, 12.99 – 07.00
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, SolidWorks
Mac OS/Windows