In my 12 years in the design industry, I have experienced working in-house for a non-profit organization all the way to designing for a worldwide consulting firm. I spent many years working in print before transforming into a web designer who does print work too. I believe the same sensibilities pertain to each, one of the differences being that a mistake is much easier to fix on the web than in a printed piece. Not that I make mistakes.

then
Twelve years ago I started working for Boston Ballet as their first in-house graphic designer. I put all the program guides together, designed subscription pieces, and created the always exciting Nutcracker Souvenir Book.

I was compelled to move to Chicago after a two-year stint with the Ballet (I think the toe-shoes were starting to hurt) and ended up with a design firm where I worked directly with international clients such as Hyatt Hotels. However, I eventually started missing the east coast and came on back.

Once I settled back in Beantown, I became a designer for a consulting firm, The Forum Corporation, where I designed marketing materials, killer Powerpoint presentations, and everything in-between.

However, the draw of working with the non-profit world brought me to Public Interactive where I worked for over four years with public radio and television stations in integrating content into their existing sites. I designed a bunch of templates that locally published content would flow into, as well as managed the redesign of a few public radio station websites.

now
In addition to a part-time position with a four-person design firm, I now also work out of my own studio. My main client is Car Talk (yes, Click and Clack, the Tappett Brothers) whose site I design features for and update regularly. For a more colorful view of my life, visit my Car Talk bio. Or, for a serious, straight-forward approach, here's my traditional resume.

In addition to design, I have written short fiction, a few screenplays, and am currently working on a serial "dramedy" with the great hopes of having it shot locally in the near future. For a fun read, I've made available a page of my screenplay, Sisters Again.