Work Experience

Scholastic Book Fairs, Orlando, Florida

Beginning as Art Director, then Senior Manager, Program and Product Marketing, provide creative leadership developing marketing campaigns, leading program strategy and working collaboratively with digital, project management, operations, and creative teams supporting these marketing efforts.

Purple Mountain Media Co., Portland, Oregon

Art Director leading creative team in all aspects of conceptual design, layout and execution of children’s newspaper, teacher support materials and website. Includes development and creation of all marketing materials to support the company’s mission. Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training staff, and providing performance reviews in accordance with company policy. 

Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon

Art Director responsible for development and implementation of major strategic marketing and communications projects for all aspects of the corporation, its clinical programs, businesses, web site.  

Frank Loose Design, Portland, Oregon

Specialization in communication design: trade and textbook publishing, information graphics, and corporate communications and marketing. Developed, designed and managed projects for McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston; Addison Wesley, Menlo Park, CA; Mosby-Year Book, Inc., St. Louis; Productivity Press, Portland; Portland State University. 

Ligature, Inc., Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri

Design Manager, coordinated and supervised all phases of the development and design of innovative educational publications. Design responsibilities included development of concepts, thumbnails, and prototypes, directed photography and art, created final designs, and reviewed all proofs to maintain the integrity of the design.