City of Miami Beach, 2005 - Present
Visual Communication Specialist/Graphic Design Director
Create brand standards for the City of Miami Beach for a cohesive, streamlined look of all communications. Design directed projects, managed contracted employees, procured printers and monitored project costs to save money and reduce overhead. NOTABLE: Created and implemented design packages for multiple high-profile campaigns including Sleepless Night, the Cultural Arts Council and Miami Beach 25/7.

Wire Magazine, 2007 - Present
Design Director
Refreshed an aging paper by incorporating updated design standards, reformatting into tabloid size, adding web presence and rebranding. Weekly tasks include brainstorming feature ideas, designing covers and features, laying out the entire book, sending to press and following up with production team to ensure the Thursday morning deadline is met. NOTABLE: Negotiated a deal with Scripps to print Wire as their alternative weekly plus increased pick-up rate on newsstands and added over 1,000 readers weekly to our blog-posted features online since redesign.

The Miami Herald, 2003 - 2005
Graphics Journalist/Art Director
Simplified data into an appealing, easy-to-read graphic format for maximum legibility and understanding. Researched information for special sections, substituted for the department director in news meetings and added input to increase the presence of graphics. Also art directed over six months issues of Street Weekly, the Herald’s alternative weekly. NOTABLE: Completed eight broadsheet special sections in two weeks for the 2005 football season.

I graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in print journalism/design.

I am an expert at the entire Adobe Suite of programs including Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.

A list of personal and work-related references is available upon request.

A little bit about me. I have a dog named Charley. In my free time, I go to the beach to read or take Charley to the park to play. I don’t drink coffee - I’m naturally caffeinated. Mental and physical well-being is important to me, so I exercise regularly and listen to music to relieve stress. In my free time I design web and print for clients including pro bono work for charitable organizations. Branding is my specialty and I consult to many companies. Consistency is key. I always spell check.