ABOUT
I have 5 years of experience as an art director and over 10 years of experience in various other creative fields. Most recently, I served as art director at Donaldson Design where we designed themed parks, experiences for the outdoors, and public sculptural elements. As a freelance production designer/ art director, I designed and built sets, and led teams for many successful commercial campaigns with companies such as ESPN+, NFL Films, Ford, and Consumers Energy, and a few independent film projects. My work as a freelance art director has helped shape me into a fast, proficient visual problem solver.
I thrive in collaboration and often take on multiple roles on projects such as preliminary research, concept sketching, mood boarding, creating pitch decks, writing scripts, designing graphics, constructing props, and whatever else the project needs.
Outside work, I continue my creative practice by collaborating with Chris Beryman and the Detroit Theatre Collective on developing an immersive musical tentatively titled FALLEN ANGELS. I'm also in the process of writing a sci-fi novel but am taking my good old time.
EDUCATION
University of Michigan School of Art and Design, BFA Art and Design, 2005-2010
Towson University, MFA Theatre, 2016-2018
Google Certificate in User Experience Design, 2022
AWARDS
2019 Michigan Emmy, Commercial Campaign, Daniel Brian Agency, Production Designer on Consumer’s Energy Campaign
2018 Three-Minute Thesis Competition Winner