Artist, designer, and all-around creative butterfly.

My work as a designer has allowed me to practice my creativity in a number of spaces within the design industry over the years. From creating print and digital graphic design work for the University at Buffalo and Univera Healthcare to diving into designing graphics for apparel and accessories with companies like New Era Cap Co., Vineyard Vines, Fanatics, and Lids, I am well versed in many aspects of design.

In the digital and print space I’ve designed social media posts, digital ads, email campaigns, posters, brochures, presentations, logos, brand identities, and more. While inn the product design world, I’ve designed graphics for items such as ties, belts, totes, hats, sweatshirts, and t-shirts. I am also familiar with various graphic application techniques such as silk, screen printing, embroidery, sublimation, etc.

I've worked with a number of licenses such as MLB, MiLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, WWE, Disney, Marvel, Royal Caribbean, and more - making me very familiar with following style guides.

In addition to my design skills, I'm familiar with product management programs such as Centric Software as well as the Adobe Creative Suite and Google/Microsoft Office products.

Currently I am open to work within the graphic design industry as well as the apparel and accessories design industry, where I feel I can offer a wide range of creative design skills as well as product management and organization skills within the design space.

Let’s make something amazing together!

Work History

Vineyard Vines

Apparel Graphics Designer

April 2023 - May 2024

I held a contract position on the Personalization team within the Graphics department at Vineyard Vines in which I created a variety of apparel and accessories designs. Some key aspects of the work involved:

  • Creation of original designs varying from preppy sportswear for colleges to coastal-inspired resort wear for Royal Caribbean, Disney Resorts, and countless country and yacht clubs.

  • Digital illustration work as well as vectorizing provided artwork as needed.

  • Preparation of digital files and tech packs for production.

  • Management of products through a Product Management Lifecycle system, Centric Software.

  • Tracking product development through all stages in Google Sheets.

  • Knowledge in a variety of design techniques including silk patterns, embroidery, and screen printing.

  • Experience designing for a variety of apparel and accessory product applications including ties, belts, hats, totes, t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc.

  • Inter-department coordination between Design, Merch, and Sales Reps in order to effectively achieve customer’s design requests.

  • Incorporating client’s brand identity as well as Vineyard Vine’s aesthetic into designs.

New Era Cap Co.

Design Assistant / Operations Coordinator

June 2017 - August 2021

My role with New Era Cap Co. involved assisting the design team as well as the operations team - sometimes working on more creative projects while other times focusing on production work. The variety of tasks in these positions included:

  • Designing innovative headwear, accessories and apparel for numerous licenses such as MLB, MiLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, NCAA, WWE, Disney, Marvel, and countless others.

  • Working with Lids and Fanatics designing exclusive product lines.

  • Digital illustration work for pins, apparel, and headwear graphics.

  • Building prototype tech packs for sampling as well as full tech packs for production, often producing and managing thousands of files each season.

  • Revising tech packs according to the needs of overseas factories.

  • Producing cohesive sell sheets for seasonal product lines.

  • Creating and managing product Bills of Materials through a Product Lifecycle Management system, Centric Software.

  • Participating in custom design sessions with athletes.

  • Updating fabric libraries.

  • Color matching logos from pantone to madeira threads for production.

  • Designing tech pack templates to be used in conjunction with Centric and teaching template usage to the rest of the design team.

University at Buffalo

Graphic Designer

June 2016 - May 2017

Office of Special Events

As a student I held a design position for UB's Office of Special Events, which produces the annual Distinguished Speakers Series, Commencement, and other conferences and services held here at the University at Buffalo. My work here focused on:

  • Creating all marketing and advertising material for the 30th Annual Distinguished Speakers Series - featuring astronauts Mark & Scott Kelly, businesswoman Randi Zuckerberg, Famed Film and Television Comic Actor John Cleese, 82nd Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder, Best-Selling Author, Cultural Critic and Professor Roxane Gay, and Golden Globe-Winning Actor and Filmmaker James Franco.

  • Designing a variety of digital assets for many events on campus in the form of Snapchat filters, email marketing campaigns, and digital ads.

  • Designing physical marketing materials as well such as posters, flyers, and banners.

  • Adhering to the University’s newly updated brand guidelines in all new designs and updating materials to be in line with the new standards.

Wellness Education Services

Another position I held while at UB was for their Wellness Education Services, which works hard to advance the health of students and contribute to the creation of an institutional and community climate of health and social justice. This role included:

  • Designing promotional materials for the many events and services offered to students.

  • Creating paper marketing materials such as posters, banners, logos, and info sheets.

  • Pitching merch designs such as socks, coasters, coffee holders, and other items used to promote certain campaigns or events.

  • Laying out and designing digital e-newsletters to be sent out.

  • Consistently adhering to the new University brand guidelines in this position as well.

Please visit my LinkedIn for my full work history.

Skills

  • Adobe Creative Suite

    • Illustrator

    • Photoshop

    • InDesign

  • Centric Software (PLM)

    • Product Management

    • Style Creation

    • BOMs

  • Microsoft Office

  • Google Office

  • Canva

  • Procreate

  • Tech Packs

  • Sell Sheets

  • Pantone Colors

  • Apparel Design

  • Accessories Design

  • Logo Design

  • Typography

  • Digital Illustration

  • Drawing/Sketching

  • Painting

Education

The University at Buffalo, SUNY

BA Graphic Design

Art History Minor

3.96 GPA