Professional Experience

SYPartners
Principal, Design, 2021–Present
Leads and co-leads consulting projects and the Design discipline. Mentors and manages designers.

Creative Director, 2016–2020
Led the design of consulting projects, partnered with team leads, set the vision and intention of work, and mentored designers. 

School of Visual Arts
Faculty and Thesis Advisor, MFA Design 2019–Present
Faculty, Continuing Education Design Division, 2014–Present

Milton Glaser Inc
Art Director, 2011–2016
Senior Designer, 2007–2011
Responsible for partnering closely with Milton to shape each stage of the design process from conception to production of print, digital and dimensional projects.

Independent Designer
2004–present
Design for a variety of nonprofits, arts organizations and cultural institutions.

The New York Times
Assistant Art Director, 2006–2007
Designed layouts for Arts & Leisure and House and Home sections.

Museum of Modern Art
Intern, 2004–2005
Assisted with research and communication for the exhibition Safe: Design Takes on Risk, lead by Curator Paola Antonelli.

Education

School of Visual Arts
Masters of Fine Art in Design
New York, New York; May 2006

University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana
Bachelors of Fine Art in Graphic Design with Honors
Champaign, Illinois; 1997–2001

University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; January–May 2000

Selected Clients

Arts and Culture
Art in Embassies, US State Department
Art Institute of Chicago
Creative Capital
Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards

Corporations
Citibank
CVS
Diligent
Harry’s
IBM
MetLife
Nike
Target
NBCUniversal

Editorial
The Nation
Newsweek
The New Yorker
The New York Times

Food and Beverage
Bread Alone Bakery
Brooklyn Brewery
Chefs Collaborative
Eleven Madison Park
Fairway
Grow NYC

Nonprofit
Demos
International Institute of Education
John Templeton Foundation
National Council of Jewish Women
New York Public Library
Theatre for a New Audience

Product
Alessi
Barnes and Noble
Coach
FAB
Kikkerland
Nanimarquina

Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Avenues
Columbia University
D&AD
FutureText
CUNY Hostos Community College
School of Visual Arts
St. Francis University
West Point

Selected Juries

D&AD, Branding
D&AD, Packaging
DPI Magazine
New Jersey Art Directors Club

Selected Awards

Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design
Communication Arts
Graphis
AIGA
Type Directors Club

Publications

Fast Company
Communication Arts
D&AD
In Search of the Miraculous, Milton Glaser
Observer
Modus, by Medium
Print Magazine
The Start Up, by Medium
Things I Have Learned in my Life so Far, by Stefan Sagmeister