I am a innovative designer with Diversions Publications. I strive to design intriguing impressions in order to capture the reader. I am devoted to creating inspiring concepts that are essential to defining a magazines 
overall look.

The magazine layout has got to be noticed!

Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Commercial Art 
Millersville University; Millersville, PA (1995)
Graduate, Pennsylvania School of Art and Design; Lancaster, PA (1993)
Associates Degree in General Studies, 
Frederick Community College; Frederick, MD (1990)

QuarkXPress  • Adobe GoLive • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe InDesign •  Adobe Acrobat/Distiller/Reader Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Image Ready • Microsoft Word/Powerpoint  • HTML/JavaScript 

Career History:

Publisher/Art Director
Diversions Publications (Frederick Magazine); Frederick, MD (July 2005 -Currently)
•Duties--managing designers and producing art and text layouts for multiple magazines. Periodicals include: Frederick Magazine, Hagerstown Magazine, Homegrown, Farm & Flacor, 
Crave, Frederick Family Magazine, Frederick City and County, and the Maryland Welcome/Visitor Guide.
•Responsibilities--include working in a team atmosphere designing numerous advertisements featured in multiple magazines, prioritizing, proofing, assembling pages, resolving printing complications, and correcting before periodicals travel to print.
• Additional responsibilities--entail marketing and creating ideas/designs in a corporate design environment for both Diversions Design Group and its clients. Duties also include direct contact with the client and supervision of the entire design and editorial team.

Assistant Art Director
Goodway Graphics; Gaithersburg, MD (October, 1998 - June, 2005)
•Duties--as senior designer, consist of creating and producing art and copy layouts for material to be presented by visual communications media such as brochures, books, magazines, newspapers, exhibits, compact disks, posters, and user interface of web sites. 
•Responsibilities--include prioritizing, tracking, proofing, and maintaining records for multiple projects. Consulting with client or supervisor to evaluate project needs, and present final layout to client for approval.
•Achievements--utilizing design skills and creativity assisted in attracting and maintaining a diverse clientele and in conjunction with web site development established Goodway Graphics corporate identity.

Graphic Artist
Clipper Magazine; Lancaster, PA (January, 1996 - September, 1998)
•Duties--as a team member, consist of designing advertisements for a multiple area direct mail magazine, creating/redesigning logos, and proofing the finished product. Assigned special projects for Spencer Media, a division of Clipper Magazine.
•Responsibilities--involve managing/creating special projects such as brochures, business cards, mailers & in-house promotional needs for both Clipper Magazine and its clients.
•Achievements--assisted to generate over 60K in sales through creative in-house promotions, employee of the month in conjunction with development/design of Advertising Program, and selected to implement an Artist Speculation Department.

Graphic Artist
Choice Design; Lancaster, PA (August-September 1996)
•Assisted--art director in visual development of full color catalog for VistaLite, a division of Bell Sports, Inc.
•Responsibilities--scanned original artwork, applied effects to scans, placed finished work into final document and 
generated multiple design ideas to be considered for final catalog layout.

Awards:
2007 Silver ADDY - Publication Design  (Frederick Magazine - “Camp David III”) 

2007 Silver ADDY - Direct Marketing Campaign (Wahl Business Solutions)

2007 Gold International MarCom Award (Frederick Magazine - “Delivering a One-Two Punch”)

2007 Platinum International MarCom Award (Frederick Magazine - “Beyond the Garden Gates” feature)

2007 AFCEA logo Competition Winner 

2008 Gold ADDY - Publication Design  (Frederick Magazine - “Delivering a One-Two Punch” feature)

2008 Gold International Hermes Award (Frederick Magazine - “The Color Green” feature)

2009 Gold International Hermes Award (Frederick Magazine - March Issue)

2009 Gold International MarCom Award (Frederick Magazine  September Issue)

2009 MarCom Honorable Mention (Frederick Magazine - “October Issue)

2010 Gold ADDY - Publication Design  (Frederick Magazine - “The Kiss" feature)

2010 Silver ADDY - Entire Publication ( September Issue)

2010 GD USA Award - Feature Design (270inc Magazine - "Science City")

2011 and 2012 Awarded 8 Silver ADDYS for publication Design

2013-2015 Awarded eight Silver Addy Awards

(Various other awards continued through to 2019)

Published:
Big Book of Design Ideas #3
1. “Creative Concrete” magazine spread

2. “Cool Beans” magazine spread

3. Engineered Fire Protection - logo design

2008 American Graphic Design Award 
(Frederick Magazine - “Thinking Blue & Green”)

2008 Featured in FPO Magazine: http://www.fpomagazine.com/redesigndirectory/ Diversions.html