Exhibitions/Awards

Stilwell Student Art Show
2023, 2024

Stilwell Creative Design Award
2024

Salon des Réfusés
2024

“Now What?” BFA Senior Show
2024

Stilwell des Réfusés
2023

Memberships

Phi Delta Theta
2020–2023
Philanthropy Chairman | 2021
Historian (Social Media) | 2021–2022

USD AIGA
2023

Education

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 2024

Major: Graphic Design
Minor: Art History

Dean’s List: 2022–2023

Software

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe After Effects

Adobe XD

Adobe Premiere Pro

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Keynote

Figma

Corebridge

Work Experience

FASTSIGNS

Visual Communications Specialist & Graphic Designer

2024–present | Bloomington, Minnesota

  • Communicate requests from customers to design/production team

  • Process and enter high-volume orders into Corebridge system

  • Follow up with customers regarding pending estimates and approvals

  • Coordinate installations with subcontractors across the country

  • Packaging and shipping completed orders

  • Order products and materials required to fulfill orders

Freelance Graphic Designer

Visual Designer

2022–present | Richfield, Minnesota

  • Collaborate with clients to understand their design needs and preferences

  • Develop and present design concepts and mockups to clients for approval

  • Manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously

  • Remain up-to-date with industry trends and design software

  • Create innovative design packages to elevate and differentiate branding, marketing, and advertising initiatives

Walmart

Personal Shopper & Stock/Unload Associate

2022–2024 | Vermillion, South Dakota

  • Retrieve merchandise for online orders

  • Check selected merchandise to ensure the best quality

  • Dispense orders to customers upon arrival

  • Stock products on shelves

  • Unload merchandise/freight trucks onto pallets and carts

J. W. Tramp Construction

Residential & Finishing Carpenter

2019–2022 | Yankton, South Dakota

  • Framed residential houses

  • Installed siding on residential houses and an apartment complex

  • Finish carpentry, involving setting and hanging doors, interior trim, and building closet/pantry shelves

  • Poured concrete in basement floors, sidewalks, and driveways