Art Direction for National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, 2005–2010
Led in-house design teams supporting international product development, marketing/communications and major events, directed photoshoots and image acquisition, managed freelancers and coordinated with vendors. Chaired design in complete overhaul of flagship product line (ServSafe, 5th Edition) and introduction of new national program (ManageFirst). Lots of fruitful collaboration with diverse internal and external teams, stakeholders and food/beverage industry partners.



Art Direction for National Restaurant Association (w/ Brent Maynard)

Art Direction for National Restaurant Association


Art Direction for National Restaurant Association

Photoshoot Art Direction for National Restaurant Association; photgrapher: Stu Mullenberg

Photoshoot Art Direction for National Restaurant Association; photgrapher: Stu Mullenberg

Photoshoot Art Direction for National Restaurant Association; photgrapher: Stu Mullenberg
Technical Illustration and Design for Driscoll Bell, 2019–2021
Strategic visual communication for litigation and trial support, including forensic analysis of visual evidence, customized maps and graphics for expert reports and pleadings, photo and document enhancement and PowerPoint presentation design.

Design for Driscoll Bell, LLC

Illustration for Driscoll Bell, LLC

Technical illustration for Driscoll Bell, LLC

Medical illustration for Driscoll Bell, LLC

Medical illustration for Driscoll Bell, LLC

Medical illustration for Driscoll Bell, LLC
Program development for Columbia College Chicago, 2011–2018
Co-created and produced multiple programs, series of presentations and workshops, and a major annual campus-wide series of networking events and talent reviews that connected hundreds of creative professionals with students and faculty in structured engagement each year. Mentored student designers in executing campaign collateral.

Art Direction for Columbia College Chicago

Art Direction for Columbia College Chicago

Art Direction for Columbia College Chicago

Art Direction for Columbia College Chicago


Project Management for Columbia College Chicago
Prepress Art Direction for Publications International, 2002–2004
Converted rough concepts into production formats for mass-market stationery products (albums, books, games), including suites of original art, custom die and tooling, and manual assembly instructions. Performed prepress and production coordination for multiple product lines, offshore and domestic.






Graphic Design and Art Direction for Grainger, 1998–2000
Produced page layouts for prominent industrial supply catalog with “rich text” database integration and extensive technical product details. Contributed art direction in groundbreaking marketing initiatives, such as new “visual voice” and first-ever color catalog in organization’s 75-year history.

Production Art for Grainger

Art Direction for Grainger
Illustration
Editorial, conceptual and technical illustration for clients including Chicago Tribune, Coachmen Industries, Curbside Splendor, Featherproof Books, Indiana University, Kartemquin Films, Poetry Magazine, Redmoon Theater, Skyline Design, and TimeOut Chicago

Art Direction and illustration for Redmoon Theater

Art Direction and illustration for THE2NDHAND

Art Direction and illustration for THE2NDHAND

Art Direction for Ranch Theatre Co.

Art Direction for Mucca Pazza

Photo illustration for Kartemquin Films

Storyboarding for Andrew Bird, Ekonomisk Mgmt

Illustration for Time Out Chicago

Illustration for Time Out Chicago

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Gil Scott-Heron, David Yow and Steve Dahl for Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski

Leopold, Loeb and the Everleigh Sisters for Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski

Hugh Hefner, Jane Byrne, Skip Dillard and John Hughes for Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski
Murals
S2G Ventures, Chicago, IL, 2019

Mural for S2G Ventures (photo: Nathan Keay)

Mural for S2G Ventures (photo: Nathan Keay)

Mural for S2G Ventures (photo: Garrett Rowland)
DePaul University Art Museum with Dayton Castleman, Chicago, IL, 2010

Mural for Stockyard Institute at DePaul Art Museum

Mural for Stockyard Institute at DePaul Art Museum

Mural for Stockyard Institute at DePaul Art Museum
Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, Bentonville, AR, 2016

Mural for Brightwater, NWACC

Mural for Brightwater, NWACC
