After earning my communications degree from Northern Illinois University (BA), I relocated to Madison, Wisconsin. As a marketing communications professional specializing in layout and design, I bring meticulous attention to detail to every project. With client trust as my driving force, I will deliver accurate and professional-looking layouts to help elevate your message. From typesetting scientific application notes and white papers to flyers and brochures, I ensure your data translates into visually appealing layouts that follow your brand standards consistently.
I'm always thankful for each business partner for my professional growth. These experiences continue to help me achieve and hone many marketing and graphic design talents, including image and photo revisions and creating professional-looking layouts. Thus, I have the knowledge and skills to pick up projects with minimal instruction and turn them into attractive compositions that allow your customers to navigate their options easily.
I initiated Spires MarCom as an income supplement in 2004 and then converted the business to full-time in 2006. Drawing on my many years of marketing communications experience, I provide consulting services for graphic and layout design, website support, copy editing, and general admin work for, but not limited to, scientific and technological companies.
Fiskars offers a unique line of well-known, everyday tools ranging from gardening to crafts. My responsibilities included upholding best design practices and maintaining clear and accurate communication with product managers, local and international printers, and the creative team to ensure efficient package design and production.
Ultratec is recognized worldwide for innovative, convenient, and reliable devices for people with hearing loss. It was a pleasure to support their marketing initiatives for web, print advertising, and other marketing efforts across all four of its subsidiaries. This position also gave me experience and an appreciation for heading video directing and production.
Recognized today as Thermo Fisher Scientific, this international company continues to support and anticipate the needs of scientists worldwide. I appreciated collaborating with many talented team members, including interns, designers, and copywriters. It was an excellent opportunity to hone my mentoring, design, and organizational skills in producing a wide range of marketing communication materials. Learning to direct photo shoots for Thermo Nicolet was also an enjoyable and rewarding talent discovery.
This project brought scrapbooking to a new level, offering online memory creations to many happy customers. My time with LifeSketch was an excellent opportunity to learn more about interactive website design. It was a positive experience, and I enjoyed working with other designers to build and maintain web pages for this startup business.
My marketing career began with this health insurance company. I gained valuable knowledge and skills in collaborative copywriting, specifically for group insurance proposals and various types of marketing-communication collateral. Eventually, I repositioned to the information technology department, where I designed and maintained corporate web pages.