Professional Development

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK

In-House Management Certification – HOW Design University
Make Art That Sells (Illustration Bootcamp) – Lilla Rogers Studio
Information Visualization: Getting Dashboards Right – Interaction Design Foundation
User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide – Interaction Design Foundation
Design Thinking: The Beginner’s Guide – Interaction Design Foundation
Certificate in News Design – Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Certificate in Data Visualization and Infographics with D3 – Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Certificate in Infographics and Data Visualization – Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Screen Printing – UW-Madison Continuing Studies
Advertising in American Society – UW-Milwaukee
Project Management Fundamentals – UW-Platteville
Web Development CSS – Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)
Web Development HTML – Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)
Design & Development with Adobe Flash – Northcentral Technical College

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

Milwaukee Word Camp (WordPress) 2016
Milwaukee Word Camp (WordPress) 2015
HOW Interactive Conference 2014
Design Madison MAKE! Conference 2014
Milwaukee Word Camp (WordPress) 2014
Milwaukee Word Camp (WordPress) 2013
Design Madison MAKE! Conference 2013

COMPLETED COURSES THROUGH LYNDA.COM

Leading and Working in Teams 3/27/2017
Building Creative Organizations 3/27/2017
Business Innovation 3/26/2017
Risk-Taking for Leaders 2/2/2017
Creativity Training: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity and Quality 1/17/2017
Ideas that Resonate 1/17/2017
The Five-Step Creative Process 1/17/2017
Brainstorming Basics 1/17/2017
Running a Design Business: Self Promotion 1/11/2017
Running a Design Business: Presentation Skills 1/10/2017
Running a Design Business: Designer-Client Agreements 1/9/2017
Running a Design Business: Pricing and Estimating 1/9/2017
Running a Design Business: Creative Briefs 12/5/2016
Creating a Business Plan 12/5/2016
Running a Design Business: Starting Small 11/30/2016
Running a Design Business: Freelancing 11/29/2016
Entrepreneurship Fundamentals 11/15/2016
Learning Art Direction 11/11/2016
Design Thinking: Lead Change in your Organization 5/11/2016
Foundations of UX: Information Architecture 10/12/2015
Foundations of UX: Accessibility 6/05/2015
InDesign CC: Interactive Document Fundamentals 3/4/2015
Mobile Marketing Fundamentals 2/25/2015
Web Design Fundamentals 2/19/2015
Creative Spark: Grammar Girl, Changing Writing One Word at a Time 10/9/2014
InDesign: 2014 Creative Cloud Updates 10/8/2014
Illustrator: 2014 Creative Cloud Updates 10/8/2014
Project Management Fundamentals 9/30/2014
Managing Team Creativity 6/18/2014
Breaking Out of a Rut 6/18/2014
Achieving Your Goals 5/22/2014
Becoming a Thought Leader 5/22/2014
Negotiation Fundamentals 8/29/2013
Video for Photographers: Shooting with a DSLR 8/21/2013
After Effects Apprentice 01: Pre-Roll 1/28/2013
Insights from a Business Coach 9/13/2012
HTML5: Messaging and Communications in Depth 9/13/2012
Brand Building Basics 9/13/2012
Public Speaking Fundamentals 9/12/2012
WordPress Essential Training 9/12/2012
Start with a Theme: Creative Portfolios in WordPress 9/12/2012
WordPress Mobile Solutions 9/10/2012

COMPLETED COURSES THROUGH HOW DESIGN UNIVERSITY

Managing and Leading Creative Teams 5/10/2016
How to Use Visual Language to Create Infographics – Workshop 10/25/2015
Web Typography 4/8/2015

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY UW EXTENDED CAMPUS

Building and Managing Work Relationships (2018)
Mandated Reporter Training (2018)
Resilient. Fearess. Fulfilled. The brain science of transformational self and teams (2018)
How to Run Effective Meetings (2018)
Proactive Communication (2018)
Intersections: Supervisor Anti-Harassment & Title IX Colleges (course) – March 2017
Understanding FERPA Requirements (course) – January 2017

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATION

Web Design is Hard: The State of Learning to Design and Code (webinar) – September 2016
Give a DAM in your Creative Workflow (webinar) – June 2016
Designing for Understanding: Create Meaningful Interactions for Web and Mobile (Aquent Gymnasium) – May 2016
5 Techniques for Unlocking Marketing Creativity (webinar) – April 2016
Refresh 15 (conference) – October 2015
Cristopher Pullman, Designer Presentation (UW-Madison Campus Designers) – October 2015
Color is relative: Designing for Accessibility (webinar) – July 2015
Workfront Webinar: Rise of the In-House Agency (webinar) – April 2015
Build a Standout Business (Creative Live presentation) – March 2015
Design Funny: A Graphic Designer’s Guide to Humor (webinar) – March 2015
Love Your Brand (webinar) – March 2015
How to Fall Back in Love with Your Marketing Job (webinar) – February 2015
Rebranding Lifewater: A Before & After (webinar) – January 2015
4 Steps to a User-Driven Marketing Strategy (webinar) – December 2014
Making Color Make Sense (webinar) – December 2014
How to Make an Infographic (webinar) – November 2014
Proven Success: Learn Why More Marketers Choose Video Content Marketing (webinar) – November 2014
Your Creative Biz: 3 Steps to 2015 Success (webinar) – November 2014
Data-Driven Design: Why Marketers Hold the Key to Success (webinar) – November 2014
Reboot Your Creative Ops: How the Pros Design Their Workflow (webinar) – October 2014
HOW Interactive Conference – Various Creative Industry Speakers including Jessica Walsh & Stephen Mumaw (conference) – October 2014
The ROI of a Great User Experience Design (webinar) – October 2014
Making Agile and Waterfall Work Together: A How-To Guide (webinar) – October 2014
The Future of Advertising Is HTML (webinar) – September 2014
Design Madison MAKE! Conference – Various Creative Industry Speakers including Max Temkin (conference) – September 2014
Mobile-First Typography & Layout (webinar) – July 2014
What’s New in Creative Cloud (webinar) – July 2014
Design Seeds; Grace Bonney, Presentation (Design Madison) – May 2014
Understand how to use Typekit web and desktop fonts (webinar) – May 2014
Ed Nacional, Designer Presentation, (Design Madison) – April 2014
Mobile Devices and the need for Adaptive Content (webinar) – March 2014
Target; Alan Peters, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – February 2014
Trek Innovation Summit (Design Madison) – February 2014
StoryFirst Media Q&A (in house meeting) – February 2014
Mark Simonson, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – January 2014
Master Unbounce in 30 Minutes: Live Demo and Q&A (webinar) – January 2014
Top 10 Programmatic Marketing Predictions for 2014 (webinar) – December 2013
How Data Visualization Helped a Small Marketing Agency Take on the World (webinar) – November 2013
Create beautiful, readable web content with Typecast (webinar) – November 2013
Foundry Collective; Scott Allen Hill, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – November 2013
DSLR Workshop (training) – June-November 2013
Design Madison Make Sh!t Conference, Various Creative Industry Speakers including Aaron Draplin & Hamilton Type (conference) – July 2013
Seminar: Exploring Digital Badging in Open Education (webinar) – June 2013
PANTONE- Optimize Color In Your Workflow (webinar) – June 2013
Young Jerks; Dan Cassaro, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – May 2013
Chen Design Associates; Joshua Chen, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – April 2013
Fuzzco; Jon Yarian, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – March 2013
Quite Strong; Elaine Chernov, Jana Kinsman, Victoria Pater, Jennifer Sisson & Katherine Walker, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – February 2013
Sonnenzimmer; Nadine Nakanishi & Nick Butcher, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – January 2013
Jolby & Friends; Josh Kenyon & Colby Nichols, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – November 2012
Build a Responsive Layout (webinar) – August 2012
Looking Good on High-Res Displays (webinar) – August 2012
Make Amazing Forms (webinar) – August 2012
Transform HTML Into HTML5 (webinar) – August 2012
The Pressure; Adam Garcia, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – March 2012
HunterGatherer; Todd St. John, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – Februray 2012
Studio On Fire; Ben Levitz, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – January 2012
Puny Entertainment; Shad Petosky, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – November 2011
Transform Print Publications for Tablet Devices (webinar) – November 2011
UW System Print Conference (conference) – October 2011
Edward Tufte, Presenting Data and Information (seminar) – August 2011
Hatch Design; Joel Templin, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – May 2011
Social Media Success Strategies for Retail (Social Media Breakfast Madison) – April 2011
Big Spaceship; Tyson Damman, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – April 2011
IDEO; Sara Frisk, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – March 2011
Bobulate & Happy Cog; Liz Danzico, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – February 2011
Little Jacket; Mikey Burton, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – January 2011
Lands End Speaks Out on Social Media Strategy (Social Media Breakfast Madison) – January 2011
Legal side of Social Media (PSRA Madison) – January 2011
Mobile Marketing – How it fits, Where it fits, When it fits (AMA Madison) – January 2011
Story+structure / good design series #2 / for the people, by the people: learn how to use designs most powerful tool: empathy (webinar) – January 2011
Jessica Hische, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – November 2010
UW-Extension Purchasing (training) – October 2010
Automating Retention: What Online Marketing Tools Work Best for Retaining Customers? (webinar) – August 2010
Quantifying Social Media Value and Impact on the Bottom Line (Social Media Breakfast Madison) – August 2010
The Changing Business of Design (webinar) – May 2010
Eric Natzke, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – March 2010
Web Design & Content that Delivers ROI (seminar) – March 2010
The Visual Ethnography Design Process (webinar) – March 2010
Design Army; Jake & Pum Lefebure, Designer Presentaion (Design Madison) – February 2010
Font Bureau & Rhode Island School of Design; Cyrus Highsmith, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – January 2010
Eco Packaging (webinar) – December 2009
Frank Chimero, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – November 2009
Funnel; Eric Kass, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – October 2009
Behavioral Marketing for Green Economy (Conference) – September 2009
Universal/Accessible Design (course) – July 2009
RED Interactive Agency; Andres Conde, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – April 2009
Blitz; Eric Perez, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – March 2009
Luxurious Animals; Garrett Nantz, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – February 2009
CYCLE Was Here; Cycle, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – January 2009
Morning Breath; Jason Noto & Doug Cunningham, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – November 2008
WYLD Stallyons; Richard May, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – May 2008
Turnstyle; Steve Watson, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – April 2008
Grand Jete; Howard Nourmand, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – March 2008
Factor Design; Jeff Zwerner, Designer Presentation (Design Madison) – January 2008