Work Experience
Here is a list of my past design-related work experience – CLICK on a tab to see my responsibilities during each position.
- Finalized the layout and re-established the branding for a series of publications, using InDesign
- Worked in AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) to format new and existing web pages
- Used Illustrator to re-format figures and charts, for print and on-line
- Team lead in the creation of two short motion graphic videos for CHEO
- Kept the project flowing easily by communicating with client, setting up timeline chart, and along with my team members, creating a detailed storyboard to follow
- Used Adobe After Effects, Illustrator and our new animation skills to produce the two videos
- Completed the design of a variety of items including floor banners, a newspaper, posters, infographics, PPT slides, and images destined for digital use
- Responsible for creating templates in Illustrator, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, using specific branding guidelines
- Worked with a large group of designers, sharing projects and responsibilities
- Layout and formatting of large reports using the Adobe Creative Suite
- Followed detailed guidelines to ensure final PDF was as interactive and accessible as possible (hyperlinks, bookmarks, cross-references, styles)
- Worked with Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create and reformat photographs, graphs and diagram
- Responsible for design projects from concept to pre-press (including posters, advertising, brochures, floor and building banners, and publications), using mostly Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint
- Created visual elements for web use and social media, and re-created print material for use on-line – including web banners, PDF forms, and web images
- Daily multi-tasking – balanced a wide variety of deadlines, while working alongside clients, editors and translators, providing advice on design direction, making content and formatting changes to English and French documents
- Attended yearly design conferences to keep familiar with the design community and best practices in the field and how it extends to web design and multimedia, with emphasis on the importance of branding
- Admin-related responsibilities – maintaining a photo database and a file inventory list, and creating templates for InDesign, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Design, formatting and production of advertising, and photo retouching
- Admin-related responsibilities – sending proofs to clients and seeking sign-offs
- Design, layout and pre-press production work, for print and web
Individual Art Exhibits
2015 – Highjinx – Ottawa
2013 – Hopewell "Inner Beauty" Art Show – Ottawa
2012 – "Girls want to Know" Show – Ottawa
2007 – The Buzz restaurant – Ottawa
2007 – Parkdale Gallery – Ottawa
2006 – The Lookout – Ottawa (solo show)
2000 – Life and Style Show – Toronto
2000 – The Lookout – Ottawa
1999 – Good For Her – Toronto (solo show)
1998 – Collected Works – Ottawa (solo show)
1997 – Dooney's Cafe – Toronto (solo show)
1997 – The Gallery (in the Glebe) – Ottawa
1997 – LaDeeDa Cafe – Toronto (solo show)
1995 – Arts on King – Toronto
1994 – Second Cup, Yorkville – Toronto (solo show)
1993 – Outdoor Art Exhibition, City Hall – Toronto
1993 – Arts on King – Toronto
Yearly Art Exhibits
1998‑2009 – Art in the Park, the Glebe – Ottawa
1998‑2007 – Ottawa Art Festival
1999‑2004 – Women's Voices Festival – Plantagenet
1999‑2001 – Open House, own residence – Ottawa (solo show)
1999‑2000 – Ottawa Folk Festival
1996‑1998 – Byward Market – Ottawa
1993, 1994, 1998 – Cabbagetown Show – Toronto
1992‑1996 – Annex summer and winter markets – Toronto