I studied Visual Communication at Northern Illinois University. During my last semester I decided to study abroad in Poland at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. After receiving a BFA in 2008 from Northern Illinois University, I moved to Chicago to begin an internship at Thirst. Once I completed my internship I began working full-time under the professional mentorship of Rick Valicenti and John Pobojewski becoming a multidisciplinary designer.
While working at Thirst, I collaborated on projects for the AGI Student Design Conference, Lyric Opera of Chicago, DeStefano Partners, The Illinois Institute of Technology, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. and John Ronan Architects.
In October of 2008 a few of my pieces were on exhibition at the International Festival of Design in Lodz, Poland.