About Theresa

Experience Education Skills Continuing Education Honors/Personal Achievements Interests

Theresa is a graphic designer, illustrator, and educator with experience in print design, web design, video game development, motion graphics, and illustration, who judges books by their covers.

Experience

  • Web Designer

    Web Elements LLC. 2016-Present

    Supervise client projects, communicate with clients, perform administrative duties, and create designs to fit client needs. Design creations include logo, wireframes, desktop and mobile design, and social media assets.

  • Web Design Instructor

    UWEC 2019-Present

    Teach and develop course material for the Fundamentals of Web Design, a 300 level computer science course at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire.

  • Marketing Graphic Designer

    Metropolis Resort 2018-2023

    Create in-house signage and paper stock for entire resort, update and maintain website assets and copy, create and update custom code for email campaigns.

  • Graphic Designer

    Menards Corporation 2015-2018

    Create in-store signage for all Menards’ stores. Maintain, archive and create print files. Work with Merchandise Planners, Buyers and E-commerce to create consistent branding company wide.

  • Graphic Design Intern

    Eau Claire Children's Theatre 2017-2018

    Responsible for the design of 2017-18 season brochure including show logos, posters, web and Facebook graphics, and other media for 15 theatrical productions and three summer class productions.

Continuing Education

EDI Training

  • Trans 101
  • Identify + Respond to the Mental Health Needs of Students
  • Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator
  • Critical Race Theory Reading Group

Other Classes

  • Foundations in Horticulture - UW Extension

Honors/Personal Achievements

  • Give the Best You Have in You

    2019 Juried Art Show

    Hen of the Woods
  • Adult Individual Juried Winner

    Chalkfest 2019

    Lady of the Dead
  • UWEC Juried Student Show

    2007

Interests

  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Crocheting
  • Reading
  • Woodworking
  • Gardening

Skills

  • Adobe Creative Suite

    Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effect, Premiere Pro, InDesign, and Bridge

  • Web Design

    HTML5, CSS & Javascript
    User Experience and User Interface design
    Templates, compontents, and responsive design

  • Mailchimp

    Custom coded templates and campaign setup
    Copy writing and campaign design

  • Google Marketing Platforms

    Google Analyitics, Tag Manager, and Search Console

  • Merchandise Design

    Design signs, infographics, and brochures.
    Communicate with different departments to get approval.
    Communicate with vendors for printing

  • Office 365/Google Suite

  • Photo post-processing

  • 3D Modeling

    Blender

  • Texture Creation

    Substance Painter and Substance Designer

  • Painting

    Watercolor and Oil

  • Puns

Education

  • M.F.A. Media Design

    Full Sail University

    2016-2017

  • B.F.A. Illustration

    University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

    2006-2010