Blue Hills Bank is a community bank — based out of Hyde Park, MA — that’s quickly expanding. From coordinating photo shoots to website development: my role at Blue Hills Bank was extensive. With the acquisition of Nantucket Bank, I had the pleasure of traveling to Nantucket Island on many occasions: overseeing the completion of several projects, as well as completing a few of my own. The acquisition was a great opportunity to develop materials from the ground up; creating a design that could stand on its own, while encompassing the brand Blue Hills Bank has grown into since its re-branding in 2011.

Hometown Hero Calendar

During my time with the Bank, I coordinated multiple community involved projects: the Hometown Hero Calendar was the first. This was a calendar that highlighted members and organizations who’s hard work made a positive impact on the lives of the people within the communities we served (Boston and its suburbs, eventually expanding to include Nantucket Island). I created a nomination form on our website for customers, or anyone who felt inclined, to nominate their own Hometown Hero. Once our 12 finalists were selected, I organized photo shoots and created the calendars from the ground up; this project was reoccurring, having created a calendar for 2013 to 2015. Meeting and forming relationships with the incredible individuals who dedicate so much of their time to serving the community was a truly touching experience.

Photo Contests

Next in line was the Through your Lens campaign. With the acquisition of Nantucket, we decided to reach out to the islanders for imagery. I created a photo contest titled Capture Nantucket: Through Your Lens, calling for people to submit photographs of their favorite places on the Island. Once we selected our winners, their photos were implemented throughout our Nantucket Bank brand: from brochures to vinyl wall decals for branch interiors. We repeated the process with the Milton branch opening.

Pan-Mass Challenge

Out of all of the projects I worked on, designing team jerseys for the Pan-Mass Challenge offered the most creative-freedom. Each year, from 2012–2014 took on an entirely new look and feel. The 2014 jersey, shown below, was my favorite of the three.

In-House Photography

As my role developed on the marketing team, I was able to do more photography work. What started as simple promotional photographs of our brochures, expanded to encompass photographing our branches (interior and exterior), head shots of corporate personnel, hosted event photography, photos for our calendar, etc.

I have been a book worm since I learned how to read; spending hours every day with my face buried in books. When I made the decision to pursue design, I knew print work would be my focus. Book binding was a means to create a tangible product of my endeavors taking the form of container of knowledge that's able to be passed along to others and further their understanding of the world.

My current work with the American Mathematical Society has allowed me to do just that. It's been an amazing opportunity that has furthered my understanding of the printing and binding process with larger quantity production. When I started working at the AMS, my primary role as a bindery operator meant I was responsible for operating and maintaining the MBO knife folder. Over time, I have taken on more responsibilities, learning to operate and perform maintenance various machines throughout the production facility, including: an MBO buckle folder, a Grapha Maschinenfabrik Hans Müller Collator, a Horizon BQ-460 Binder, a Splek Hydromat Three-Knife Cutter, a Polar-Mohr Eltromat 90 Single-Knife Cutter, a DK Automatic Laminator, a Shinohara Single-Color Printing Press, and a Miller TP-30 Printing Press. I am currently training on our Shinohara 4-Color Printing Press.

Chorale is a start up project I'm currently involved in. We're still seeking investors and, as a result, a majority of the work I do is editing documents presenting the technology and capabilities of the hardware behind Chorale. I've had a lot of fun getting to create some interesting graphics to help promote this project.

Executive Alliance is a multidisciplinary management consulting firm that was founded in 1992. They originally contacted me to create a revised logo in honor of their 25th anniversary. Since completing that project, I've had the opportunity to revise many of their in-house materials, from powerpoint templates to screen displays: all showcasing the new logo.

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NAVA is a beautiful boutique on the East Side of Providence, RI. After the storefront moved to 197 Wickenden Street, I began working with the owners to create a new identity and branding to keep up with their growing business and new customer base. Before heading to a trade show in New York, sourcing products for the store, the owners were in need of a fresh, eye-catching business card.

Working closely with the wonderful owners along the way has made this one of my favorite projects to date. With their support, local artists are invited to present their handiwork to the community at NAVA's trunk shows. It's a wonderful opportunity: highlighting an individual artist and garnering exposure to his/her craft.

The Salted Slate is a Providence based restaurant located in Wayland Square. The warm atmosphere drew me in and the delicious food has kept me returning. I've helped out this local business with a few event advertisements and other promotional materials.

The folks at NAVA connected me to the Wickenden Area Merchants Association (WAMA), a group comprised of local business owners from Wickenden and bordering streets. They're all kind, caring people who want to see the surrounding areas flourish — adding to it by hosting local artist sidewalk shows and likeminded events. In addition to ads for these events I've helped with a few small projects.

I was asked to create an identity for the Watuppa Reservation, a watershed and land reserve consisting of 227 acres of land, located in Fall River, MA.

This project was completed in conjunction with a team brought on to design an identity and signage for the newly formed Bioreserve partnership. This meant I was additionally tasked with coordinating meetings including city officials, Trustees of Reservation, Watuppa Reservation, and DCR representatives to facilitate a discourse on their expectations for the implementation of new identities with the Bioreserve and Watuppa.

On September 29, 2017, my wife and I celebrated our marriage with friends and family. I was excited to use my skills as an illustrator, designer, and printer when creating the invitations and envelopes. The invitations and RSVPs were printed on a single color Shinohara: an offset lithography machine.