Professional
What do you do at Design Engine?
Mostly operations. Accounting, budgeting, marketing, SEO, PPC, event planning, hiring, along with acting as a personal assistant to the one, the only, Bart Brejcha, who is the industrial and product design training instructor.
What is your educational background?
BBA from Loyola University Chicago in Accounting.
Favorites
What is your favorite quote?
“Turns out not where but who you’re with that really matters.”
What is your favorite Chicago spot/event/thing to do?
Cubs games, festivals, Design Engine’s rooftop deck, Sushi Wabi, Lollapalooza
Favorite industry resources?
Smashing Magazine, core77, Proetools, Accounting coach, Find me on Twitter: @kristinanette
Favorite internet meme?
(definition: to describe a concept that spreads swiftly via the internet.)
Wow there are so many to choose from… but this has to be the best:
Favorite project that you worked on?
SEO and internet marketing is my favorite thing to work on. It is exceptionally exciting to learn something so new and powerful. Making the company more successful while doing what I love is something I am very lucky to be able to do.
How would you explain Accounting in three sentences to an 8-year old?
Accounting is how people track where they spend their money. You wont be able to overspend money while keeping good accounting. If you need to spend money, you can see how much you’re able to spend.
If someone wrote a biography about you, what will the title of the book be?
“Everything Happens For a Reason”
Other Interests
Hobbies – playing softball, poker, music, web development, restaurants
Quotes – “You can’t lose what you don’t put in the middle. But you can’t win much either.”
“Crabcakes and Football. That’s what Maryland does!”
Favorites – Kingsley Bingsley the Cat
