"You can only know your limits when you push past them, at which point they are achievements. In essence, there are no limits..."
My area of expertise is graphic design, being exposed to numerous different projects within advertising, marketing and sales, from print and publication to new media and visual design UI/UX. I’ve been designing professionally since 2002, having been hired to assist a well respected company with a name and brand platform change after my BFA in Graphic Design. After a huge success with their new design and name, I decided to pursue an MFA in graphic design in San Francisco from 08.04 – 12.07. After graduation I interned for a full year at a well respected firm in San Francisco, Pentagram Design, and began freelancing at some great local firms. In 2009 I settled down and became a full-time in-house designer. Currently I work as a Sr. Graphic Designer at SoundHound Inc.
Clients
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Process + sketching
For me, process is one of the most important elements of any project. I believe that starting with a brainstorming session individually, with a team or with a client will help make the final outcome the most successful it can be.
Resume
Education:
- Stanford University | Palo Alto, CA | HTML/CSS | Spring 2011 & Spring 2012
- Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA | Master’s of Fine Art - Graphic Design | 08.04 – 12.07
- Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | Bachelor’s of Fine Art - Graphic Design | 08.97 – 05.02
Experience:
- SoundHound Inc. | Santa Clara, CA | Sr. Graphic Designer, Marketing & Sales | 09.12 – present
- Simply Hired, Inc. | Sunnyvale, CA | Sr. Graphic Designer, Marketing & Product UI/UX | 10.09 – 09.12
- Freelance: John McNeil Studio | Twist Studio | 1185 Design | Argus LLC | 12.08 – 08.09
- Pentagram Design | San Francisco, CA | Graphic Design internship | 01.08 – 12.08
- Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply | Bozeman, MT | In-house Graphic Designer, Advertising | 05.02 – 08.04
Programs:
- Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash and AfterEffects
- Microsoft: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Other: HTML/CSS, Keynote, QuarkXpress and JIRA
Accomplishments:
- MFA thesis wins first place | International Design Awards Land and Sea competition | 04.08
- MFA thesis selected for People's Choice Award | Cause and Affect design competition, AIGA | 08.07
- Second degree black belt | Kim’s United Tae kwon-do Academy | 09.01 – 12.12
- Eagle Scout | Boy Scouts of America | 07.84 – 06.87
Additional Experience:
- OnlineGraphicDesignDegree.com | Resident Expert and Contributor | 05.12 – 05.15
- AIGA member | San Francisco, CA | 08.04 – present
- MFA Graphic Design Student Representative | Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA | 07.06 – 12.07
- International study | Paris, France | 05.05 – 08.05
- International study | Bali, Indonesia | 06.01 – 08.01
Enjoyments:
- The outdoors, mountain biking, water sports, skiing, tae kwon-do, art, photography, travel and culture