Passionate about bringing client goals to life, I maintain and build customer relations. I have a thorough understanding of industry best practices, graphic fundamentals, design process, craftsmanship, digital & traditional marketing, project scope, budgets and timelines. Owning a range of strategy and design capabilities, I lead projects from concept-to-completion."
RANGE
Online campaign collaterals, Website design and development, HTML5, CSS, UI & UX design, mobile app design, FB canvas ads, Snap Chat filters, Instagram ads, social and digital marketing strategies, enhanced decks and presentation graphics.
Iconography & illustration, 3D graphics, animation, video production & motion graphics, infographics & data visualization, photography, editing, color grading, art direction, printing, package design, booth design, production, and teamwork.
I LOVE
family, friends, co-workers, clients, HR, tacos, yoga, bicycles, skating, swimming, movies and shows, concerts, camping, travel, Slack, hi-tech, high art, painting and drawing, design, photography, technology, graphs and charts, playing sports, games, logos, memes, cooking, gardening, reading, icons, sculpture, beer & wine, netflix, music and dancing, dad jokes, coffee and naps.
I HATE
Gross politics, trolls, spam, fake news & rush jobs.
GROWING
Data-driven and dynamic creative techniques. Programmatic design and pattern generation. Multi-language font design. Social engagement visualization. AI implementation. 3D: Blender, Zbrush, CD4, Rhino and Maya. VR / augmented ad placement design. UNITY / CryEngine development.
Yoga improvements and core strength gain. Extended bicycle patterns, short sprints, and skating switch mini. Sunflower garden decoration. Culinary creations. Photography and drawing. Kick boxing, swimming and shooting practice. I want to travel somewhere new.
Work History
2017 – 2018
Verizon
Irving, TX
IoT Product UI/UX Designer
UI/UX Design focus for various Verizon projects and brands. Customer & Internal documents, collaborative projects, design sprints, customer journeys, customer flows, email communications + ads, short and long term projects. I Work with clients, project owners, managers, IT and development helping to move projects forward with very positive results and recognition. I enjoy working with the brilliant Verizon design team as we navigate through the global brands internal politics and the pressures of global market competition.
PMG Advertising Agency
Fort Worth, TX
Senior Designer
Design & built data driven digital advertising campaigns from original concept. Campaign support, consultation, production for brands including, Apple, Cole Haan, Adidas, J.Crew, Open Table, Amazon, Sephora and Siemens. Web, mobile, social ads. Business documents, quarterly graphics, animations, video spots, pitch work, print graphics, team building, learn & lead, lectures, tutorials, blog posts, culture development. Prospecting for future employees, interviews and company building exercises, strategic company positioning and branding. As a business leader, worked closely with the owner taking the company from 2010 startup to globally recognized 2016 iMedia Agency of the Year winner.
2009 - 2010
CSA
Dallas, TX
Art Director
Production artist/designer. Web/Intranet creation and design. CRM UI/UX design. Production and design of online/printed monthly magazine, brochures, web ads, email ads, banners, logos, incentive gifts, legal documents, customer info packets, video production, and web materials. Maintained highest industry standards, focus on brand development, and core brand consistency at every level.
2008
Mary Kay
Addison, TX
Web Designer
Design updates and Web site art production for marykay.com. Responsible to build ASPX pages, translation pages, flash material, design and development ecard marketing emails, international global toolkit updates.
2004 – 2007
HVAC Website
Culver City, CA
Web Producer
Designed ASP and Flash Web sites and Web templates. Created company logos and product animations. Managed and updated high profile accounts including Carrier and Bryant. Provided customer tech support and strategic marketing advice. SEO consultant. Designed printed marketing materials including brochures and software packaging.
2000 – 2004
The Green Pill
Los Angeles, CA
Creative Director
Creation of html / flash driven Web sites and multimedia CD ROMs; brochure and logo design; 3D graphics; branding implementation. Managed production schedule, art direction, client relations, business presentations, and sales operations. Clients included Video West, Arts Development, Kunst Hammiur, and TET.
1999 – 2000
InSite Productions
Dallas, TX
Web Master
Project cycle from conceptualization to completion. Web design and development. Art direction and lead client contact on selected projects: Shuz, Fish-On!, Harley Davidson, Ylang Ylang, Blue Cross, GTE, Frito Lay. Awards: D Magazine: Who's Who in Dallas High Tech, Webby Awards, 2000 Multimedia Design Master award. MUGOD - Multimedia Users Group of Dallas logo submition winner
1998 – 1999
D-Animation
Dallas, TX
3d Animator
Designed 3D graphics and animation, Web design and development, multimedia presentations, kiosks, Art direction, graphic design. Promoted to full-time position after internship. Contributed on projects for GTE, Live Picture, The Trammel & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Nokia, Coca-Cola, Xerox and Victory Dallas.