Personal
Experienced creative leader, skilled at empowering team members with freedom and curiosity to explore innovative solutions. I encourage creative exploration, refinement, and curiosity while ensuring strategic goals of each project are being met. Through research, thoughtful discussion, and asking questions first, we can arrive at a better solution for the end user. I believe this approach cultivates an environment of collaboration, confidence in one's abilities, trust, and most importantly growth.
C.R.A.P. — Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. I approach every design opportunity with this straightforward, four-principled framework that I learned on day one of college. Whether I’m starting from scratch on a new deliverable or building a piece of furniture in my shop, I seek a solution that adheres to these basic principles. I am a problem solver at heart, and this trait is the foundation of my work ethic and dedication to craftsmanship.
I love design, but what I really love is tinkering on my 100-year-old house and building random things in my small shop. When I'm not working or getting frustrated by the humidity shifts in my non-climate-controlled shop, which seem to make every project slightly more difficult, I can be found at the Eastside Community Center shooting hoops with the local youth or strolling through Swan Creek Park with my wife and dogs.
Education
Eastern Washington University
B.A. Visual Communication Design, 2012
Minor Art (Fun fact... I met my wife in a ceramics class)
Work experience
Managing Designer, Art Director
2A Consulting, Seattle, WA, Feb. 2022 - Present
Freelance Designer
Clementine Creative, Tacoma, WA, Jan. 2020 - Feb. 2022
Managing Designer, Senior Designer
2A Consulting, Seattle, WA, Nov. 2016 - Nov. 2019
Graphic Designer
Kitterman Marketing Group, Seattle, WA, Feb. 2015 - May. 2016
Graphic Designer
Leo’s Photography, Spokane, WA, Aug. 2012 - Oct. 2014
Lab Consultant
EWU Computer Lab, Cheney, WA, Sep. 2010 - Jun. 2012
Character
Problem solving, craftsmanship, authenticity, dependability, honesty
technical skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, MS Office
To a lesser extent: Wordpress, Basic HTML/CSS, Cinema4d
References available upon request