I have been working as a graphic designer since 2005. My goal as a designer is to create a functional and high performing solution using visual communication. I also try to create some laughter and a sense of ease with stakeholder briefings and meetings.

I love rapid prototyping, collaboration, and illustration that people enjoy using, operating, wearing, and sharing.

I have worked for Electronic Arts, Fox Racing, The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, Bloodworks NW, Genuine Scooters, Scooterworks USA, Spooky Bikes, and for the last 8 years supporting Brand Licensing and Marketing at Ookla, the Connectivity Division of Ziff Davis, where I am the Lead Graphic Designer for Speedtest.net, Downdetector.com, along with industry leading brands within the connectivity space Ekahau and Rootmetrics.

Apart from my work, which I sometimes joke is “getting paid to mess around in Photoshop”, I love to touring and running errands on my motorcycles (air cooled of course), running half-marathons, bouldering, video games, pizza, tech, and doing normal human things with my wife and crazy dog.

Skills

Things I know really well:

• Adobe Creative Suite (PS, AI, ID, LR)

• Illustration

• Designing mock-ups and rapid prototypes

• Branding, Brand Licensing, and Brand Guidelines

• Screenprint Design

• CMYK and Print

• Typography

• Art Direction

Things I know pretty well:

• Design Systems

• Photography

• Wordpress

• Figma

• Leadership

• After Effects

• Jira

• Asana

Things I used to know but have lost touch with:

• Flash (RIP)

• HTML/CSS/jQuery

• This week’s musical guest on SNL