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Biographica

I am an ever-improving guru of all things design, a hard-working critical thinker that prefers substance over style, and a business savvy associate that can produce highly varied works. I'm versed in many disciplines including, print, web design/UI design, signage and video production, with an emphasis on branding.

Graduating from Lake Washington Technical College with an Associate's in Design (emphasis on Print) I have been working in the freelance world for 5 years now and will continue to grow while eventually gaining my MFA and moving into a director position.

I have expanded my scope and depth of experience by creating, administering and promoting my own side projects, events, and exhibitions for a multitude of clients and avenues.

I am available to take on side projects or accept inquiries through the company I work for now, Punch Drunk Productions.

Email:

Cell: 425-318-9702

Accolades

Creative Public "Designers of the Month"- August 2006
Pantopicon FFWD Contest - July 2004
LeFlore Art Fair finalist - 1999

Featured / Contributions / Collaborations

Phirebrush #41 - 2006 Wallspankers - Summer / Fall 2006 Most Inspired - 2006 Beat the Block - 2006 Screenalicious - 2006 My Design Award - 2006 GOUW (Graphic Orgasm) - 2006

Net Culture - 2006 Maxtango ecards - 2006 Logopond - 2006 e-creative - 2006 InternetVibes - 2006 Puyallup Fair Art Show - 2000 Carpal Tunnel Magazine Collab - 2007

Speaking / Presenting / Leadership

LWTC Accreditation - May, 2006
Created a flash presentation to address needs in new accreditation for web-production degrees.

 

Eastside Connections opening - April, 2006
Guest speaker, honored for creation of the Eastside Connections branding. Featured over 50 guests, including the Dean of City University, and representatives from Boeing (part of the Leadership Eastside committee)

 

Basic photography workshop - 2002
Taught 30 4th grade students the basics of photography, such as the rule of thirds, composition, and lighting.

Proficiencies

Design: Adobe Flash CS2, CS3 Adobe Photoshop 7-CS3 Adobe Premier Pro CS3 Adobe Illustrator 7-CS3 Adobe Premier Pro CS3 Adobe Encore CS3 Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional Typography (conventions, design) Color Theory Grid Systems (Swiss and others) Prepress / fabrication   Misc.: Microsoft Office 2007/2008

Programming / Scripting: Adobe Flash CS2, CS3 (actionscript 1,2) HTML CSS 1,2,3 XML XHTML JavaScript (working knowledge)   Designing/Administering Web Applications: Wordpress OpenCart ZenCart OSCommerce PhpBB Plog Drupal Coppermine