I am currently working as Senior Graphic Designer for The Corporate Communications Department at Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.Working for Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York as a Senior Graphic Designer has been one of the most exciting opportunities I have ever had the honors of being a part of.When you can wake up in the morning and be proud of what you do and the company you work for it makes you feel as though you really are making a difference in this world.I feel very privileged to help with the everyday visual communication needs of the company. From a simple flyer or brochure, to a website or logo and more. Every day it is something new and challenging!

Provide white label graphic and web design services, hosting services and technical support for several projects, clients and team members on any given day. I manage, design, develop, consult and collaborate design projects that include responsive custom HTML and CMS informational and e-commerce websites, HTML email marketing and design, corporate identity, branding usage guidelines, logos, brochures, rack cards, business cards, letterhead, annual reports, catalogs, flyers, forms, sales sheets, billboards, tradeshow banners, tablecloths, presentations, social media marketing and supporting graphics, SEO optimization, Google Analytics, Cpanel setup and technical support, domain registration, DNS management, database, email and website backup support and management, interactive animation, video editing, photography, and image editing.

Growing up as a skateboarder my friends and I usually were frowned upon by our parents, our peers, the authorities and pretty much everyone back then. Skateboarding was not as excepted of a sport as it is today. Usually trying to skateboard around my town ended up with getting kicked out of pretty much anywhere we tried to skateboard. Skateboard parks virtually did not exist back then. And so at a very young age we were forced to learn how to build our own things to skateboard. From halfpipes to quarterpipes, slider boxes, bank ramps and more we built it all and skated it all.Later in life I moved to California and opportunity to be a carpenters apprentice which further added to my carpentry skills and knowledge. Later when I was in college I had the opportunity of my life and was hired to help design and build one of the largest indoor skateboard parks on the east cost at that time called East Coast Terminal.After that I decided to go back to college and my English professor gave us an assignment to write an instructional manual. Since I was going to college for Graphic Design I took this assignment and ran with it! Thus from that college English assignment I forged my first draft of what Is now "The Beginners Guide To Building Ramps".It was a labor of love and I since I have always been a "Make It Happen" DIY kind of guy I took my education assignments even further by building my own website to sell my own book. I can not tell you how many books I have sold exactly and it really does not matter because to me Skateboarding was a way of Life and it made me many many friends, it taught me valuable life lessons, and I have had countless adventures across the united states because of skateboarding. And so every time I sell this guide to another kid or parent looking to build a skateboard ramp, it's not about the money I made. It's about giving back to the sport I love and spreading and passing on the knowledge I have gained to new generations.

Card One Concepts, LLC is located in Vestal, New York just outside of Binghamton, New York. We provide web design, graphic design, marketing and web hosting services nationally and to all surrounding Upstate New York or Southern Tier areas Including Binghamton, Vestal, Endicott, Endwell, Conklin, Syracuse, Ithaca, Elmira, Corning, Owego, Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, Broome County and Tioga County.Card One Concepts was founded in 1997 by myself and my wife Michelle, with over 20 years experience in graphic design, web design, marketing, web hosting and more. We are a relatively small design business that enjoys the benefits that come with our size. In 2008 we teamed up with Marketing & Design Specialist Amy J. Stoddard to expand our capabilities and talent pool to achieve unlimited possibilities for business and our clients. As our client base grows from around the corner to around the world, our skills, talent, and love for what we do grows as well.OUR PHILOSOPHY & FOUNDATIONOur philosophy is simple! "We only do well, the things we love to do" and we love graphic design, web design, print design, and well basically anything that has to do with helping our clients goals become a reality!Our extensive graphic and web design skills, along with our innovative marketing strategies, drive our goal to provide clients with the highest standards. Aside from eye catching graphic and web designs, we work hard to integrate key components to enhance your business success: your company's visual branding, your marketing objectives and goals, high quality designs, state of the art technology, the latest trends in search engine optimization, social media marketing and most importantly - at an affordable investment to you. Because when it really comes down to it, if a customer can't find you online or hear your marketing message in a matter of seconds from anywhere in the world, all the bells and whistles and eye candy won't matter in the least.

Assisted Chief Graphic Designer in all communication projects from flyers, brochures, websites, flash animation, and signage. It was a pleasure to work in an educational environment and to assist with an organization that means so much to so many.