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Art Director and Sound Engineer for indie game developer Ominous Development. Co-created Strange Attractors and Strange Attractors 2, both critically nominated games, working with programmers and 3-D artists. Created all 2-D art assets, sound effects and music from scratch on a budget of zero. Logos, web site, business cards, banner ads, print materials and all other art assets created and distributed to remote co-workers. Strange Attractors was nominated for Innovation in Game Design at the 2006 Independent Games Festival, part of the Game Developers Conference. Strange Attractors 2 was also nominated to be a part of the PAX10, Penny Arcade Expo's first independent games showcase. Currently experimenting with Unreal engine for various possible future projects.

Seattle, Washington

Everything that matters between humans and machines communicating with one another. Conceptual product design, sketching, advanced prototyping, testing (usability) and refining. A good dash of effective visual aesthetics for mood and quick cognitive uptake of information.

Friday Harbor, Wa

Designing, developing and coding indie games for sale on multiple platforms with Unity.

Seattle

Working with the Amazon Game Services team to design and deploy simple, easy and engaging user experiences to help developers deploy faster, smarter and reach more gamers.

Greater Seattle Area

Head of UX, UI, Visual Design, Branding for Amazon's flagship benefits service, Amazon Prime.

Ann Arbor, Mi

People Need Websites is an Ann Arbor based digital media services firm specializing in helping businesses compete in today's complex web environment with start to finish custom website creation, copywriting and editing, visual design and brand development and so much more. Striving for simple, creative design to achieve complex, structured goals, live for the challenge to create better solutions and help companies realize a better future.

The singular UX designer and web developer in charge of Borders and BordersMedia. Revising workflow to increase throughput on a short staff and shorter budget. Ideas, design and development, including custom sites and widgets built on Drupal CMS, visual design and code of "The Shortlist", a design focused e-mail campaign with 30+ million subscribers, and numerous other creations. Focus on getting things done and kicking ass.

Tempe, Az

Designing, directing and developing web sites, logos, print ads, corporate identities, online business models and optimization plans from start to finish for clients ranging from multinational corporations to individuals. Creating, managing and directing content creation, processing and integration. Working with clients directly to develop a relationship and an understanding of what is requested as well as consulting on current trends, conventions and strategies. Outlining integrated back-end systems to meet complex user and client needs. Manage and balance tasks of programmers and other designers within the company.

Otsego, Michigan, United States

Everything from helping customers find everything they need, working the POS system, providing on-site tech support, stocking shelves, conducting inventory, processing receiving and paperwork, making keys, cutting custom lengths of stock of PVC, wood, aluminum and steel, assembly of gas grills, go-karts and other various in-store items, mixing paints to custom match colors and an infinite number of other tasks required.

Computer Science

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