I'm more than just a person who made the embroidery machines run.Though I was an embroidery digitizer and designer for over 18 years, keeping needles moving in high-volume production, it's just a part of what I can do. People have sought me out to create detailed and/or technically difficult designs, but it's my ability to communicate both for my design clients and as someone who teaches in my industry that makes me more than a digitizer. In my latest role, I'm a communicator and a builder of bridges between the world of apparel decorators and the industry that serves them.I'm prolific in writing for decorated apparel and machine embroidery magazines and blogs, but I expand into creativity, productivity, customer service, and e-commerce; I'll teach anything if I think i lifts people up and empower them to do the work they want to do.In short, I solve problems for my employers and my friends. My broad technical knowledge and skills in related and unrelated fields lets me help with problems in any phase of apparel decoration, production, sales and marketing.I'm happiest when given free reign to find solutions to a problematic design, technical question, or new proposition for business; whether I'm working on an artistic interpretation, where I revel in the unique qualities of thread or putting together technology and processes to make a workflow happen, or when I'm teaching or consulting decorators, I get most excited when I'm making a difference and helping people get unstuck.I believe in the power of embroidery for expression and I still get a kick out of seeing a design come to life on a machine, every time. I love this work, and I love to help people do it.In short, these are things I do best- Sculptural digitizing, rendering of difficult and detailed art into thread, low stitch-count / large coverage designs, using and combining new technologies to make novel decorations and styles, communicating ideas to varied audiences, and helping people.