I am a purpose-oriented designer and artist with a diverse background, including design and art direction for clients and organizations in the arts, tech, health, entertainment, commerce, fashion, and publishing. My areas of expertise include strategic and creatively-driven identity systems; book, poster, and other collateral design; environmental graphics and wayfinding, web and product design, illustration, information design, typography, social media, naming, motion graphics, retouching, and advertising.I am inquisitive, organized, and conceptual. I work with people and companies who value storytelling and help others ignite change through creativity.My design work has been recognized in Graphis, Metropolis magazine, Communication Arts, The Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards, Appleton Coated’s U360 Competition, and The Davey Awards.I am also a meditator in the Vipassana tradition and have led group public meditation classes in New York City. I am familiar with Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques and participated in a nine day mindfulness workshop/retreat specifically for designers, developers, and those working in the tech and digital spaces.Additionally, I teach Graphic Design in the extended education department at California College of the Arts and sit on the Undergraduate Thesis Committee.My personal artwork has been featured in group and solo shows in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.