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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Brand representative and evangelist, point of contact for brand inquiries and standards• Art direction and graphic design for all print and digital collateral, advertising, and events• Manager of annual marketing budget and budget creation and tracking• Project Management for Orchard Alliance, both creative work and in support of overall org

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

My freelance graphic design business. I've provided quality design solutions for local and national clients including: Compassion International, United States Olympic Committee, Cook Communications, Global Impact, WaterBrook Multnomah, Christian Writer's Guild, ENT Federal Credit Union, and many more. Contact me for your next creative project.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Staff development• VP strategic support & executive creative work• HR/recruiting/hiring/onboarding• Budgeting/reporting/planning• Project management

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Manage print design staff, provide leadership, lead weekly team meetings & prayer times, perform staff reviews, determine, assist in staff development opportunities, and facilitate and coordinate design internships. • Responsibilities include art direction, strategy, project management, budget preparation and tracking, print-buying, press-check and quality assurance, creative photo shoots• Development of original artwork for multi-piece print campaigns including graphic integration for web and video and various other print work including annual reports, brochures, posters, donor mailings, direct-mail, publications, PowerPoint, etc.• Creation and implementation of overall visual rebrand development initiative for organization (2005 and 2013)

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

This was my first job at a full-service design agency that offered print, web, radio and video creative. I learned so much in my short time working alongside talented designers and the principal, Mr. Bob Ashida. The breadth and type of projects we worked on was invigorating for me. A few of the projects I worked on included the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, a local Chiropractic office, and a web start-up.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Responsible for concepting and creating print advertising for the automotive industry. I became proficient at using publication software shortcuts due to the requirement of meeting multiple daily ad deadlines. This was a fast-paced, high-energy environment. Worked through a lot of lunches, worked late quite often, and met some awesome creatives.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

This was my first, full-time graphic design position after college. I half-jokingly tell people this job was the internship I SHOULD HAVE HAD while in college because I literally learned all the important stuff at this job—working with clients, pitching creative, attention to detail, small business realities, owning mistakes and making them right, working late until the job was done on big projects, etc. Design projects included magazine publication, ads, brochures, logo design, identity work, packaging, curriculum, t-shirt design, posters, and book covers. To this day I am daily using design principles and business philosophies I learned here.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Graphic Design, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Member, Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society, 1994-1996. Brotherhood Chairman, Sigma Chi Fraternity Graphic.

National Student Exchange Year, Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi Fraternity Graphic Design Club National Student Exchange

National Student Exchange Year, Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi Fraternity Graphic Design Club National Student Exchange International Student Exchange

H.S. Diploma, H.S. Diploma, 3.7

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Football, Track