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Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Awe-Full is a creative studio that leverages design, art, and technology to create story-focused content and experiences that power businesses and brands. I serve as the creative director and, as the owner, manage all the operations and new business efforts. I leverage my years of experience in motion design and advertising to inspire a small team of creatives. We focus on storytelling and design thinking to develop award-winning content.

Hays, Kansas, United States

I have always aspired a return to teaching, and a tenure-track position in motion graphics at Fort Hays State University was a perfect opportunity. Despite the covid surprise, it was everything I dreamed of. I was free to develop an entirely new motion design program. And I received the holistic reward of daily teaching. I was even fond of the additional research, community engagement, and student advisement work the job required. Unfortunately, the complicated logistics of a long weekly commute and a desire to build my business won out. After three years, I had to pass the reigns to a promising graduate student and move on.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

In late 2013 T2 officially began doing business under the name Hint. Hint is a creative content and experience design shop. The rebrand was more than a name change, as Hint evolved to focus on story building. As a Creative Director, I lead the creative efforts on all content creation, digital development, and experience design. During this transition, I also accepted a promotion to a VP leadership role.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Take-Two has been a force in the post-production world for over 20 years, mostly due to its excellence in design. I was humbled to have the opportunity to help continue that legacy as Creative Director for the motion design and animation team. At T2, I lead a killer team of designers and animators in creating award-winning work for agencies and companies nationwide. Here I discovered the true power and centrality of the story. As a director, you must be a master storyteller and always see the vision through the thousands of moving parts and ideas that compose a piece.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Barkley is the largest employee-owned advertising agency in the United States and one of the largest independent agencies. That independence has bread an innovative and unique culture I was happy to be part of for over six years. Ahead of the curve, Barkley began bringing in-house production services, like motion design. I came to Barkley looking for a traditional art director-type role, but when the opportunity to help build this motion design group presented itself, I couldn't pass. During my time at Barkley, I helped develop all types of creative work for all sorts of brands, including Sonic Drive-Ins, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Blue Bunny Ice Cream, 24 Hour Fitness, Big O Tires, March of Dimes, and Lee Jeans.

Hays, Ks

Immediately after finishing graduate school, I stepped in for the head design instructor while he took a well-earned sabbatical. I had completed some graduate teaching assistant work previously, but taking on the entire course load of a professor was an immense challenge. I was honored at the opportunity, and the semester flew by with a lot of help from another professor. This experience cemented the joy of teaching. During the semester, I instructed five courses, from beginning design to senior-level portfolio classes, that covered: concept, identity design, packaging, typography, motion graphics, and web design. The appointment also involved advising students, recruiting, and designing work for the art department.

Bachelor’S Degree, Graphic Design

After a year studying psychology I returned to my roots and began taking graphic design courses. After a week I was addicted and basically.

Master’S Degree, Graphic Design

As a graduate student I focused on motion design and story telling. I also minored in printmaking and taught a class on computer assisted.