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Biographica

I am an ever-improving guru of all things design, a hard-working critical thinker that prefers substance over style, and a business savvy associate that can produce highly varied works. I'm versed in many disciplines including, print, web design/UI design, signage and video production, with an emphasis on branding.

 

Graduating from Lake Washington Technical College with an Associate's in Design (emphasis on Print) I have been working in the freelance world for 5 years now and will continue to grow while eventually gaining my MFA and moving into a director position.

I have expanded my scope and depth of experience by creating, administering and promoting my own side projects, events, and exhibitions for a multitude of clients and avenues.

 

I am available to take on side projects or accept inquiries through the company I work for now,
Punch Drunk Productions
.

 

 

Email:

Cellular: 425-318-9702

 

Accolades

Creative Public "Designers of the Month"- August 2006
Pantopicon FFWD Contest - July 2004
LeFlore Art Fair finalist - 1999

 

Featured / Contributions / Collaborations

Phirebrush #41 - 2006

Wallspankers - Summer / Fall 2006

Most Inspired - 2006

Beat the Block - 2006

Screenalicious - 2006

My Design Award - 2006

GOUW (Graphic Orgasm) - 2006

Net Culture - 2006

Maxtango ecards
- 2006

Logopond
- 2006

e-creative
- 2006

InternetVibes
- 2006

Puyallup Fair Art Show - 2000

Carpal Tunnel Magazine Collab - 2007

Speaking / Presenting / Leadership

LWTC Accreditation - May, 2006
Created a flash presentation to address needs in new accreditation for web-production degrees.

 

Eastside Connections opening - April, 2006
Guest speaker, honored for creation of the Eastside Connections branding. Featured over 50 guests, including the Dean of City University, and representatives from Boeing (part of the Leadership Eastside committee)

 

Basic photography workshop - 2002
Taught 30 4th grade students the basics of photography, such as the rule of thirds, composition, and lighting.

 

Proficiencies

Design:

Adobe Flash CS2, CS3

Adobe Photoshop 7-CS3

Adobe Premier Pro CS3

Adobe Illustrator 7-CS3

Adobe Premier Pro CS3

Adobe Encore CS3

Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Typography (conventions, design)

Color Theory

Grid Systems (Swiss and others)

Prepress / fabrication

 

Misc.:

Microsoft Office 2007/2008

 

 

Programming / Scripting:

Adobe Flash CS2, CS3 (actionscript 1,2)

HTML

CSS 1,2,3

XML

XHTML

JavaScript (working knowledge)

 

Designing/Administering
Web Applications
:

Wordpress

OpenCart

ZenCart

OSCommerce

PhpBB

Plog

Drupal

Coppermine