Designer / Illustrator
TLDR // Draws pictures - among other things...
Independent Designer
Jan 2014 – Present
Austin, TX
I am a designer and illustrator, and love being both. I partner with people that are passionate about their product or brand and have a desire to create something special together. Whether it's web design or icon development I approach every project with a brand forward focus and aim to create truly unique and impactful work.
Select Clients
HomeAway
PETCO
DRIBBBLE
Independence Brewing
Tecovas Boots
FaMily Business Beer co.
caffe medicI
pataki coffee
Camp Gladiator
Cratejoy
Palantir
Produce work with internal teams across the globe to elevate company culture, promote story telling and highlight the spirit of Palantir.
PRIMARY ROLES
BRANDING
ILLUSTRATION
Event Branding
Print and Apparel Design
Creative Market
Managed and executed projects ranging from branded campaigns to new product features. Played important roles on both the product team and brand team. Worked cross-functionally with every department in the company (design, product/platform, conversion/growth, community, content, & support).
Brand Team
Helped lead a new initiative to redefine the Creative Market brand visual system and create a new standard for illustration in new core product work. Lead design for community and brand campaigns. Provided brand design and illustration for new product work and played a key role in shaping user experience pertaining to the Creative Market brand.
Read on Medium >> Crafting a New Illustration Style for Creative Market
Product Team
Worked with a cross-functional team to develop new core product features for various user types (ex: shop owner vs. buyer). Designed wireframes, high fidelity comps, prototyped UI animations and helped with research/discovery and user testing.
PRIMARY ROLES
BRANDING
ILLUSTRATION
ANIMATION
PRODUCT DESIGN
USER EXPERIENCE
Sputnik Creative
Lead DESIGNER
AUG 2013 – Jul 2015
AUSTIN, TX
Lead designer on all brand focused client engagements - ranging from local coffee shops to Bay Area startups. Helped to lead all parts of client engagement and played a key role in the delivery of client presentations. Designed brand identity and style guides, campaign marketing pages, retail/food/SAAS websites, print/promo products, signage and paint installations, consulted on retail interior build-outs, and packaging.
PRIMARY ROLES
BRANDING
ILLUSTRATION
web design
user experience
Hole in the Roof
Worked as a in-house designer to produce apparel, promotional products, branding and web design. Worked directly with the sales team to manage client expectations and elevate and actualize their design ideas.
PRIMARY ROLES
apparel design
Print / Promo Design
BRANDING
ILLUSTRATION
WEB DESIGN
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
education
2005 – 2009
waco, tx
Marketing Degree / Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Interned @ Provident Records / Summer marketing internship in Nashville - 2008