Freelance
Pixel Mercenary
05/2008–Present
As a freelance "Pixel Mercenary", I help clients succeed beginning with concepts, sketches, wireframes, and layout all the way through to a polished design, video, website, and more. Refer to the Skills section for a list of capabilities.
Clients: Baygull Studios, Bentley’s Biscuits & Bones, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Easter Seals Central Texas, Ebates.com, GAIN Fitness, MGM Northstar, Rudy’s Texas Bar-B-Q, Stellar Sauces, Texas Breastfeeding Coalition, Whole Foods Market, Workhorse Lawn Services, YETI Coolers
CLEAResult Consulting
Senior Studio Designer
06/2018–04/2020
This role incorporated motion graphics, round 1 designs, subsequent edits, final output and packaging, retouching, presentation design, fillable PDFs, digital asset management, and the occasional web work.
Clients: AEP Ohio, Energy Trust of Oregon, Eversource, Focus on Energy, Hawaiian Electric, Mass Save, Portland General Electric, Southern California Gas Company, Southwestern Electric Power Company
GSD&M Idea City
UX/UI Designer
10/2017–03/2018
(Contract)
At GSD&M, wireframe creation and visual design made up the bulk of the role. Detailing best practices for Adobe Experience Manager led to better grid-based plans for Lee.com’s CMS. This review allowed for and encouraged a more thoughtful, mobile-first experience.
Client: Lee Jeans
Fjord Design
Production Designer
04/2017–10/2017
(Contract)
Fjord provided an opportunity to work with a talented team of problem-solvers on challenging brands with tight turnarounds. Learning new applications and creating efficiencies went a long way in this role where redlining and white-label consistency was key among a larger design team.
Clients: Hertz Rent A Car, Dollar Car Rental, Thrifty Car Rental
T3 | The Think Tank
Senior Digital Artist
03/2015–11/2015
The Senior Digital Artist role evolved from T3's shift to a studio model. In addition to Senior Interactive Designer responsibilities, I led Photoshop training for Austin, New York, and San Francisco offices as the agency transitioned away from Adobe Fireworks.
Clients: 7-Eleven, Allstate, Capital One, GGP, NRG Energy, Reliant Energy, Ryder, UPS, Which Wich
T3 | The Think Tank
Senior Designer
10/2012–03/2015
As Senior Interactive Designer, I often worked on motion graphics, social imagery, app UI design, landing pages, and emails. During downtimes, I developed a handful of efficiencies that each sped up team/agency processes roughly ten-fold.
Clients: 7-Eleven, Allstate, Capital One, GGP, NRG Energy, Reliant Energy, Ryder, UPS, Which Wich
T3 | The Think Tank
Interactive Designer
06/2009–10/2012
Graphic design and digital production were undoubtedly staples of this role. Still, other tasks such as presentation design, photo retouching, art direction, video overflow, redlines, vectorization, and basic scripting were commonplace.
Clients: Chase Bank, ConocoPhillips, Gogo In-Flight, Oriental Trading Co., Sprite, UPS, Windows Phone
T3 | The Think Tank
Junior Art Director
12/2008–02/2009
During my first stint with T3, I worked exclusively on JCPenney emails and landing pages. In addition to designing for JCPenneyís 18 million subscribers, I also created the official JCPenney email template and custom image downloader bookmarklet.
Client: JCPenney
Door Number 3
Freelance Designer
06/2008–12/2008
At Door Number 3, I started as a creative intern and transitioned to a dedicated freelance designer role shortly after. Primary responsibilities included Flash animation, layout design, photo manipulation, illustration, research, and brainstorming.
Clients: American Bank of Texas, Cedra Pharmaceutical, Hyatt Hill Country, University of Wyoming
Flocasts
Interactive Intern
11/2007–05/2008
Flocasts is an online sports media company offering digital media content for sports such as track & field, wrestling, gymnastics, and more. My responsibilities primarily included competitor research, site analytics, and design for interactive placements.
Easter Seals Central Texas
Technical Editor
05/2005–05/2008
"Resources For Real Kids With Real Needs" was a project set up to index and present all trusted special needs support resources in one document. In 2005, Easter Seals Foundation recognized it as a national best practice.
