Industrial Design graduate from the Art Institute of Portland with 10 years Graphic Design and Music Industry Experience. Interested in designing and constructing musical instruments and amplifiers. Skills include Production Management, Package Design, Ideation, Research, Sketching, Model Making. Working knowledge of Rhino, Solidworks, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Protools.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Dorklab Design, Chicago, IL
2002 - Present
Brand development, design, illustration, audio editing and music supervision for national companies.
Concieved, designed, fabricated and distributed line of plush toys.
Clients Include: Rockstar Games, McDonald’s, Pontiac, Slang Music Group, Coca Cola, American INVSCO, Chicago Independent Film Festival, ICM Talent Management, Seven Jeans, Bacardi Silver, McDonald’s, Gatorade, Museum of Contemporary Art, Syndrome Apparel, Apple Auto Group, Ann Sather, Taste, House of Blues, Crobar Chicago, Oddbabies
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERE
Modern Edge, Inc. Portland, OR
2008 - 2009
Product Design and Development, Brand Strategy, Consumer Research for national client base.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Guidance Recordings Chicago, IL
1999 - 2005
Project manager for audio and graphics projects.
Preparation and Design of graphic files for cd, lp and vinyl jacket production.
Design of promotional collateral, including advertisements in major magazine publications.
Transferring and organizing digital files for easy access via ftp, internet and email.
Compression and editing of digital audio files for distribution services including iTunes.
Procuring international talent, listening to demos, setting up communications between potential artists and the record label and securing initial trust of artists.
Producing critically acclaimed cd/lp compilations for guidance recordings.
Portland, OR
Finalist in Portland, OR CutandPaste Competition 3D Division 2009