Embrace discomfort over convention.
Education
(B.S.) Industrial Design | Virginia Tech | 2015
Programs
Adobe Creative Suite | Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | After Effects | Figma | 3DS Max | KeyShot | Etc. & Et. Al.
Work
Creative Direction | 23-Present
Visual & Product Design / Remote | Provide creative consulting and design services for organizations with fast moving missions. Design artwork for mass production and marketing.
Pured Disc Golf | 22-25
Founder & CEO / Remote | Envisioned, off-shored, & launched a mobile app. Managed a development team in Karachi, Pakistan for (2) separate (6) month projects, and delivered on-time & budget.
Ale Industries | 21-22
Head Brewer / Oakland, CA | Maintained a brewing facility, operations, & poured in the taproom. Independently brewed 15BBL batches, managed (8) 30BBL fermenters, & made deliveries.
GameChanger Products | 19-21
Design Researcher / Hybrid | Facilitated CPG Companies’ new product innovation research. Recruited participants before conducting creative engagements, focus groups, and ethnographic research.
Corral Furniture | 18-19
Furniture Designer / Oakland, CA | Produced digital and physical models, high fidelity renderings, & prototypes. Created technical drawings, hardware kits & assembly instructions..
IA Interior Architects | 17-18
Marketing Coordinator / San Francisco, CA | Developed visually compelling RFP responses, generating over $3MM in new business. Continually managed (3-5) projects in support (19) offices globally.
Betterment
The Brown Buffalo, Bag Making Workshop
(4) Days / Costa Mesa, CA | Learned soft goods design approach & sewing techniques from Douglas Davidson, who previously lead design teams at Burton & The North Face.
Patagonia, Brand Immersion
(3) Days / Ventura, CA | Spent three days at Patagonia HQ, immersed in Patagonia physically & philosophically. Access included the original forge, Patagonia’s materials lab, & Yvon Chinard.
