Creative
- Brand Identity
- Logo Design
- Illustration
- Print Design
- Digital Design
- Apparel Design
- Marketing Collateral
- Photography & Video Editing
Professional Experience
Experience built in the real world.
Multidisciplinary designer with more than a decade of professional experience spanning branding, production design, large-format signage, apparel, web design, digital marketing, and creative project management.
My background combines creative design with hands-on production knowledge—from Adobe Illustrator and brand development to CNC routing, large-format printing, estimating, vendor coordination, web development, and technical documentation.
Career Experience
Creative work backed by production experience.
My career has covered more than traditional graphic design. I've worked directly with clients, production teams, vendors, installers, equipment, technical specifications, estimating, and project management—giving me an understanding of how design moves from concept to final production.
Professional Timeline
Where the work happened.
- Lead branding, logo design, illustration, web design, apparel, signage, marketing, and production projects from client discovery through final delivery.
- Develop creative briefs, brand guidelines, websites, e-commerce stores, product mockups, print collateral, and production-ready artwork while managing client communication, revisions, schedules, and file archives.
- Write JavaScript tools to automate repetitive workflows and improve production accuracy and turnaround.
- Designed and developed the Unity game Taktari and currently lead branding, website, asset creation, and development for an original football game and AFA League.
- Designed catalogs, posters, email graphics, gift wrap, product artwork, business cards, flyers, and other print and digital marketing materials.
- Prepared print-ready PDFs and embroidery files while correcting customer-personalized artwork submitted through Customily and BigCommerce.
- Operated and maintained large-format printers, transfer-paper systems, and CNC cutters.
- Supported product photography, retouching, video editing, and seasonal product development.
- 2,000+ signs50+ page drawing packages
- Managed estimating, design documentation, client communication, vendors, and nationwide installation coordination for large-scale Amazon signage projects.
- Reviewed architectural and site plans to determine signage quantities and requirements for projects exceeding 2,000 signs.
- Prepared detailed proposals covering manufacturing, hardware, labor, equipment, travel, shipping, installation, and project-management costs.
- Created technical drawing packages of 50+ pages documenting sign locations, dimensions, materials, finishes, and installation methods.
- Created custom apparel graphics, production-ready artwork, and detailed specification sheets documenting garment selections, placement, fonts, colors, and production requirements.
- Managed revisions, deadlines, approvals, and production handoffs through Trello.
- Managed customer service, quoting, payments, design proofs, production artwork, vendor coordination, and technical specifications for clients ranging from local businesses to Coca-Cola, FedEx, and ExxonMobil.
- Prepared files for banners, wraps, billboards, dimensional letters, channel letters, illuminated signs, sign faces, engraving, routing, and carved signage.
- Operated and maintained large-format printers, cutters, and a CNC router used for metal, wood, plastic, PVC, and high-density urethane.
- Served as the primary resource for CNC troubleshooting and created training manuals, operating guides, instructional videos, and production documentation.
- Maintained responsibilities across customer service, design, production, and technical operations as the company reduced from approximately 30 employees to five.
- Designed custom sports apparel and prepared personalized sublimation artwork for high-volume orders.
- Improved production-file workflows, helping reduce bottlenecks, accelerate order turnaround, and decrease last-minute workload pressure.
Capabilities
More than graphic design.
My experience spans the creative, technical, production, and project-management sides of design.
Production
- Large-Format Signage
- Production Artwork
- Prepress & File Correction
- Large-Format Printing
- CNC Cutting & Routing
- Sublimation
- Embroidery File Preparation
- Technical Production Documentation
Digital
- Web Design
- E-Commerce Design
- JavaScript Workflow Automation
- Unity Development
- Digital Product Design
- Responsive Web Content
- AI-Assisted Creative Workflows
Project / Business
- Client Management
- Estimating & Proposals
- Creative Project Management
- Vendor Coordination
- Installation Coordination
- Scheduling & Revisions
- Technical Documentation
- Customer Service
Technical Skills
Tools of the trade.
Design
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe XD
- CorelDRAW
Production
- ONYX Thrive
- VCarve
- Customily
- Large-Format Printing
- CNC Cutting & Routing
- Sublimation
- Embroidery File Preparation
Web & Development
- Unity
- Visual Studio Code
- JavaScript
- Wix
- BigCommerce
- Replit
- Blender
Business & Workflow
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Access
- Trello
- Google Workspace
- ChatGPT
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
The Art Institute of Charleston
2011–2014Let's Work Together
Let's put experience to work.
I'm available for select full-time, part-time, contract, and freelance opportunities in graphic design, production design, branding, web design, and creative project management.