Creative Director at deviantART.com, the world's largest creative network. I also design award-winning logos, branding, and fonts. My work is about solving problems.
I lead a diverse team of designers and illustrators responsible for communicating to the largest collective of creative minds on the planet.
Some other snippets:
+ Since 2008, traffic and platform adoption at deviantART has increased significantly to over 2 billion pageviews a month.
+ All products, both physical and digital, have seen increased adoption through excellent internal collaboration.
+ I've grown my team by eight people (and counting), and they're all pretty awesome.
Brand-centric design focused on simplicity, impact, and memorability.
As Brand Manager to Napalm Riot, I determined the usage and implementation of brand-related media. I do this to ensure cohesion to our core message and also to create effective brand communication to our audience and investors.
My position at CSULB was as part-time instructor for Typographic Design. The class is a requisite for the design program at CSULB, and in this class my students learned the intricacies of typography and design through a series of assignments and group class critiques. I still speak to some of my students to this day.
California's oldest and most well-respected arts school. Graduated with honors. Member of Otis Design Group.