I am a graduate from Metro State Universtiy of Denver with a degree in Communication Design. During college until the present, I have enjoyed building my career as a graphic artist for 10 years. In that time, I have been able to expand my experience as a simple designer into a well rounded art director. My experience has taken me on an exciting adventure with a wide variety of clients and projects ranging from Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge, a small independent jazz club to DGL Products Inc., a large multi-million dollar lip balm company. I have worked on successful photo shoots with as little as a $200 budget, to shoots with as much as a $20,000 budget, instilling the same standards of quality that I expect in all my work. My portfolio is designed to reflect this growth and to showcase my range of skill and talent.

For five years I was the Art Director for 303 Magazine. I came on board with the magazine seven months into its inception when it was just a half size pocket book with a distribution total of just 2,000. During that time I had the exciting opportunity to grow the small booklet into a full size publication with a distribution of 20,000 and an art department staff of seven employees that I was in charge of. Becoming the art director for 303 was not a first time achievement for me. It was my past job experiences that really led me to acquiring the position. Every job that I had held since college led me to a management position in a variety of thriving businesses including a jazz club, night club and now a local city magazine. Within those businesses, I was able to gain other important experience involving marketing, pr, advertising and day to day operations. It is this secondary experience that has built me into a valuable and well rounded individual with an overall understanding of how a business operates beyond my skill set.

Now on to my next adventure…