Twin Variety
September 2020 - Current
Portland, OR
Owner, art director, & designer
I've been running my own studio since late 2020, starting your own business in the middle of a pandemic wasn't the easiest thing, but we've managed well over the past 4 years
We've made some incredible work for great non-profits, packaging for consumer brands, logos & branding for restaurants, and the list goes on
I've learned a lot about project management, financial management, & all of the other miscellaneous bits that come along with business ownership
Yelp
May 2017 - April 2020
San Francisco, CA
Graphic designer working on the internal agency team
Created many campaigns for Yelp community events happening across the U.S. & Canada
Worked on the Yelp brand with the marketing & product teams
Contributed to illustration style & "modernization" of the Yelp brand
Collaborated with all departments on many design projects of all types
bkr
March 2016 - May 2017
San Francisco, CA
bkr is a consumer water bottle brand that makes glass bottles with silicone sleeves
They are marketed as a beauty accessory, so I worked in the fashion and beauty space during my time there
I was the sole designer, working together with the CEO & copywriter making email marketing, packaging, custom sleeve designs, website design, & overall creative direction of the brand
Brew Agency
April 2015 - April 2016
Baton Rouge, LA
Brew is a small agency in Baton Rouge where I worked with a team of two creating packaging, logos, brochures, and other marketing materials for many different brands
MeshBR
Paid Internship
May 2014 - August 2014
Baton Rouge, LA
Design internship creating logos, packaging, & marketing materials for various brands
The Moran Group
Paid Internship
December 2013 - June 2014
Baton Rouge, LA
The Moran Group is a car dealership marketing agency
My time there was spent creating ads and marketing materials for car dealerships across the Gulf South
Ring Marketing
Paid Internship
June 2013 - August 2013
Baton Rouge, LA
Design internship creating logos, packaging, & marketing materials for various brands
SELU Office of Extended Studies
August 2012 - June 2013
Hammond, LA
Sole designer for the Extended Studies office
Created catalogues for the class offerings by the extended studies division of SELU
Created print & marketing materials for off-campus advertisements
Teknarus
May 2011 - August 2012
Denham Springs, LA
Internship out of high school and beginning of college
A pivotal job for me, as I gained experience in web design, graphic design, software development, front-end development, computer hardware, computer software, and computer repair
Type@Cooper West
Certificate in type design
January 2016 - December 2016
San Francisco, CA
In 2016 I was accepted to Type@Cooper, a certification program in type design. Type@Cooper West was an extension of the program in New York City provided through the Cooper Union.
During my studies, I created a fully functioning typeface called Highground, along with promotional materials.
My experience in the program taught me a lot about type, but even more about attention to detail in every aspect of design.
Southeastern Louisiana University
BA, concentration in graphic design
August 2011 - May 2015
Hammond, LA
During my time at Southeastern I explored every medium possible, from digital art to sculpture to screen printing, and the list goes on.
My professors were incredible, and really nurtured my desire to draw letters and apply that to graphic design.
Technical
Proficient in Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, & Premiere Pro
Basic knowledge of Figma
Good experience in Framer & Squarespace
Basic knowledge of Wordpress & PHP
Project management
Comptia A+ certified
Asana, Notion
Creative
Art direction
Visual branding
Lettering & Type design
Illustration
Print & layout design
Web design
My strengths
Big ideas, I've always had a great bird's eye view of projects
Collaboration, I always look to those better than me in a particular skill to execute ideas
Challenging myself, I'm always learning new creative skills and applying them to my work