Background

  • Visual designer experienced in all aspects of design for both print and web, with the distinction of moving local and international projects from beginning to completion.

Experience

  • Evolvingblue
  • Founder, 2002 – Present
  • Oversaw all aspects of design / development on web, print, illustration, usability, accessibility, product and motion projects.
  • Managed teams of up to 5 people for a broad range of client projects.
  • Set standards and implemented web usability / accessibility evaluation.
  • Handmade Proposal Design / Development.
  • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Web Developer — Multimedia Services, April 2008 – Present
  • Web design, Reddot administrator, interactive design, illustration and motion working within NAIT brand guidelines developing curriculum and marketing materials on a team of 6–11.
  • Invert720 Productions
  • 2006 – Present
  • Identity, brand strategy, handmade proposal design / development, illustration, motion, photography.
  • Deadwear
  • Co–Founder, Designer, 2004 – Present
  • Identity, concepting, illustration, design, production of full line of apparel.
  • Handmade promotional book
  • The Gathering
  • Media Coordinator, 2000 – 2008
  • Oversaw all communication (web, print, presentation, video, audio recording, advertisement)
  • Assembled / managed teams of up to 6 people, including one to one mentoring
  • Visual identity / Direction
  • Coordinated all technology budgets and purchases
  • ACI Worldwide / Planet CT
  • Web Design / Development, 2006 – 2007
  • Design UI
  • Design / develop web sales tools, XHTML / CSS
  • Graphic design, page layout, cross browser compatibility
  • Usability Documentation
  • University of Alberta
  • 2004 – 2006
  • Accessibility / usability documentation and review
  • Sessional instruction (Adobe Illustrator)
  • Guru Digital Arts College
  • Sessional Instructor, 2003 – 2005
  • Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Acrobat.
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Education

  • Society of Northern Alberta Print—artists
  • 2007
  • Letterpress Apprenticeship
  • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • 2001 – 2002
  • Multimedia Technology Certificate
  • University of Alberta
  • 1999 – 2005
  • Drawing 1, Drawing 2, Drawing 3
  • Design 1, Design 2

Specialties

  • Creative Design
  • Corporate Identity
  • Illustration
  • Information Graphics
  • Interactive Design
  • Print Design
  • Bookmaking
  • Photography
  • Concepting

Awards

  • Featured Photographer — schmap.com (2009)
  • Featured Contributor — Techlife Magazine (2008)
  • Featured Photographer — NowPublic.com (2008)
  • fpcbellevue.org redesign featured in nation–wide Presbyterian news publications (2006, 2007)
  • Featured Artist — The Works Festival (1998)