Experience

Visit Greater Palm Springs

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Dec 2018 - Present



Beguiled by Design

• Palm Springs, CA

• Print + Branding Designer

  • Nov 1998 - Present



Palm Springs Life Magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Director

  • May 2014 - Dec 2016

  Art Director and Designer for Fashion Week El Paseo and Palm Desert Food & Wine. Conceptualized and created brand identity for the Marketing Department, specifically for major events Fashion Week El Paseo and Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival, and designed all related print collateral including large-scale signage, billboards, print advertising, e-blasts and digital ads, invitations, books, style guides, posters, and other collateral. Designed and provided art direction for multiple other projects including Palm Springs Life’s “From the Archives” collection, online store, subscription campaigns, and multiple other projects. Show less



Northside ISD

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Webmaster

  • May 2011 - Apr 2014

  Complete redesign and management of NISD.net, the main website for the 4th largest school district in Texas (102,953 students in 2014). Spearheaded district-wide rebranding project. Executed all design and art direction. Web/UX design. Redesigned site navigational architecture and conceptualized Drupal features for site efficiency. Daily content management. NISD client point-of-contact and training. Created NISD branding strategy. Consulted with programmers to create/improve backend management. Designed Drupal template and CMS for 110 campuses and multiple district departments. Intranet management. Strategic planning of online presence, needs, and goals. Wrote technical support manuals and style guides for client maintenance of web sites. Show less



The Mighty Group

• San Antonio, Texas Area

• Senior Art Director

  • Jan 2010 - May 2011

  Conceptualized and designed large-scale projects for print and web. Developed comprehensive branding and identity systems and accompanying style guides. Developed large-scale web sites in content management systems (Wordpress and Drupal). Provided training on software and design techniques. Maintained and ensured team adherence to agency design aesthetic. Created and implemented new quality-assurance procedures for RFQs, creative briefs, pre-press, and site launch. Developed vendor and client relationships. Show less



MyToons

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

  In-house designer for print, web, and packaging projects for a global animation social-networking/video sharing/portfolio web site (mytoons.com - now defunct). Print design/production, web/UX design and layout, logo design, conceptualization, testing/browser compliance, package design, project management, art direction, copywriting. In-house designer for print, web, and packaging projects for a global animation social-networking/video sharing/portfolio web site (mytoons.com - now defunct). Print design/production, web/UX design and layout, logo design, conceptualization, testing/browser compliance, package design, project management, art direction, copywriting.



Texas Tech University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Artist

  • Aug 2002 - May 2003

  One-year appointment. Created syllabus and project assignments and instructed three junior/senior level classes in identity, web design, and publication design (taught four sessions in each semester of one academic year). Provided in-classroom instruction, direction and guidance, and out-of-classroom consultation for students. One-year appointment. Created syllabus and project assignments and instructed three junior/senior level classes in identity, web design, and publication design (taught four sessions in each semester of one academic year). Provided in-classroom instruction, direction and guidance, and out-of-classroom consultation for students.