Experience
Art Director
Cross + Associates
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 2010 -
Duties include design, art direction, concepts, copy writing/editing, print/television/radio production, project management, client service/presentations and department management
Art Director
Sperry & Associates
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 2003 - March 2010
Duties included design, art direction, concepts, copy writing/editing, print/television/radio production, project management, client service/presentations and department management
Intern
AdEssence Marketing, Inc.
Durham, North Carolina
May 2002 - December 2002
Duties included design, concepts, copy writing,
and
client service
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration / 2002
Concentration on Marketing
Skills
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Adobe InDesign CS5
Adobe Illustrator CS5
Adobe Flash CS5
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
HTML / CSS
Illustration
Microsoft Office 2011
Working Knowledge
PHP
Javascript
After Effects CS4
Personal
I love Macs. I spend too much of my free time looking at vintage typography. I'm one of the few people left that likes professional basketball. And I fell in love with design and marketing because it's something new just about every day and there's never a right answer — just ideas that work.
Key Tools
iPhone
It has become as necessary as my computer. Not sure how people stayed on schedule before it existed.
Note/Sketch Pad
Meetings and phone calls are usually the perfect time to scribble out that next big idea. And taking notes too.
The Right Color
Small differences in color can mean a lot. The right color is so necessary for much more than logos.
Inspiration
Online, outside or on a shelf — good work needs to be inspired. I like to figure out why something worked, then adapt.
Moleskine
Useful in countless ways — catches all my ideas and still has time to act like a paperweight, coaster and wallet. Just incredible.
