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Professional Bio

As a kid I excelled in art and only knew I wanted to do something creative. Following high school, I studied Graphic Design and Fine Art while completing a degree in Biblical Studies. After college, I helped start and manage a skate shop, took various design jobs, and worked for a large newspaper company as a layout artist. In the later 90′s, I worked for a print design software company in Denver, gaining experience in web development and all things technical. Later, I moved to California and worked for various other agencies as a Graphic Artist, Art Director and Website Designer. In 2004, I ventured out on my own and started Westside Creative with the help of filmmaker and photographer Jesse Rosten. The quality of my work since then is evident in my portfolio and in the continued relationships I have with a lot of the same clients.

Please contact me if you’d like to discuss the possibilities of working together.

References are available upon request.

Contact Information

Toolset

Graphics Software

  • Adobe Photoshop (Used for print and web design)
  • Adobe Illustrator (Used for print design and illustration)
  • Adobe InDesign (Used for books and brochures)
  • SketchbookPro

Website Dev Software/Languages

  • Coda (Used for HTML, Javascript, PHP, FTP)
  • CSSEdit (Used for CSS2/CSS3)
  • Adobe Dreamweaver (Used for basic content markup)

Content Management Systems (CMS)

Web Services

  • Media Temple (PHP4/PHP5, WordPress, MySQL, DNS)
  • WestsideCMS (westsideCMS.com)
  • Google Apps (Email and other Cloud-based Services)

Preferred Hardware

  • 17″ MacBook Pro
  • Wacom Intuos4 Tablet