My Resume ::..

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What I Want To Do ::..

My objective of being a designer is to create clean user experiences on the internet and in printed work. I will accomplish this by using what I have gained from my personal studies, work experience, client relations and school.

Where I Have Worked ::..

July 2008 - January 2010
Flying Bridge Technologies
Position: Designer
Job Description: Work with clients and our design/development team to create stunning websites with emphasis on usability and SEO compliance. Most of my web design portfolio work and experience comes from here.

July 2007 - July 2008
Motorsports Management International
Position: Designer
Job Description: Work with high profile clients such as Kasey Kahne, Jammie McMurray, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch and many more to design, develop, maintain their branding through marketing, print and web design. My design skills were used to land our clients sponsorship deals, design merchandise, produce stock car template designs for future sponsors, car trailer carrier design for Chris Foresburg, helmet designs, logos and anything I could get myself involved in.

February 2005 - May 2007
Charlotte Bobcats
Position: Graphic Designer
Job Description: I worked mainly with the marketing, sales and PR departments to keep the Bobcats branding very specific and organized. I designed printed game programs on a weekly basis, updated the site daily, made mini-sites for the sub-brands of the team, created logos for events and sponsorship, and created print and screen graphics used through out the arena. During my stay with the team I also helped brand Rufus Lynx, design his van for appearances, his logos and all printed materials. I also created the mascot called Buggsy for the Charlotte Sting before the team was disbanded in 2006 or 2007.

July 2000 – Present
US Army Reserves
Position: Parachute Rigger
Job Description: I am a Sergeant in the Army Reserves. This is a position I hold with pride. My job includes me leading troops, packing parachutes, organizing classes and briefings, and (my favorite part) jumping out of perfectly good airplanes.

My College Career ::..

The Art Institute of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28217
Associate Degree - Interactive Media Degree
I studied user-centered design as it applies to rich media and web design, incorporated video, audio and animation to enhance interactive experiences. I was also the president of the Web Design student body, elected by my instructors, and used my position to raise money for student activities such as: after hours instructional classes in photoshop and dreamweaver, videogame tournaments held at the school, and a bi-annually student film festival.

Skills To Pay The Bills ::..

Programs: Photoshop - Illustrator - Flash - Dreamweaver - InDesign - Quark - Office Suite
Code I Melt Face With: HTML - XML - CSS - Action Script 2 - Jquery - Java
Code I Can make My Way Around: ASPX - PHP - Action Script 3