Experience
Freelance Creative/Designer | multiple clients | 2023-present
Multiple Marketing Agencies | Lead Graphic Designer, Art/Creative Director | 2005-2023
• 10+ years of professional marketing and communications experience
• Highly experienced in developing and executing proposals and presentations concept through delivery
• Able to contribute high-level strategic thinking to projects and teams
• Experience managing, supporting and implementing corporate brand standards
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Powerpoint, Word and Excel
• Extensive experience in Affinity by Canva
• Clients: Lenovo, BB&T Bank, John Deere, Volvo Trucks NA, Deutsche Bank, IBM, Y-Prime, DHL, Brown-Forman, Labcorp, PPD, Novartis, American Red Cross, Jimmy V Foundation (full list available on request)
Skills
Graphic Design, Proposal Development, Presentation Design, Trade Show/Event Design and Production, Collateral, Print Production, Architectural Design, and Drafting, Architectural Visualization and Rendering, Airbrushing, Photography and Video Direction/Editing, front-end web design and management
Software
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), Affinity by Canva, Microsoft Office Suite (Powerpoint, Word, Excel), Figma, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Lumion, Enscape
Professional Development
Wake Tech Community College: pursuing an Architectural Technology Certification, 2024-present, 4.0
Udemy: Mastering Midjourney for Architects 2025, Mastering Midjourney AI: From Basic to Advanced Projects, 2025
PA Academy: Creative Perspectives: Architectural Concepts With AI, 2024
Google: AI Essentials, 2024
Linkedin Learning: Microsoft Dynamics 365, User Experience Foundations: Interaction Design, Creating Design Systems, 2024
Section Online Courses from Professor Scott Galloway: Certified Complete Manager Sprint, Product Strategy Sprint, Product Positioning Sprint, Brand Strategy Sprint, Digital Transformation Workshop, 2023-2024
Architectural Record Webinars: AIA LU/Elective Credits: 1 Each - Innovative Building Envelopes 101, Energy Solutions for Universal Design and Multigenerational Homes, Designing Interior Glass Walls and Office Partitions, Predictive Design, AI in Practice: Driving Efficiency, Profitability, and Competitive Advantage
Community
Member | SMPS | 2026
Member | AIAT | 2025-2026
Mentor | American Marketing Association | 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
Non-Profit Consultant | Taproot Foundation | 2019, 2020, 2021
Judge | NSAC Student Competition | 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
Creative Consultant/Director | Taproot Foundation | 2019 - 2021
ACCSC Consultant | Living Arts College | 2018
Judge | AIGA Student Portfolio Review | 2014, 2016, 2018
Member | Wake Forest Entrepreneur Collaborators | 2017
Speaker | Summit On Content Marketing | 2017
Speaker | Triangle Marketing Club | 2016 - present
Speaker | High Five Conference | 2016
Judge | UNC School of Journalism Crash Campaign | 2016
Finalist Presenter | Tech.Co Startup Pitch Night | SXSW | 2016
Facilitator | Betabox Learning | various locations in RTP | 2015
Speaker | School of Visual Arts Graduation | 2015
Programs Chairman | Triangle Ad Club | 2012
Judge | School of Visual Arts Student Show | 2012
Education
Wake Tech Community College | Raleigh, NC | Architectural Technology Certification (in progress)
Ringling College of Art & Design | Sarasota, FL | Bachelor of Arts: Computer Graphics
Transylvania University | Lexington, KY | Bachelor of Fine Arts: Fine Arts