Resume

• 2018

  Postgraduate Certificate

  Typeface Design

  The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

• 2008

  MFA

  Graduated as the SCAD-Atlanta 2010 Excelsus Laureate—which means top student of the entire Atlanta campus.\n\nFinished and submitted the written and visual components of thesis work at the start of 2011 year.

  Graphic Design

  AIGA student association; Printmaking student association

  Savannah College of Art and Design

• 2000

  oneCARE

  Kennesaw State University

  University of West Georgia

  Alpharetta

  GA

  Oversee and manage principal Evercare and Evercare Pet packaging; design private label materials for clients; soft-storage industrial product design; pattern illustration and management of graphic designers and junior graphic designers.

  Art Director

  oneCARE

  Kennesaw

  GA

  Responsible for teaching foundational through advanced graphic design studio courses and student advising.

  Assistant Professor of Art (Limited Term)

  Kennesaw State University

  Roswell

  GA

  The main focus of my work is to make people/companies look great and be understood by their intended audience (Because 'target audience' sounds as though you're hunting them).

  Founder

  Design Consultant and Educator

  Duluth

  MN

  Responsible for teaching foundational through advanced graphic design studio courses

  committee work

  and development/research of new art and design materials.

  Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

  University of Minnesota Duluth

• 1999

  Jones Worley

  University of Minnesota Duluth

  Project Center

  Design Consultant and Educator

  Atlanta

  GA

  Create and manage brand identity and collateral materials for clients ranging from local restaurants (Roasters) to larger corporations (Coca-Cola and Siemens); manage and direct graphic and production designers.

  Art Director

  Project Center

  Atlanta

  GA

  Design and art direction work for local Atlanta companies including Jones Worley

  Type Designs

  Whyte-Kerner and Echo Digital; work ranged from environmental branding identities and collateral

  wayfinding signage and environmental graphics.

  Freelance Director

  Jones Worley

  Alpharetta

  GA

  Oversee all BridgeCreative client branding materials including print

  web

  marketing and environmental design; manage internal and externally hired graphic designers

  art directors

  freelancers and copywriters.

  Design Director

  Bridge Creative

  Carrollton

  GA

  Currently teaching and developing additional curriculum materials for UWG's Department of Art in the graphic design

  photography and 2D foundation courses.\n\nOn contract to teach through Spring 2012 semester.

  Asst. Professor of Graphic Design/Photography (Limited Term)

  University of West Georgia

• 1998

  Designer

  design consultant and/or graphic design educator depending on the day.\n\nBranding identity/development

  environmental design

  and user interaction design are my principal strengths. But also extensive work in print media and some advertising design.\n\nSpecialties: • Logo Identities and Brand Development\n• Collateral Materials\n• Environmental Design and Wayfinding Signage\n• Packaging\n• Textile Patterns\n• Web Sites\n• Illustration\n• Art Direction\n• Photography

  David

  Short

  Arthur Andersen

  Atlanta

  GA

  Responsible for design

  layout and production of in-house graphics utilizing existing AA brand; part of team to develop and implement new national Arthur Andersen branding system for all applications.

  Graphic Designer

  Arthur Andersen

• 1997

  Design Group

  Inc.

  Bridge Creative

  Des Moines

  Iowa

  Began with company as college intern; hired part-time as art director during final college year; responsible for several brands collateral systems including development of signage

  annual reports

  newsletters

  POP displays and illustrations.

  Freelance Art Director

  Design Group

  Inc.

• 1991

  BFA

  Graphic Design

  Member of the ISU AIGA student organization during final year of school.\nPresident of the ISU AIGA student organization during final year of school.

  Iowa State University

• Graphic Design

  Posters

  Art Direction

  Web Design

  Art

  Brochures

  Logo Design

  Graphics

  Corporate Identity

  InDesign

  Photography

  Illustrator

  Packaging

  Creative Direction

  Storyboarding

  Adobe Creative Suite

  Environmental Design

  Illustration

  Layout

  Typography

  Short