education
east carolina university
school of art and design
may 2002
bfa communication art
photography / graphic design
experience - employment
propagandi greenville, nc
november 2008 - present
owner/creative director
» propagandi is a virtual design group that produces all forms of communication. from graphic, web and multimedia design to high end photography, propagandi can solve all of your communication device needs. based in Eastern North Carolina, the setup is a virtual design studio, calling on a group of colleagues to service clients. the idea was conceived to lower overhead and provide top quality services at a lower price. due to lower operating cost, propagandi offers the high quality of brick and morter design firms but at the price of your uncle Jimbo's sign shop.
strategic marketing and design greenville, nc
august 2001 - november 2008
art director - photographer / designer
» managed client accounts and budgets.
directed multiple projects from start to client's satisfaction.
customer service driven.
worked with and mentored young designers.
in-house commercial photographer and image tech for firm.
use of digital and film cohesively.
web design and multimedia.
network administrator and system tech.
setup design group innovative filing and billing system.
overton’s inc. greenville, nc
october 1997 - august 2001
commercial photographer / head image tech
» made images of product for four multi-million circulation catalogsexperience - contract
(Overton's, Herter's, Dunn's and SeaDoo).
head image tech, which all images came through my department for correction.
implemented color management workflow.
worked together with department buyers on photography needs.
was critical element in pagination and catalog workflow.
handled press checks and corrections (Quebecor World).
practicon (contract) greenville, nc
may 2009 - present
photography
» on contract to photograph product line for catalog and web.
overton's (contract) greenville, nc
december 2002 - present
catalog page design
» on location page design used for their summer catalog push.
parrott canvas (contract) greenville, nc
august 2002 - present
photography
» under contract to photograph their entire product line for the web.
produced graphics and layout for the site.
transeast (new growth designs & jefferson's florist) (contract) greenville, nc
july 2005 - present
product photography and ad campaigns
» under contract to photograph product for web, advertising and collateral material.
designed national ad campaigns for trade industry.
responsible for graphics and collateral material for their partnership with
national geographic home collection.
regional acceptance corp. (contract) greenville, nc
july 2005 - august 2006
illustration and flash presentation
» under contract to transfer hr presentations to flash
and misc jobs
sevylor (contract) sauk rapids, mn
august 2005 - september 2005
product videography
» under contract to shoot video of their new product line.experience - non-profit
location shoots and production on small scale.
edited for dvd presentation.
rogue revival (501(c)(3)) greenville, nc
founded june 2006
partner/vice-president - creative director
» non-profit (501-c) established in response
to a need for unity in the religious community.
rogue revival is built upon five areas:
events promotion, design and identity,
finances and good works. this has given me
an outlet to give back to the community
through my giftings and calling. we have
setup a virtual design group that is
comprised of colleagues that share
the same vision and need to make
a difference.
proficiencies
graphic design
» expert level in cs3 master suite, ms office and iwork, vector illustration,
acrobat pro and ddap pdf workflow, typography
web design / multimedia
» html, css, coldfusion, dreamweaver, flash, fireworks, director, final cut pro, dvd studio pro,
sd & hd workflow, qtvr, some 3d, live sound and audio
film / digital photography
» canon digital slr, 35mm film, medium format (hasselblad, mamyia, polaroid),
large format 4x5, speedotron & profoto studio strobe systems
color management
» gretag macbeth profilemaker; calibration of
monitors, scanners, digital cameras, & printers
pre-press / production
» 100 page plus catalog pagination and process, high-end creo/kodak scanning,
drum scanning, color matching, press checks and quality control
platforms / network
» expert level in mac osx (osx server), intermediate level in pc (vista, xp, win 2000),
and network & lan admin; troubleshooting both mac and pc hardware and software
awards
addy awards
»2000 citation of excellence, nc ad campaign
»2001, 03, 04 gold addy, self promotion, christmas card
»2002 gold addy, campaign ads, hatteras hammocks
»2003 silver addy, catalog, hatteras hammocks
»2003 silver addy, xss brochure, goerlich's
»2003 silver addy, xlerator trade booth, goerlich's
»2003 silver addy, truckex mobile, goerlich's
»2003 silver addy, merit cover illustration,
»2004 silver addy, aristo illustrations, goerlich's,
»2004 silver addy, american verve, glt media,
national catalog manager association award
»2002 best cover, goerlich’s exhaust systems, xlerator
»2002 best use of graphics, goerlich’s exhaust systems, xlerator
»2003 best cover, goerlich’s exhaust systems, truck-ex
»2003 best use of graphics, goerlich’s exhaust systems, truck-ex
»2007 best use of graphics, ap exhaust systems, 85 & newer
»2007 most user friendly catalog, ap exhaust systems, 85 & newer
md publications - top ten products - under car digest
»2007 the top 10 products, ap exhaust systems, 85 & newer
