Note: I am currently pursuing positions with a remote team or onsite in the Olympia, WA or Portland, OR areas.
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SIMPLIFYING THE COMPLEX

I take complex, abstract and new ideas and create stories, interactions, and visuals that are educational, enlightening and delightful.

Others may say I'm an illustrator, a painter, a web designer, an animator, an 'idea guy', or something else entirely. Its true, I've been trained in and absolutely love visual arts. However, I'm a storyteller at heart. All of these things orbit around including your audience in the story. My story. Their story. Your story. I believe that stories are the best way to:

- Impart understanding.
- Share mindset.
- Teach mental models.
- Convey value.
- Reveal motivation.
- Create bonds.

HISTORY

My life is full to the brim with communication discovery; visual storytelling through interface design, illustration, animation, and motion design; audio communication via podcasting and public speaking; even some writing and photography. I love to find the “why” in something and then explore the best ways to share it.

I have a deep history of working with both local and remote agile teams, as well as solo design projects. Open to all opportunities crafting modern, elegant interfaces for outstanding audience experiences.

CORE COMPETENCIES

- User Experience Design
- Interaction Design
- Responsive User Interface Design
- Rapid Prototyping
- Wireframes
- User Flows
- Icon Design
- Concept Design
- Design System Creation & Management
- Accessibility
- Animation
- Illustration
- HTML 5 + CSS 3
- Drawing & Painting (+ digital)
- Layout & Graphic Design (print+digital)
- Typography
- Storyboarding

PRIMARY SOFTWARE

- Sketch App
- InVision App
- Origami Studio
- Principle App
- InVision Studio
- Axure
- Zurb Notable / Notebooks
- Zurb Verify / Tests
- Zurb Influence / Stories
- Zurb Solidify / Prototypes
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe XD