About Me.
^ Heading up to the bridge from 10B at Road Atlanta during a JZilla HPDE. Was hitting 140 mph down the back straight!
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Some interesting tidbits about me:
I have been artistic since I was young. My father retired from architecture and studied fine art in college. Mom is a natural creative talent, but it mostly came out in her amazing photography. I grew up drawing and designing. I was voted Most Artistic in High School and won the Miami Herald's Silver Knight Award my senior year. I ended up teaching most of the design and art classes I was in during college because I did it better than the vast majority of our instructors did. (That's not to say I didn't have some amazing instructors, but they were few and far between.) I have worked in sign shops. I have worked in ad agencies, large and small. I have worked for large multi-national corporations with Fortune 500 clients, many of whom I dealt with directly. I have worked for small family-owned businesses, also with Fortune 500 clients, many of whom I dealt with directly. I have been into sports cars and auto racing since my dad took me to my first sports car race, The 12 Hours of Sebring. I was taught to drive race cars by Skip Barber Driving School at Sebring, tried to go pro, have raced go karts, autocrossed, and done numerous track days. I am into MINI Coopers and founded (and still run) one of the largest MINI Clubs in the country. The Georgia Mini Auto Club (GAMINIACs) is over 1300 members strong and constantly growing. I still love racing, am an avid F1 fan, and enjoy a spirited mountain run. I also love salt water fishing, though I don't get to do that as often as I'd like. EXPERIENCE
08/18 - Current Craton Promotions • Art Director Peachtree Corners, GA 08/16 - 08/18 Gearhead Graphics, LLC • Partner Cumming, GA 02/08 - 08/16 Mr. Bar-B-Q/Blue Rhino • Creative Manager Old Bethpage, NY/Winston-Salem, NC 04/05 - 02/08 D&D Yacht Management • VP Marketing Port St. Lucie, FL 03/03 - 10/04 Wells Real Estate Funds • Senior Graphic Designer Norcross, GA 04/97 - 04/01 TMS/Ontarget/Siebel Systems, Inc. • Art Director Atlanta, GA 10/94 - 04/97 Esoteric Audio USA • Art Director Winder, GA Any gaps in employment were filled by freelance/contract work. EDUCATION
Arizona State University - Industrial Design Palm Beach Junior College - Advertising Design WHO AM I?
Illustrator. Branding Guru. Conceptual Artist. Catalog Designer. Layout Artist. Product Designer. Photographer. Copy Writer. Presentation Expert. T-Shirt Designer. Vehicle Wrap Artist. Trade Show Booth Guy. Draftsman. Name Creator. Sign Designer. Photo Manipulator. Logo Designer. Watercolor Artist. Pencil Sketcher. Pen and Ink Drawer. Adobe Limit Pusher. Typographer. Marker Comper. Motorsport Historian. Racing Enthusiast. Race Livery Designer. Sticker Maker. Photo Stylist. Print Purchaser. Corporate ID Enforcer. Packaging Designer. Design Team Manager. Process Fixer. Problem Solver. ‘Make It Pop’ Afficiando. Creative Powerhouse. SOFTWARE - Expert
Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Indesign CC Adobe Illustrator CC Adobe Acrobat CC Coreldraw Windows OS Microsoft Office Sketchup Suitcase Fusion Sep Studio 4 Painter AWARDS / RECOGNITION / ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founder/President - Georgia Mini Auto Club (GAMINIAC) - Over 1300 members and growing. Miami Herald Silver Knight Winner in Art - North Shore High School | ||