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What can I say... I love design and the process used in producing great materials for my clients. Enough so that I've been selling and producing marketing for almost a decade both in the organization that I started, (Flashpoint Design) and independently. Over this time I have been gaining and retaining relationships and experience that last.

Graphics and Advertising:

Created many effective layouts and designs for virtually every medium and function
I am very familiar with the creative process. I have produced solutions for virtually every type of industry and marketing medium.

Experienced in all aspects of creating and maintaining corporate brand identity
I have created many organization corporate identities from the logo to selecting typeefaces colors and graphic design elements all the way to creating postitioning statements and mottos/taglines. See esxamples of these here.

Intuitive in designing to broad and specific needs
I am skilled in ascertaining information required to streamline business operations utilizing internet technologies.

Full command of all major advertising/graphic design software packages, photography(digital and traditional), video, animation, audio, typography, color theory, 2D and 3D
Through out my portfolio are many examples of the experience I can bring to your organization. I am well versed with the unique challenges of 3D model design, product prototyping and animation. I've risen to the challenge with a series of projects for Dairy Queen® and the STX Fire® broom ball head and I can do it for you.

Fully versed in providing materials to vendors for output, manufacture or reproduction
I have worked with virtually every type of product output there is. I research vendors to get you the best possible pricing without sacrificing quality or reliability.

Brown Institute Advertising Design (3.5 GPA)
I attended Brown Institute for Advertising Design. I felt that it offered the widest range in the traditional artistic toolbox as well as the up-and-coming digital tools of production as well. The program also offered training in the psychological aspects behind successful advertising campaigns.


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