Education

2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in Visual Communication
University of Oklahoma

Experience

Present

Third Degree Advertising — Art Director

Began as an intern immediately after graduation, eventually getting hired as an art director. Designing material for Construction Industries Board, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Lyric Theatre, Cox Business Services, Nextep human resources, and Express Personnel Services. Meeting tight deadlines and thriving in the fast-paced environment.

Designer for Independent Game Developers

Designing book covers, interior layouts and collateral pieces for notable game creators Jared Sorensen, Greg Stolze, and John Wick.

2003-2004

University of Oklahoma Press — Design Intern

Awarded the John O. Williams Fellowship in Graphic Design, an intern position at the University of Oklahoma Press. Designed book covers for The Roseto Story: An Anatomy of Health and Jim Thorpe: Worldís Greatest Athlete. Assisted production of order forms, display posters, catalogs and magazine ads.

Summer 2001

IGN.com and TNMC.org — Entertainment Journalist

Wrote reviews of television series Stargate SG-1 and The Tick. Coordinated with editor in California from Oklahoma. Traveled to Wisconsin to write about an appearance by James Marsters, star of Buffy: the Vampire Slayer and Angel, at GenCon 2001.

Skills

Proficient on both the Macintosh and PC platforms, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Macromedia Flash, Freehand, Dreamweaver, and competent in HTML and CSS.

Awards

Rave Award from Wired Magazine

Graduated with Distinction

John O. Williams Fellowship of Graphic Design

College of Fine Arts Dean's List 2002-2003

President's List Fall 2003

Ben Barnett Art Scholarship Recipient 2002-2003

Organizations

Present

Oklahoma City Ad2

Spring 2004

School of Art Senior Capstone – Publicity Team Manager

Led team developing a university-wide ad campaign for the School of Arts senior capstone exhibition.

Spring/Fall 2003

Students in Design – Secretary

Organized meeting times, kept members up to date through the SiD mailing list, and developed a poster publicizing a guest lecture by Robert Probst.

References

Available upon request.