About
I have been doing something I love for seven years. I recognize what a privilege that is, and strive to make all of my design work as clean and perfect as I can possibly can. I like to work with a client, see their ideas and enthusiasm bubble forth and then create a design that will carry their vision forward. I am available on a contract basis, either hourly or via a project estimate. Please contact me with any questions you may have.
employment
2009 – present | DC Agenda
Remember the whole “Death of Print News Media” thing? Well, that’s how I spent the later half of 2009.
In the wake of the destruction of the Washington Blade, I was part of the staff that held on in a 100% volunteer capacity to bring the paper back. We had the name in 24 hours, and a print product on the street in 4 days. From the logo to the print layout and online product I worked on every aspect of the new design, as well as creating and managing a new video department.
2002 – 2009 | Window Media
Hired as their webmaster, I went onto design and assist in the development of over six separate online newspapers. During my time here so far, web traffic has jumped from between 5000 and 6000 unique visitors a day to a steady flow of over 40,000, with peaks as high as triple that number.
- washingtonblade.com (offline)
- nyblade.com (offline)
- houstonvoice.com (offline)
- sovo.com (offline)
- expressgaynews.com (offline)
- genremagazine.com (offline)
- davidatlanta.com (offline)
- the411mag.com (offline)
- window-media.com (offline)
2000 – 2002 | Freelancer
After completing my initial computer and design training, I began to work as an independent contractor, picking up work as I could get it and offering to put in some pro bono time for charities and non-profit groups I support.
education
2000-
Completed both the web design and web development master’s certification programs at EEI Communications in Arlington, VA. Both programs consisted of over a dozen individual section regiments and specific program training, including:
- Dreamweaver
- Fireworks
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Page Maker
- Quark
- Cold Fusion
- JavaScript
1995-
U.S. Navy: Basic Training at Great Lakes, IL. After that was nearly a year of B.E.S.S. and Electronics Tech training at Groton, CT. I still fold my T-shirts the way they teach you in Basic, but most of the other training isn’t very applicable in my everyday life.
1994-
Graduated from Lake Braddock High School in Fairfax, VA. Learned a little about art, a little about lacrosse, and a lot about how much happier a person I am when not in high school.
