Biography/Work Experience

Art Director at KTVX Channel 4 Art Director at Baker Francis & Associates Art Director at Living Scriptures Art Director/Production Manager at Nest Entertainment Design Manager at Saddleman, Inc. Professor at South Dakota State University Professor at Wenzhou Kean University

Philosophy on Work

Hearing Richard Saul Wurman once at a conference, he stated: Graphic Design is like a joke. It should take you to an unexpected destination.

Professional Specialties

Print design, packaging design

Graphis Appearances

Typography 3 Letterhead 8 Design Annual 2016 Poster Annual 2017 Design Annual 2017 Poster Annual 2018 Design Annual 2018 Poster Annual 2019 Design Annual 2019 Poster Annual 2020 Design Annual 2020

Awards

Award of Excellence, Communication Arts Award of Merit, HOW magazine Gold & Silver awards, UCDA National Show DSVC National Show 2 accepted entries SDAF Addys, 2 gold, 5 silver Winner & Runner up, Creative Quarterly Platinum award, ASMP 3 Gold Awards SD AIGA Merit, Salt Lake Art Directors Club Merit, Appleton Papers Merit, Printing Industries of Texas

Graphis Awards

Gold awards 2016 Design Annual 2017 Poster Annual (2) 2017 Design Annual Silver awards Typography 3 2017 Design Annual Letterhead 8 Numerous Merit awards

Proudest Achievements

Husband and father

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Education

M.F.A. Utah State University B.F.A. University of Utah

Other

Presently working in China as a graphic design professor at Wenzhou Kean University

Clients

Utah Jazz Utah Symphony Warner Brothers Wal Mart

Affiliations

AIGA DSVC UCDA Colombia Support Network South Dakota Advertising Association

Area of Expertise

Print Design Poster Design Packaging Higher Education

Hobbies / Freetime

Church and Community service Silk screen printing