I grew up in San Marcos, Texas. After looking far and wide for a great design school, I found it decidedly convenient that Southwest Texas in San Marcos, now Texas State, had a burgeoning Communication Design program. I graduated, magna cum laude, in December 1998.

My dad gave me two gifts that have proven fundamental to who I am today. The first is craftsmanship. You should see him work with his hands! Cutting corners is not an option, and even the smallest task is done with precision. Second, and equally important, is a sense of wonder. Everything in our spheres of influence has something interesting about it. I purposely look for those things. Only boring people get bored, right?

I bring a lot of unique experiences to the table. I think that’s important as a graphics guy (or gal). One morning you’re working on a logo for a barber shop, and that afternoon you’re building a website that shows how computer chips are made. Being interested, as a matter of habit, is recommended.

So here are some interesting things about me: I am married and we have two awesome boys. I have a license to fly airplanes. I can solve all the Rubiks-type cubes (2x2 thru 7x7). I used to be a janitor at Walt Disney World. I am an Eagle Scout. I have a good number of stamps in my passport; Japan is my favorite destination. I am one of those crazy Mensans. My faith plays a vital role in my life. I was drum major of my high school marching band. I was a finalist at the 2003 World Championship Rattlesnake Races. I have a fiction addiction. Power tools shape my world. I have a Ducktorate Degree from Disney University (as opposed to a Mousters). I love to cook. Primo Parrothead, that's me. And a string of green traffic lights gives me the warm and fuzzies.

Most of all, though, I like to make things. Coffee cakes. Coffee tables. Coffee websites. Doesn’t matter. And whatever it is, I do it with imagination, inventiveness and workmanship.

• Focus on ideas...concept is king!
• Creative problem solver, intuitive and versatile team worker
• Appreciation for identity's role in growing targeted mind-share, and how that affects the bottom line for both management and investors
• Experience with consumer and business-to-business marketing
• Intense familiarity with design sensibilities of non-Western cultures
• Understanding of business and market practices around the world
• Acute awareness of graphic design history and trends
• Thorough comprehension of most commercial art production processes
• Working knowledge of most web technologies and design conventions
• Command of basic design principles, expert typography, advanced layout, cost-saving packaging and production
• Excellent writer