About

Thank you for visiting my web site. If you are interested in my professional credentials, please download a copy of my resume. A few select thoughts concerning my objective and design philosophy follow:

Objective

Inspire, lead and design great thinking

As a designer, I am interested in communicating powerful ideas effectively. I was never an artist in school, and unlike many designers, I spent my weekends at debate tournaments and leadership retreats. My approach to everything is colored by my intellectual curiosity, which has no limits. I am a thinker, writer and designer. Yet, all of these qualities are characterized by an interest in visual storytelling. My fondest childhood memories came from slow Saturdays in matinee movies.

For me, every design project is an opportunity: an opportunity to research; think; write; experiment; create. I am endlessly fascinated by the components of visual communication, but I recognize that great design often transcends the sum of its parts. In fact, I believe that great design comes from connection, not decoration. By connecting great writing, powerful imagery and thoughtful strategy, design imbues thinking with emotion.

About Me

A child of the Midwest, I spent my college years in a sort of limbo. Academically, I was and still am a student of philosophy. Personally, I spent my time between meetings and elections. As I entered my senior year of college, I was vice president of the University of Missouri student body, vice president of a fraternity, president of an honorary fraternity and president of a group that I founded. A wiser person would have set aside more time for studying. I, on the other hand, spent many late nights in deep and not-so-deep conversations, often over a pitcher of ice tea.

After my senior year of college, I moved to Baltimore, a city that I had never even visited. Times were tough, but I found a job in medical publishing. I was often heckled for wearing a tie in my neighborhood, and late one night, someone ripped off my windshield wipers. Nevertheless, Baltimore will always have a special place in my heart.

Later, I moved to Southern California, after accepting a job for which I was completely unqualified. I eventually made my way to the Bay Area, where I worked for five years. San Francisco was and will always be my favorite city in America. There is no place like it on earth.

In 1999, I designed my first web site, and I was instantly hooked. I spent my nights designing and redesigning web sites at which no one ever looked. Design became a passion during those late nights, and when I decided to return to school, I knew that I had to follow that passion.

During the last two years, I devoted myself to the experiment. I sold a house, moved to Atlanta and attended the Portfolio Center, the little school where big ideas find a home. I spent early mornings and late nights learning about every aspect of design, and I couldn’t be happier about my decision.

I am passionate about thinking, designing and doing the right thing.