I have over ten years of Art Direction, marketing development, print / web design, color theory, color science, color psychology, prepress and desktop/server level IT in web and mail technologies. I've designed for household names such as William Sonoma, the GAP, Nike Town, Harley Davidson, Snap-on, the Smithsonian, ComEd, Verizon, AT&T, Pixar and PG&E.
Son of a sailor and a psychiatric nurse, I've spent my years traveling throughout the continental United States self-entertained. Settling for most of my adult life in the Chicagoland area, where I worked as a Senior Designer and a Political Editor, I escaped the dramatic weather of the midwest (leaving behind my perfect sister and her perfect daughter) for the dramatic lifestyle of San Francisco in 2001.
While the Bay Area was recovering during the burst, I cold-called 300+ design and production houses to introduce myself and meet associates in the local industry. After managing my own freelance, I've made home as the Art & IT Director for Bently Holdings and their sister companies Kamalaspa and Bently Reserve. I'm lucky to be supported by a genius crew filled with sincere talents such as Graphic Designer & IT Assistant Eugene Santos, Senior Designer Scott Shearer, Lead IT Admin Russ Jang, Owner and Mac guru of MacCentric Solutions Noam Birnbaum, and Lead IT Consultant Jack Murgia. I call the founders of these companies, Chris Bently and Amber Marie Bently, teachers in business and close friends.
When not busy with my own designs, I can be found reading an occasional comic, possibly eating fantastic food with the love of my life. Often times I'm reading at home or flipping between Discovery Channel, History Channel and Comedy Central. Religiously I'm training or plotting my adventures.
I'm leaving out much to avoid a rant. I plan on adjusting this site frequently.
