Curriculum Vitae
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Experience

Zoo York Skateboards - Sr Art Director
May 2009 – Present
Responsible for the design and execution of all graphics for men’s garment line - SMU’s, premium tier and in-line, from concept to development. Responsibilities include management of a team of half dozen designers (both graphic and fashion), seasonal research and development of creative themes, art direction and written creative briefs for freelance designers and illustrators. Accountable for managing a freelance budget, annually. Spearheaded the guest artist collaborations, utilizing relationships with the arts and graffiti community,

Handselecta - Owner, Principal Designer
May 2003 – Present
Handselecta is a font foundry and preservation project documenting graffiti as a form of contemporary calligraphy and transforming handwritten scripts into digital typefaces. Working alongside some of the most notable practitioners in the world of the aerosol arts, the Handselecta project is currently contracted for an art history book to be released Spring 2011 on Gingko Press.

Adnauseum, Inc. - Owner, Principal Designer
August 2002 – Present
Adnauseum is an experimental design studio used to procure short term freelance projects, specializing in identity, custom fonts and lettering. Clients include Complex Magazine, Zona Design, Cubanica, 5 Boro Skateboards, Upper Playground, R/GA, Nike and The New York Times.

Zoo York Skateboards - Art Director
September 2007 – May 2009
Responsible for the design and execution of garment graphics. Responsibilities include seasonal research and development of creative themes. Responsible for Special-Make-Up programs and business of key accounts, Pac Sun, and Zumiez.

Zoo York Skateboards - Sr Graphic Designer
October 2004 – September 2007
Responsible for the design and execution of tee graphics - from concept to development of the men’s garment line.

Parsons School of Design - Adjunct Professor
2003, 2006 (1 year)
Taught several classes, including Communication Design, Presentation, and Digital Design

SME Branding - Graphic Designer
September 2002 – August 2003
Graphic design of logos and identity systems for professional and collegiate athletics programs. While in this position I worked on the identities of accounts such as: Adidas/2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, University of Pennsylvania Athletics, New York Rangers, and various projects for the United States Olympic Committee.

Education

Parsons School of Design
1997 – 2002
BFA, with Honors Communication Design