Candidate Summary
Diligent and dependable worker, highly skilled in both the artistic and the technical. Early trainee in both graphics and computer science, with published works and first C program written at twelve years old. Self-educating and attentive, with a strong foundation in synergy, communication, and collaboration.
Summary of Qualifications
- Advanced skills with digital graphics and illustration in both raster and vector formats.
- Invented a Javascript GUI for building interactive seat maps that customers use to buy tickets for live events.
- Experience with Tailwind, Alpine.js, Laravel, Livewire, Blade, Filament, Eloquent ORM, React.js, Angular, Node.js, Vue.js, MongoDB, MySQL, Apache, and REST APIs; Jira, Git, SVN, UNIX shell; Linux, macOS, and AWS; C, C++, XML, XPath, HTML, CSS, SVG, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, SQL, JSON, Python, Markdown, Bash, RegEx, ActionScript, Objective C, R, POV-Ray SDL, XSLT, and LaTeX; Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premier, InDesign, Audition, Lightroom; Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, GIMP, Inkscape, Audacity, Toon Boom, Blender, Maya; drawing tablets, scanners, and DSLR cameras.
Education
Certificates:
“Learning Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Developers”
LinkedIn
2025
“Building a Complete MEAN Stack Application”
Board Infinity
2025
“Learning MEAN Stack by Building Real world Application”
Board Infinity
2025
“Learning Vue.js”
LinkedIn
2025
“Figma Essential Training: The Basics”
LinkedIn
2024
“JavaScript Foundations Professional Certificate”
Mozilla
2024
“React Essential Training”
LinkedIn
2024
“Building RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express”
Board Infinity
2024
“Career Essentials in GitHub Professional Certificate”
GitHub
2024
“Frontend Development using Angular”
Board Infinity
2024
Diplomas:
Bachelor of Arts
College of Arts & Sciences cum laude
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
2012-2014
Associate of Arts
magna cum laude
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, Ohio
2011-2012
Work Experience
Junior Front-End Web Developer
iTickets
Cullman, Alabama
2022-2024
- Write front-end Javascript GUI letting users select seats on a venue map.
- Write administrative GUI for creating and editing seat maps to be used in front-end GUI.
- Develop new features and page designs for Laravel website using TALL technology stack.
- Train technicians on use of administrative seat map GUI.
- Develop new features and improvements for seat map GUI (both administrative and front-facing).
Marketing/Design Assistant
iTickets
Gahanna, Ohio
2017-2024
- Edit diverse client assets to match specifications.
- Create new brand and marketing assets for web, print, email, and social media.
- Design web content, and implement brand theme on new interfaces.
- Clone client web themes from third-party hosts for brand consistency.
- Collaborate on UI/UX direction.
- Draft UI/UX recommendations for both technical and at-a-glance communication.
- Write, record, edit, and produce instructional videos showing software UI.
Graphic Designer
Center for Applied Plant Sciences
Ohio State University
2013-2014
- Design web theme, create assets, and implement CSS on top of Twitter Bootstrap.
- Design and create promotional poster.
Contract Graphic Designer
Aerial Image Solutions
Westerville, Ohio
2020
Shao Xun Loke
Columbus, Ohio
2016
Matthew Carr
Columbus, Ohio
2016
The Rock Community Church
Garfield Heights, Ohio
2010-2011
Compass Home Services, LLC
Columbus, Ohio
2010
Earl Palmiter
Pataskala, Ohio
2009
Brian Williams
Columbus, Ohio
2007
Scott Tanis
Columbus, Ohio
2006
- Design logos and ads based on brand name and concepts, and produce final assets.
- Sketch variations for client to choose from, and iterate successively from client feedback.
Contract Illustrator
Gabriel Markley
Pataskala, Ohio
2011-2016
Grant Neilley
Columbus, Ohio
2013
Amy Nicole Taylor
Nashville, Tennessee
2013
- Consult on story continuity and research story world.
- Work with author to design characters and aesthetic style.
- Work with author on number and content of illustrations, including cover design.
- Produce illustrations in consistent style with consistent character likenesses.
Entrepreneur
Malex Media Network, LLC
Pataskala, Ohio
2004-2011
- Assist in web design, and produce theme assets.
- Maintain and enhance extensive backend content repository with hundreds of XML documents.
- Produce final illustrative graphics to support ongoing content management strategy.
- Participate in writing and design, then illustrate up to three weekly media installments.
- Appear at live events and conventions, representing company and illustrating on demand for attendees.
- Manage and archive digital and paper assets.