I’m an artist and a designer. I like to use the word artist because it really sets me apart in a time when creatives, who in the past breathed life into business, have become scared of the word art. That’s why they call themselves “Brand Consultants” or “Marketing Strategists,” because they want you to think they are just another class of business person.

I’m not just another business person. I’m an artist: I know how to inspire people… How to make them feel something. This, you’ll find, actually improves the success of a project, since most of your audience has been numbed by the cold uniformity presented to them by the Visual Consultants.

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Notable Clients (past and present): Wildblue, NRTC, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Missouri Literary Festival, Springfield-Greene County Library System, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper, Guaranty Bank, Oxford Healthcare, Cox HealthPlans,
Price Cutter Charity Championship, Twin Oaks Country Club and Missouri Humanities Council, Universal/Motown Records, Mercury Records, Ultra Records, Exensys, Cornerworld.com, Jimmy Osmond, McKesson Corporation.

Instructor (300 and 400 Level), Missouri State University: One of my favorite things about having practiced a skill for years is teaching others and watching them develop. I teach in the Graphic Design major at Missouri State: Typography and Web Design.

Shiny Toy Guns, We Are Pilots: Created artwork for album, tour and singles. The record reached #90 on the Billboard top 100 and #1 on Top Heatseakers. I also created artwork for the singles from the album, 3 of which charted in the top 30 on Billboard’s US Alternative chart.

Shiny Toy Guns, Season of Poison (2008): Created artwork for album, tour and singles. The record reached #47 on the Billboard top 100 and #13 on Billboard’s Top Rock chart.I also created artwork for the singles from the album, 2 of which charted in the top 30 on Billboard’s US Alternative chart.

Shiny Toy Guns/Lincoln Major Tom Promotion (2009): Created artwork for the Shiny Toy Guns’ single used on Lincoln’s 2010 Lincoln MKZ marketing campaign. This song reached #104 on Billboard’s US Top 200.

Robert F. Kennedy Award (1999): Earned for editorial piece Touching Base. I was the videographer.

20 Under 30. 417 Magazine, Springflied, MO