RELATED WORK HISTORY

KUMA CREATIVE LLC. - August 2008 - Present

Freelance and contract design work, UI, illustrations, animations and strategic marketing consulting. Recently completed 3 year contract as design lead for Chill.com.

SCHRADER OIL - March 2013 - January 2021

Director of Marketing for Schraders Convenience stores. Create and manage all marketing and advertising campaigns. Director of a team responsible for day to day execution of all strategic campaigns.

SCHRADER OIL - September 2010 - March 2013

Managed multiple convenience stores. Duties consist of managing all personnel, ordering all products in store, organizing and controlling inventory while maintaining all company standards of cleanliness and customer satisfaction.

CONTRADO INC. – December 2007 - September 2010

Creative Director and lead designer for a consulting, marketing and non-profit promotion company based in Arvada, Colorado. Building a sponsorship book template inside and out to serve non-profit organizations. Designing full scale game boards based upon Monopoly for communities nationwide that benefit local non-profit organizations.

GIGABYTE SOLUTIONS LLC. – January 2008 - April 2008

Provided conceptual designs for clients that need an upgraded image or fresh start to their company’s web site. Main focus was the front end work, designing the overall aesthetics for the entire site. Assisted in marketing Gigabyte Solutions to bring in new clientele.

L.L. BEAN – August 2007 - December 2007

Developed an IMC plan to help advertise and promote the L.L. Bean name to a younger demographic. Through catalogs, micro sites and guerrilla marketing several teams researched and generated new designs to be compared with other mass retail markets. My team built a mock catalog (6 spreads) and promotional advertising collateral .

FAST SIGNS - September 2006 - October 2007

Fabrication, production and construction of vinyl and solvent signs, banners and decals. Perform sign installations on cars (vehicle wraps) and commercial buildings.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2015-2020 Boys and Girls Club - Executive Board Member for the Boys and Girls Club’s of Larimer County.
2013-2019 Event Coordinator and Development Director - Schrader’s Grand Prix.

EDUCATION

2015-2017 Digital Workshop Center - Certification Program, Advanced Web Development

2005-2008 The Art Institute of Colorado - Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design

2004-2005 University of Oregon - General Studies

2003-2004 Front Range Community College - General Studies

QUALIFICATIONS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Adobe Suites
Wordpress, Squarespace
Microsoft Office
Figma
Monday.com
Windows and MAC OS

CREATIVE SKILLS
Drawing
Painting
Music Production
Mixed media arts
Photography

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Managed retail stores
Customer Service
Team leader
Networking groups
Salesman