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I love what I do for a living, fueled by unbridled passion and creativity I thrive to give the best of me to my family and my work. I believe in a strong sense of efficacy, that what I do does matter in this world and does make a difference to the people around me. I try to leave each encounter better then where it was at the start and strive to leave a legacy of kindness and great design.
PRECEPTS
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." -Alexander Hamilton
"When given the choice between being right or being kind choose kind." -Wayne Dyer
"We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are." -Max Depree
"Great Design - Will - Change the World" - Brent Overbeck
BRAND
I believe great design should embody the brand rather then just be a stylistic treatment. It is all about leveraging your product’s identity and pushing the look further by creating a cohesive clean design that follows the fundamentals and connects the viewer to the product each and every time. I believe in fan membership and a great brand accomplishes that. Internally facing, a companies brand must be strong enough to inspire the way producers think about the voice and tone of their shows. A brand strong enough to influence the way the graphics consider color and composition and strong enough to help writers articulate their messaging. It must be a true north compass that remains a foundation on which all work is built upon. It must be cohesive and remain consistent. It must excite and ignite a spark to do good! To always strive to do one's best work and let the brand identity be the best it can be.
EXPERIENCE
I majored in Industrial Design at one of the top ten programs in the world at the college of Design Architecture Art and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati. I have an array of different professional design experiences ranging from previously designing Star Wars toys at Hasbro to designing Children's Museums and retail stores at some great environmental design firms as well as currently designing BDA, Telly and Emmy award winning motion media commercials, show opens and network branding graphic packages with CNN, Turner Broadcasting Company, CBS and NBC networks.
ANECDOTaL
I have one of the most advanced home theaters on the planet that I constructed from the ground up in my own home. I designed my whole basement and I am constantly making it better and more sophisticated every day. I jumped in head first with programming and scripting to allow home automation functions to be available at the touch of a button on my customized iPad and dedicated theater control panel. I am changing the paradigm of what is possible with at home viewing for television, music, gaming, and home theater through immersive multi sensory experiences. I hope to one day bring my exploration of these concepts and tangible prototypes to the real world for all to see and experience.
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