As a kid, drawing, reading, and writing were my entertainment. Growing up in a small town on the outskirts of Phoenix gave me this sense of progression, but at the same time it was a constant reminder of how much there was to see in the world.

I’m still learning to share my process and my story these days. It's an ongoing effort. Here’s a rundown of my areas of creative focus.

Illustration – I work in a few styles – hand drawn, vectorized, and a hybrid of the two. My sensibilities are geometric and I’m always aiming for classic rather than trendy.

Design – Primarily, I focus on game design, publication design, and identity design. Design in general is my dayjob, so I stay well-read, attend lots of local events, and stay involved with our local AIGA chapter.

Fiction – I've been passionate about writing for a long time. I lean towards writing poetry, short stories, and narratives. All of the portfolio projects I create have an element of backstory to them.

Printmaking – I've only just begun to develop this skill. I'm in the early stages of cultivating a body of work in this area. I try to approach every new discipline as an experiment. It takes the pressure to be correct away.

I didn’t attend the best design college or come from a place of privilege. But I do have a customer service background. I worked a lot of other jobs before becoming a designer – pest control tech, house cleaning guy, customer service representative at a call center. I use that part of my background to keep my perspective in check.

One of my mentors once told me: “The customer is not always right, but they always come first.” That’s the way I treat clients and customers. I’ve had the opportunity to work with and learn from some really great people over the years:

AIGA
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
Harkins Theaters

Phoenix Comicon
Phoenix Suns
Arcadis

Toyota
UPS
W.L. Gore & Associates

I’m inspired by the world around us. Summer monsoon storms, insects doing their thing, a hummingbird sitting on a tree. It’s one thing to work in a creative profession and another to use our personal sense of imagination to create things only we can make.

But we can do it. We’re human after all.