 Education and Work
EMPLOYER
ABZ Design Group in Charlotte, NC. I am a Senior Designer and have worked at ABZ since Jan. 2006. I work on everything from print pieces (brochures, advertising, banners, panel cards, annual reports, posters, billboards, collateral, direct mail, etc) to multimedia (websites, flash ads, trade show animations, eblasts, powerpoints, videos, etc). View ABZ's site
EDUCATION
Graduated with B.F.A in Graphic Design from UNC Charlotte in Nov. 2005. During this time I also completed an internship at TPM, a large format print shop in Columbia, SC. What Better Way to Learn About Me than a Q&A?Function or Form?
Function before form. Without the function of the brain, there is no way we could conceive the idea of form. Facebook or MySpace?
Facebook FTW (for the win) any day in my book. I've seen some people list themselves as "graphic designers" and their personal website is a MySpace page. MySpace is like the Ford Fiesta of the design world. Newspapers or The Interweb?
The way I get my news is from the internet. I can forsee newspapers being obsolete one day. The wealth of knowledge on the internet is unreal. Sure some of it is B.S. but you have to pick and choose your resources. Favorite Movie?
I would have to say my favorite movie of all time is "Old School". There is nothing better to me than Will Ferrell's humor - "Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time." Favorite Meal of the Day?
Normally I would say breakfast, but I am slow to move in the morning and normally forget my own brain on the way to work, much less eating breakfast. So with what's left, I would say dinner. Macintosh or PC?
Intel Macintosh with VMWare setup to run Windows. Why have one when you can have the best of both worlds? North or South?
I've lived in both and would always like to think that I will always continue to live in the South. You really can't beat the weather down in the South, much less the affordable properties and cost of living. Plus it's just so fun saying "y'all" and cooking with a stick of butter. Cats or Dogs?
I have had both cats and dogs and would have to definitely say I enjoy dogs more than cats. Plus, dogs typically don't tend to swat and bite you while being rubbed. I heard the quote once, "dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
 The Family
This is my wife and I. We also have 2 dogs, Lexi and Oliver. They ARE the three best things in my life and no, my wife didn't tell me to say that. We enjoy spending time watching movies, playing with our dogs, going on the occasional vacation. View Our Gallery Site  The Car
This is my girlfriend of many years. My wife has learned to except her. We've been through a lot together but we both never give up. I hope to soon take her to the 9's at 150 mph in the 1/4 mile. I am also shooting for 700+ HP to the rear tires at the dyno. The car should be up and running by this summer. View the Car The MusicI have played the violin ever since I was 10 years old. I have played everything from classical to bluegrass and enjoy the occasional improv. Listen to some samples below of when I recorded with Dana McCabe - Christian singer/songwriter. Song #1 | Song #2 | Song #3 |
