DESIGN & DEVELOMENT EXPERIENCE
SVP of Development
TicketSauce, 2014 - present
Manage an amazing team of developers as we design, build, and innovate online ticketing and event management.
3rd Place: AT&T Toledo Smart Cities Hackathon
Worked in 2-man team to build an app for real-time water sample testing/reporting.
Interactive Development Specialist
MediaOne of Utah / Utah Digital Services, 2007 - 2016
Designed & Developed many websites including all technical aspects from database design to SEO.
The Salt Lake Tribune website
Designed & Co-Developed The Salt Lake Tribune's website
The Salt Lake Tribune Android app
Designed & Developed The Salt Lake Tribune's Android app.
Rotana Websites & CMS
Co-Designed & Developed a CMS and 6 websites for the World's Largest Arab media company, 2013
Instructor - Introduction to Interactive Art
Bowling Green State University, 2006-2007
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Instructor - Advanced Interactive Art
Bowling Green State University, 2006-2007
PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
US Speedskating Team
Designed, Developed, and maintained the US Speedskating Team's website, 2007 - 2009
Programmer/Designer
Creative Myndz, 2001 - 2007
Developed Interactive CDs and DVDs for McGraw Hill Publishing
CakeFest (CakePHP convention)
Attended CakeFest, 2011 in Manchester, and in 2013 in San Francisco.
GROUPS
Toledo Google Developer GroupToledo Web Professionals
TECHNICAL SKILLS & LANGUAGES
PHP DevelopmentCurrently using the CakePHP Framework, PHP has become my go-to server-side language.
Database Design
SEO & SEM (Search Engine Optimization / Marketing)
Spent two years as the SEO specialist for MediaOne of Utah.
LANGUAGES
HTML
JavaScript
CSS
PHP
CakePHP
MySQL
AJAX
Java / Android
ActionScript
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts degree specliazing in Digital Arts
Bowling Green State University, 2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree specializing in Digital Arts and Drawing
Bowling Green State University, 2003
ART EXPERIENCE / AWARDS
Instructor - Foundation Drawing
Bowling Green State University, 2006-2007
Instructor - Advanced Digital Painting
Bowling Green State University, 2006-2007
Studied Abroad in Florence, 2003
I was incredibly lucky to be able to study painting, drawing, and art history in Florence for 6 weeks. It was an experience I will never forget.
Digital Art Piece accepted into Siggraph, 2006
Top 8 finish - World's Fastest Caricature Artists, 2006
Illustrated "My Firelands Adventure", 2012
Working closely with the author, Nel Adcock, I created over 20 illustrations for a book about a pioneer family before, during, and after the Battle of Lake Erie. Being raised on Lake Erie, this book meant a lot to me.
Illustrated "Laura on Life: Corn Dogs & Dust Bunnies", 2007
Illustrated "Unsuspecting Friends", 2006
1st Place, Outstanding Abstract/Design Style, International Society of Caricature Artists, 2006
While receiving this award was an honor, just attending the 2006 NCN (now ISCA) convention was an amazing experience. An entire convention hall full of caricature artists making fun of each other for 4 days straight... hard to beat that.
Secretary - International Society of Caricature Artists, 2006
Created UglyDucklingArt.com, 2002
My first go at an online caricature store, and within 2 days, I had my first order from overseas and eventually drew over 500 digital caricatures in the couple years of running the site.
Owner/Artist of Ugly Duckling Art, 2000
During the summer months of 2000 and 2001, I spent most days at my own little caricature stand on Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island, OH. While it was not a huge money maker, this was the first of my many entrepreneurial endeavors.
