About

A little about me and what I can do for you

  • Skills and Education

    I have been in the computer, graphic design, and internet industry for 30 years, acquiring a vast knowledge of both the backend technologies and the front-end production techniques used to produce today's most effective tools, applications, and advertising media. I have often pioneered new products and techniques in order to accomplish the tasks at hand, and insure I deliver the best possible solution for my clients.

    I am skilled in hardware, software, design, production, and management. Aside from a creative and clear product vision, I would say that my greatest asset is my ability to adapt, and to learn or create from scratch the required technologies for each project to help it reach its fullest potential. And though I definitely think outside of the box, I consistently follow the trends of the industry and, with an open mind, attempt to predict areas that are lacking or are in need of improvement for either the user or the developer. I have also, for these reasons, been awarded Birmingham's "Top 40 Under 40" Award and am a proud recipient of a prestigious ADDY Award from The American Advertising Federation.

    Skill Sets
    • New Product Concept and Development
    • Website Design/Programming
    • Web Application Design/Programming
    • Mobile Websites and Applications
    • Responsive Web Design
    • Team Management
    • Systems Administration
    • Database Development and Integration
    • Multimedia Design/Programming
    • Video/Audio/Image Editing and Production
    • Printed Marketing Collateral
    • Large-scale Tradeshow Graphics


    Proficiencies
    • PHP, MySQL/SQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, XML/JSON, YouTube API, LAMP/WAMP, Windows Server, IIS
    • Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
    • Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Premiere, After Effects
    • Plus: Blender, Inkscape, phpMyAdmin, Visual Studio, MySQL Control Center, SQL Server Management Studio...(more upon request)


    Education

    Bachelors Degree (Foreign Language-International Trade), Auburn University, 1994
    Languages: Japanese and Spanish

    Double Minor (Visual Arts), Auburn University, 1994

  • Work Experience

    ASCII Corporation | Tokyo, Japan, 1994-1996
      new product/software testing and reporting for Japan's No.1 PC entertainment magazine corporation (primarily LOGiN magazine, but often reported for several other publications)
           
    RealtySouth | Birmingham, AL 1996-1997
      marketing department production team
           
    Freelance Designer | Birmingham, AL 1997-1998
      print, web and interactive design and programming
           
    BLR Advertising | Birmingham, AL 1998-2000
      multimedia design/programming
         
    Triptych Design | Birmimingham, AL 2000-2002
      Founder
      multimedia design/programming
      website design and development
         

    KickMail, LLC | Birmingham, AL 2002-2006
      CIO/CTO/Founding Partner
      new product/software concept and development
      Systems Administration for all IT-related functions
      managed programming and IT teams
      headed all programming efforts
      conception and production of both internal and public products/tools
         

    Reader's Digest | Birmingham, AL 2006-2008
      Sr. Programmer / Sr. Designer / Analyst
      new product/software concept and development
      managed design team
      headed all web-based design efforts
         

    Willowhouse, Inc. | Birmingham, AL 2009-2012
      Director of Web Design / GUI-UX
      new product/software concept and development
      managed and coordinated design as well as frontend programming teams
      headed all web-based design efforts
         
    BendiProductions | Birmimingham, AL 2008--
      Founder + CEO
      consulting and prototyping web-based solutions
      mobile/responsive web application design and development
      logo design and company branding
      marketing strategy and coordination
      print, web and audio/video design
         
    Jenkon | Vancouver, WA 2013--
      Lead Designer/Principle Engineer/UI-UX Lead
      prototyping and developing web-based solutions
      mobile/responsive web application design and development
      marketing strategy and coordination
      print, web, audio/video design, and company branding