Education
California College of the Arts Graduated 2016
Degree: BFA Graphic Design
Graduated with honors, thesis award recipient, had a lot of fun.
Rest in peace CCA.


Experience
Specialized Bicyle Components 2024–2026
Role: Lead Graphic Designer, Associate Art Director
Was a lead designer on the global brand design and retail teams working on new product launches, global branding and retail design systems, as well as art directing on photo and video shoots.

Freelance 2020–2024
Role: Graphic Designer, Art Director, Illustrator, Small Business Owner
Running my own one man design studio for client such as, Airbnb, Netflix, Nike, Iris Worldwide, 826 Valencia, Cash Studios, Califia, Stanford D. School, etc...

MacFadden & Thorpe 2015-2020
Role: Graphic Designer, Art Director, Illustrator.
In house designer at a boutique agency working as part of a small team on a range of clients including: Airbnb, Dolby, Moma, SFAQ, The Thing Quarterly, OpenTable, CCA, and The Green Cross.


Exhibitions
Altar Form 2026
Solo Show @ Always Gallery Sausalito CA


A Dream you Forget 2023
Solo Show @ Dreamers and Make Believers Gallery San Fransisco CA

Pyramid Scheme 2023
Group show  @ Bass&Reiner Gallery San Fransisco CA

San Francisco Art Book Fair 2023, 2022, 2019
Vendor @ Minnesota street projects San Fransisco CA 

West Coast Craft 2023, 2020, 2016
Vendor @ Fort Mason Center San Fransisco CA 

Desert Daze 2022, 2021
Vendor @ Desert Daze Music Festival Joshua Tree CA 

S.K.A.S.T 8 2019 
Group show @ Omni Commons Oakland CA

Weird Summer 2018
Group show @ Secret Gallery Oakland Ca

Young Wizard 2017 
Solo show @ Stay Gold Gallery



Honors
Ad Age Editors Pick 2022

AIGA 50 books 50 covers winner 2018

West Coast Craft Scholarship booth winner 2016

Steve Reoutt Memorial Scholarship 2013

AIGA World Studio Scholarship 2012

CCA First Year Honors Program Recipient 2012

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