Missouri Western State College, St. Joseph, MO

2000-2001

When Flash came on the scene in the late 1990s, I knew it would be a very powerful force on the web... I just couldn't wait to get my hands in it.   ~H

Responsibilities & Projects

• Multimedia Designer Using Flash and Java
• Designed, Programmed, and Maintained
  Interactive Campus Map
• Integrated Flash & Java Applications into Existing Pages
• Designed and Implemented Biology Lab "Web Homes"
• Designed Web Ads & Banners
• Designed Flyers & Newspaper Ads

Farmland Foods, Inc.,
Kansas City, MO

2002-Present

Keeping abreast of new trends and technologies is integral to ensuring the longevity of any company. ~H

Responsibilities & Projects

• Lead Artist / Designer and Prepress Specialist
• Design and Modify Numerous Product Labels
• Responsible for Adhering to Style Guidelines and Restrictions for Multiple Brands
• Create Art for Company Intranet
• Design Web Banners and Graphics for a Variety of Applications
• Design Coupons, Brochures, Digital PDFs and Web Graphics for Public Distribution

Freelance & Academia

1997 - Present

Every new client, each new project, is an expedition of discovery and adventure where creativity meets function to make something truly magical. ~H

Projects & Specialties

• Multimedia Scrapbooks & Personal Travelogues
• Promotional CDs
• Blog, Social Media Profile, & Website Design
• Public Relations Materials
• Logo Design & Branding Consultation
• Web Banners & Ads
• Web Tracking and Search Engine Optimization Services & Research
• PSD to HTML Slicing

Breakdown

I have always been fascinated by emotion and how it's represented by the human form. In this series, I tried to capture the frustration and rage each of us has felt at one time or another as it played across the faces of those closest to me.

This portion of a larger, ongoing series, meant to represent an analysis of human emotion, has been a hobby of mine for several years. As it develops further, I hope to see it in print in the form of a book and as a solo exhibit.

A Single Moment

So much can happen in a single moment. A car crash, a birthday surprise, a first kiss... Some would say an entire lifetime lasts but a moment. This is what I tried to capture within these images: How much can happen in such a small space of time. I chose familiar subjects and a theme of youthful vigor and hope that I was able to show how quickly the tender years of youth flow by.

My Town

Growing up, I was that kid with the small-town experience harboring big-city aspirations. I was determined at the tender age of 13 that I would claw my way to the top and make something of myself in the city that never sleeps. I had dreams of working for some posh magazine as a writer or photographer and cutting a little niche for myself that included a cosmopolitan life in a high rise with friends and parties to beat the band.

As I grew older and realized life was a little more difficult and far less cut-and-dried than that, I pared those dreams down to places smaller, a little less than New York. Maybe Chicago or Boston... Never Hollywood or LA. Nothing quite so filled with glitter and big dreams. Something closer to home, but still bigger than what I was given as a child.

After a lot of soul seeking and major changes in my life, I eventually chose Kansas City, the Paris of the Plains, to call home. It's cosmo enough that I can find a Whole Foods Market, yet down home enough that people still say "hi" when you walk by. Here I can have the best of both worlds: The small-town manners (mostly) and the bigger-city arts and entertainment scenes.

No, we're not New York and we're certainly not Austin, but it's my town and I'm happy here.