Creative Director / Founder at Real Color Media (2008-06 – Present)
Independent brand and design studio that serves as the outsourced creative department for clients in architecture, interiors, real estate, building products and publishing.
- (w)here Real Estate (Portland, OR), agency of record since 2013: Own the brand's full creative output: website, integrated print and digital advertising, magazine placements including Portland Monthly, seasonal campaigns, community sponsorships, and high-end property marketing books. Direct each campaign from strategy and concept through art direction, photography and production.
- SEMCO Surfaces, agency of record since 2008: Built and manage the complete brand: identity, marketing collateral and campaigns, and the company's original website. Designed the showroom, its environmental graphics, and the company's trade show booths, carrying the brand from print into three-dimensional space.
- Creative Design Architecture (Las Vegas), agency of record since 2008: Complete brand for an architecture firm licensed in 10 states, with a retail portfolio including Dior and BOSS. Work included the identity, project books, marketing collateral, and the design and build of the website (cdarchlv.com).
- Creative Design Studio (Las Vegas): Complete brand for a commercial office-furniture and workplace design firm, covering the identity, visual system, and the design and build of the website (creativedesignlv.com).
- Encompass Studio, creative partner: The firm's brand and all of its marketing, plus complete identity and environmental graphics programs for its architectural clients.
- Editorial and publishing (Kuda Editions): Design and produce books from manuscript to bound copy, covering layout, image preparation, prepress, paper and binding specification, and printer management. Titles include a fine-art photography monograph released with a museum exhibition at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, and a 166-page illustrated cookbook.
Chief Design Officer at Tomu, Inc. (2023-08 – 2025-06)
- Built Tomu's brand identity and visual system from the ground up for a modular-architecture startup.
- Designed the marketing materials and investor/client presentations, keeping the product and brand consistent across print and digital.
- Created the installation manual used by contractors for final assembly on job sites, turning complex technical sequences into clear, step-by-step visual instructions.
- Led architectural design of the modular product line, translating it into visuals that sales and marketing could use.
Director, Graphics Studio at Parker Scaggiari (2005-02 – 2008-06)
Led the firm's in-house graphics studio, responsible for its brand, its client presentations, and branding for its clients.
- Directed the firm's complete brand identity: the firm portfolio book, project books, posters, postcards, signage and digital presence.
- Created branding materials and environmental signage for the firm's clients and their high-end architectural and hospitality projects.
- Produced the 3D visualizations, renderings and presentation materials for client presentations and new-business pursuits.
Architect / Graphic Designer at Marnell Corrao Associates
Designed brand collateral, marketing campaigns and presentations for international gaming and hospitality developments.
