Experience
Resume
Resume
+ Portfolio
2002 - Current
The Creativity Ninja |. HCM Designs
Greater Seattle Area, WA
Napa, CA & Lahaina, HI
Role: Freelance Designer, Project Manager & Artist
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Projects included the renovation and redecoration of private residences, from interior selections to complete renovation and project management
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Project manager, designer, and investor in three flipped homes
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Graphic design, book layout design, logo design, corporate identity, and more
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Comissioned artist
1992 - Current
Meyer Family Port
Napa & Yorkville, CA
Role: Partner
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Family run and operated port label and wine business
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Designed company signage and merchandise
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Did architectural designs for a winery and guest house
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Designed, wrote and self-published Port Cookbook
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Marketing advertisement and strategy
October 2021 - December 2022
Trailside Homes
Issaquah, WA
Role: Product Development Manager
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Developed all base interior finish specifications
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Continuous maintenance and distribution of architectural changes, standards, and standard details
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Managed project vertical kick-off along with all required documentation of plans,
finish schedules, and construction detail drawings -
Managed and selected all interior finishes and managed and updated finish schedules for spec homes and assisted custom clients on interior selections
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Adding field teams needs and understanding to the design and specifications
January 2020 - August 2021
Sage Homes Northwest
Everett, WA
Role: Director of Marketing & Sales
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Pioneered corporate branding & identity from letterhead, office signage and decor, social media, and more.
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Management and design of social media posts and events, advertising, marketing collateral & signage, and website
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Strategic planning and reporting on sales & marketing
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Developed and managed yearly department budget & project specific budgets from feasibility to completion
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Worked alongside the company President and Sales Manager, continually refining and elevating the Company’s marketing approach with and rising sales. Doubled company’s sales in one year’s time.
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Pioneered company on-boarding process & handouts
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Key participant in developing 2021 business plan
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Selected materials and formatted finish schedules
August 2017 - December 2019
Sundquist Homes / Century Communities
Lynnwood, WA
Role: Graphic Designer / Marketing Coordinator
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Creative lead and graphic designer for Sundquist Homes
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Responsible for social media, advertising, marketing material, plat & site plan design, and website management and design
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Worked alongside the Marketing & Sales Director in continually refining and elevating the company’s marketing approach with superior web and print content
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Held and integral role in the marketing and sales transition
May 2016 - March 2018
Ravenleaf Public House
Seattle, WA
Role: Owner & Marketing Director
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Pursued dream of owning a restaurant
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Founded a local gastropub and served as the marketing manager and business owner and partner
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Managed website design, advertisement, corporate identity, events, and marketing management
Sold restaurant and foodtruck
February 2014 - August 2017
Experience ZAZZ
Seattle, WA
Role: Partner & Creativity Ninja
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Founded a marketing strategy company
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In charge of graphic design, marketing strategy, and event management for small sustainable startups.
Closed to focus on employment at Sundquist Homes
April 2012 - June 2016
Farbod Barsum - Barsum Fashion Group
Seattle, WA
Role: Art Director
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Remote working
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Responsible entirety of design and marketing strategy work for their corporate identity, advertisements, website, and more.
Worked until Business Closed
August 2010 - August 2011
Healthy Buildings Technology Group
Napa, CA
Role: Architectural Lead & Project Manager
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Primary Architectural Designers, team manager of the OHOME project and project manager to the OHOME as well as many other projects
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Performed architectural design, graphic design, design team coordination, and project management.
April 2009 - June 2010
HUB Bay Area
Berkeley & San Francisco, CA
Role: Junior Architect & Project Manager
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Involved in the design and construction of Hub Berkeley and Hub San Francisco, Bay Area co-working spaces.
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Responsible for assisting the lead designer in client meetings, creating new ideas for the remodels, recording community input
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Responsible for kitchen design, furniture design, coordinating with suppliers and selecting fixtures, furniture construction, site construction and build out.
On Project from Start to Completion
Skills & Capabilities
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Project Management
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Customer Service
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Team Management & Collaboration
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Budget Projection & Management
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Marketing & Sales Strategy & Implementation
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Self-Starter
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Event Planning
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Graphic Design
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Interior Design
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Architectural Design
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Home & Office Staging
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3-dimensional design and model construction
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Public speaking
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Proficient in software programs Adobe CS6, including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Word, PowerPoint and Excel as well as Mac Communication applications, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, 3D Studio Max, Buildertrend and ProCore
Education
1999 - 2001
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
Major: Graphic Design / Art History
Degree: None
I started my collegiate studies at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. I studied Art, Art History, Graphic Design and International Studies. This included a semester aboard at the Scuola di Lorenzo in Florence, Italy.
2003 - 2006
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
Major: Architecture / Art History
Degree: BA in Art History
I was enrolled in the Architectural Doctoral program at University of Hawai'i. While there, I finished my Bachelor's in Art History and decided to complete a masters in architecture elsewhere.
2006 - 2008
NewSchool of Architecture & Design
San Diego, CA
Major: Architecture
Degree: MArch in Sustainable Architecture
I enrolled in the graduate program and completed my Master's in Architecture at NewSchool of Architecture & Design
2011 - 2013
BGI / Pinchot University
Seattle, WA
Major: Sustainable Business Administration
Degree: MBA in Sustainable Business Administration & Marketing
After a work experience in the architectural design industry that was disappointing mainly due watching a business leader make one huge mistake after another, I realized how valuable an understanding in business administration was to an architect, artist, designer and more. I decided to pursue my Master's in Business Administration from a quadruple bottom line (people, purpose, place & profit) focused education institution.
Accreditations
2009 LEED-AP by USGBC
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Awards
2018 WA Tribute Community Outreach Award
2008 Alpha Rho Chi Leadership Award - NSAD
2007-2008 President’s Award, NSAD
2007-2008 Dean’s List Recipient, NSAD
2006-2007 President’s Award, NSAD
2006-2007 National Dean’s Honor - List for Academic Excellence