
Owner / Creative Designer, PDXDesigner.com
Portland, Oregon Area

Owner / Creative Designer, PDXDesigner.com
Portland, Oregon Area
I have worked as both a freelancer and as a full time employee for a well established web development firm in Portland, Oregon. As a freelancer I have been able to work with some great individuals and companies around the world.
My focus is on creating simple, clean, creative and affordable designs. Whether you require a css based website, a custom print design or a complete brand identity, I have the skills, knowledge, and background to help you achieve your goal, no matter what it is.
My design skills range from pure clean and professional to colorful and creative. I value the fact that my range varies depending on the situation and need. Because my philosophy is to work with the client and not for the client, I am able to accomplish any project that comes my way.
As a freelancer I am able to utilize my artistic talents while stretching the limits of my design creativity.
Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, CSS, HTML, XHTML, XML, Project Management, CMS
(Design industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
WebsitePlanner is a side project with Scott Kneefel at Optimo Web Solutions. The primary objective for WebsitePlanner is to offer small and medium business an affordable way to create their web presence without jeopardizing design, functionality or standards.
For Website Planning, We Believe:
. . . You need more than just a website to be successful in today’s Internet Era. You need a website solution – one that includes a content management system, a blog, and other web-based collaboration tools – to drive your business forward.
. . . Managing a website should be as simple as editing a document. With a WebsitePlanner Solution, you just type and go. Updates are easy. Staying connected with your team, your clients, your online social circle, is as quick as a click.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)
May 2004 — Present (5 years 8 months)
I am a freelance creative designer focusing on simple, clean, creative and affordable designs for the web and print, along with creating complete brand identities for clients all over the world.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
August 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Created websites, graphics, and project management with light office duties such as answering phones.
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
October 2005 — August 2006 (11 months)
Website design and maintenance. Supervisor of company eBay Store.
Associate of Applied Science , Website Design & Administration , 2002 — 2004
I have a wide range of interests and hobbies, there are 4 particular ones I cherish the most. Family, music, sports, and designing. Designing is my passion. No matter how my day, or life for that matter, is going, I can always find peace and solace within my design elements. Music and sports are an obsession, but in a good way. Of course I am a Blazers fan since I have been living here in Portland for the last 18 years. But right now I am looking forward to the NFL season. As a kid growing up in California there was only one team I could possibly root for, and have my whole life... GO NINERS! My two daughters are my heart and soul. They inspire me to be everything I can be, I know that it might be a bit cliche to say, but it's true. Raising both a teenager and a soon to be pre-teen, girls no less, is a little harder then I expected, but I wouldn't change it for the world. Whenever I am struggling or stressed, all I have to do is look at them and I know it will all work out.
Graduated with Honors, Pioneer Pacific College 2004