Experience

7/20 – 06/25 Chief Design Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA
Supervised 6 teams (45 FTEs and 15 CTRs) coordinating government agency-wide creative activities providing creative support and production services including emerging media such as data visualization and UX/UI. Serving as senior visual communications expert, demonstrating a mastery use of software, and computer and technical skills, and methodologies in developing effective communication products. Ensuring client’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to teams and integrating into teams’ strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and products, and services. Applying knowledge of design principles, methods, applications, and current technologies to provide clear direction and guidance on critical and complex direct graphic design and publications expertise in development of a variety of visual information materials for digital and print products. Providing leadership in developing priorities, strategies, and practices for effective communication over multidisciplinary teams of graphic designers and other creative professionals such as prhotography, project management, and medical illustrators. Responsible for strategically forming and guiding design teams, such as data vizualization and UX, and negotiating work load, professional development — training and developing training plans for team members to stay abreast with current trends and methods — and compensation. Responsible for organizing and directing activities and creating assignments for staff, articulating goals and objectives, monitoring work progress, and defining work procedures to meet existing guidelines and regulatory standards. Utilizing research, learned/applied a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze and improve teams capabilities and effectiveness, efficiency, design products, and ensured overall communications effectiveness. Coaching teams in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques, providing advice on work methods, practices and procedures, and assisting team and individual members in identifying parameters of viable, evidenced-based solutions. Managing, developing, planning, and delivering large-scale, complex visual communications campaigns and materials that incorporate marketing strategies and research. Conducting formal presentations, written and oral, to stakeholders on: project updates; promoted services offered; and showcased teams capabilities and capacities. Ensuring quality control methods and standards are applied to products, including commercial quality standards, accurate translation of complex concepts and assuring compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (508 compliance) in digital and print assets. Representing design team, clients, and stakeholders at meetings to convey programmatic directions, present technical information, and conveyed policy directions applicable to critical visual communication programs. Utilizing flexible management skills, responsible for strategically forming and guiding design teams to apply creativity in establishing banding guidelines, layouts, and graphic designs for digital and print for a wide variety of targeted audiences. In collaboration with management staff, consulting and advising subject matter experts, and/or project officers (aka stakeholders), planned, organized, and developed visual presentation material on a variety of projects.

7/24 – present Board of Directors Board President
AIGA | the professional association for design New York, NY
A full summary of responsibilities can be read at the AIGA Board of Directors web page.

7/20 – present Board of Directors Board Member
AIGA | the professional association for design New York, NY
A full summary of responsibilities can be read at the AIGA Board of Directors web page.

8/16 – 8/20 Assistant Professor
Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
Performed teaching and teaching-related duties of communication design courses, developed teaching materials, prepared & gave examinations, and graded design projects. Responsible for student recruitment, course development, and student engagement. Instruction in branding, interactive, UX/UI design, and motion graphics.

8/15 – 5/16 Instructor
Texas State University San Marcos, TX
Performed teaching and teaching-related duties of communication design courses, developed teaching materials, prepared & gave examinations, and graded design projects. Instruction in branding, typography, sr. portfolio, interactive, and UX/UI design.

1/16 – 5/16 Adjunct Professor (online)
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
Performing teaching and teaching-related duties of communication design web design online course, developed teaching materials, prepared assignments, and will be grading design projects. Instruction in interactive, and UX/UI design.

7/13 – 5/15 Grad Teaching Ass’t
Texas State University San Marcos, TX
Performed teaching and teaching-related duties of communication design courses, developed teaching materials, prepared & gave examinations, and graded design projects. Instruction in branding, logo design, typography, interactive, and UX/UI design.

2/14 – 2/15 Chief Creative Officer
SioTeX Corporation San Marcos, TX
Responsible for the overall look and feel of marketing, media, and branding. Special emphasis on conceptual design and communication goals.

8/12 – 8/14 Grad Student Designer
Texas State University San Marcos, TX
Responsible for applying creativity in production of layouts, graphic designs, promotions for print and web, and maintain social media outlets.

8/12 – 5/13 Grad Instructional Ass’t
Texas State University San Marcos, TX
Assist faculty or other staff members in the university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as, developing teaching materials, preparing & administering examinations and grading.

1/04 – 5/14 Sr. Graphic Designer
Chimaera Design San Antonio, TX

7/09 – 9/10 Graphic Designer/Prodt. Artist contract labor
Blue Clover San Antonio, TX

7/08 – 11/08 Graphic Designer/Art Director contract labor
Wickley Interactive San Antonio, TX

10/07 – 05/08 Art Director
Market Vision Latino Marketing Agency San Antonio, TX

5/07 – 9/07 Graphic Designer/Pre-Press
Multicopy Printing Company, Inc. San Antonio, TX

6/06 – 5/07 Graphic Design Intern
The Bradford Lawton Design Group San Antonio, TX

7/05 – 12/05 Graphic Design Specialist Temp/Part-time
Zachry Construction Corporation San Antonio, TX

U.S. Army *DD-214
available upon request

Education

Texas State University
MFA-Communication Design
Thesis: Do Good Work: Building a Collaborative Network for Graphic Designers & Nonprofit Organizations

Texas State University
International Perspectives in Design, Japan

Texas State University
International Perspectives in Typography, Germany

Texas State University
BFA-Communication Design

Texas State University
Photography and Art History, Italy

San Antonio College
AA-Art

San Antonio College
AAS-Graphic Arts-Print

2020 IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Team Essentials for Artificial Intelligence (AI)

2020 IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator

2020 IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

2020 508 Accessibility

ACUE Effective Teaching Practices Fellow

SHSU Online Teaching Certification

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2021 Graphis Poster Annual Silver Design Odyssey Poster

2021 Graphis Poster Annual Honorable Mention Medal of Honor Poster

2020 ADDY Award Local Bronze Rise and Shine Out-of-Home Campaign

2018 Graphis Advertising Annual Gold SHSU Dept of Art Find Your Way Poster

2018 Graphis Design Annual Merit SHSU Dept of Art Annual Gala Materials

2018 Graphis Poster Annual Silver To Be Determined Poster

2017 International Design Awards Merit Chile Chingazo Logo

2017 ADDY Award Local Merit SHSU Dept of Art Annual Gala Materials

2017 Graphis Logo Design 9 Merit Chile Chingazo Logo

2016 Graphis Design Annual Merit DeL 2014: Forging Creative Connections

2015 Creative Summit 28 Chris Hill Creative Passion Award Graduate Portfolio

2015 Creative Summit 28 Special Merit Award Land of the Floating World Book

2015 Creative Summit 28 Coveted Memorial Ralph Award Bound by German Design Tradition Innovation Book

2015 Creative Summit 28 Medal of Excellence Design Circles Data Visualization Poster

2015 MFA C[ ]NCEPT Invitational Nominee Do Good Work

2014 American Chemical Society Green Chemistry & Engineering Business Plan Competition (team): Grand Prize

2014 Dallas Society of Visual Communicators: Show The People Book

2014 Rice Business Plan Competition (team):
Early-Stage Investment Prize Texas HALO Fund
Winner Challenge Round Flight 6
First Runner-Up CASIS ISS National Lab Space Flight Prize

2014 AIGA Texas Show: Third Place Student The People Book

2014 MFA SH[ ]WCASE Best of Show The People Book

2014 MFA SH[ ]WCASE Jurors’ Award Dick & Jane E-dition

2013 AIGA San Antonio Runner-Up Pixels of Fury Face-to-Face Design Invitational

2013 MFAcomdes Workshop First Runner-Up Global Wildlife Conservation Logo Comp

2013 MFA C[ ]NCEPT Invitational Nominee The People Book

2013 Creative Summit 27 Cronan Intensity Award The People Book

2013 Creative Summit 27 Certificate of Merit PeaceOneDay.org Video

2010 AIGA TX Show Special Recognition 3 Logos

2010 ADDY Silver Award Local Carlos Morales Electrician Logo

2009 Art Directors Club of Houston Silver Award Carlos Morales Electrician Logo

2009 DSVC Show Gonzalez Law Firm Logo

2008 District ADDY Bronze Award

2008 ADDY Gold Award Local A Type of Junk Book

2008 ADDY Silver Award Local Market Vision Tamale Xmas Card and Tom Waits’ Barber Shop Book

2007 Art Directors Club of Houston Bronze Award San Antonio Samaritans Membership Drive

2007 Creative Summit 22 Coveted Memorial Ralph Award antiwar.com Poster

2007 Creative Summit 22 Certificate of Merit A Type of Junk Book

2007 ADDY Silver Award Local Gardens of Avalon Freedom of Religion Posters

2006 Art Directors Club of Houston Show Alibis Sports&Spirits Logo

2006 ADDY Silver Award Local Nickle & Dimed Book Jacket and Double Six Productions Logo

2005 ADDY Gold Award Local Dragon Fire Gum Ad Campaign

2004 ADDY Bronze Award Local Absolute Teas Product Label

2003 Texas Two Competition Certificate of Merit RID Ad Campaign

2003 SAC Dia de los Muertos Competition First Place Poster Design

VICA Commercial Art Competition First Place Ribbons Illustration, Single Ad

Exhibitions

SHSU Dept. of Art 60th Annual Faculty Exhibition, 31 JAN – 29 FEB 2020, Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Group, Curated, Local, 1 Piece

Prelude Faculty Exhibition, 27 SEP – 04 OCT 2019, Art Complex Gallery, Group, Curated, Local, 1 Piece

SHSU Dept. of Art 59th Annual Faculty Exhibition, 31 JAN – 02 MAR 2018, Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Group, Curated, Local, 3 Pieces

National Parks Arts Foundation Gettysburg National Military Park Artist in Residence Exhibition, 04 AUG 2017, David Wills House, Solo, Local, 5 Pieces

SHSU Dept. of Art 57th Annual Faculty Exhibition, 30 JAN – 03 MAR 2017, Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Group, Curated, Local, 3 Pieces

AIGA San Antonio Get Out the Vote, 19 OCT 2016, High Five Shop, Group, Juried, National, 1 Piece

AIGA San Antonio Get Out the Vote, 08 OCT 2016, 1960 Studio, Group, Juried, National, 1 Piece

AIGA Philadelphia Get Out the Vote, 01 – 29 JUL 2016, Art Gallery at City Hall, Group, Juried, National, 1 Piece

AIGA Philadelphia Get Out the Vote, 07 JUL 2016, Painted Bride Art Center, Group, Juried, National, 1 Piece

AIGA Cleveland Get Out the Vote, 07 JUL 2016, The Galleries at CSU, Group, Juried, National, 1 Piece

Oso Bay XIX, 30 MAR 2016, Texas A&M Corpus Christie, Group, Juried, National, 1 Piece

Creative Summit 28, 28 MAR 2015, TxState University, Group, Juried, National, 3 Pieces

TxState University MFA Thesis Exhibition 2015 Group show, 5 Pieces, 1 Cohesive Project

DSVC National Student Show, 02 MAY 2014, Double Tree Hotel, Group, Juried, National, 1 Piece

AIGA Texas Show, 12 APR 2014, Canopy 6, Group, Juried by James Victore, Chris Bilheimer, Aaron Draplin, Dirk Fowler, Dan Ibarra, and Frances Yllana, State, 1 Piece

TxState University MFA SH[ ]WCASE 2014 Group show, Juried by Armin Vit and Christian Helms, 12 Pieces Accepted

Creative Summit 27, 05 APR 2013, TxState University, Group, Juried, National, 2 Pieces

Visual Pulp: Per Verse, 21 APR 2012, Agora, Group, Curated, Local, 1 Piece

AIGA Texas Show, 30 APR 2010, Action Figure, Group, Juried by Paula Scher, Joe Duffy, Karin Fong, Herman Ellis Dyal, Thomas Hull, and Paula Savage Hansen, State, 3 Pieces

DSVC National Student Show, 03 APR 2009, Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel, Group, Juried, National, 1 Piece

Creative Summit 22, 23 MAR 2007, TxState University, Group, Juried, National, 2 Piece

SAC Student Art Show, 7 Pieces Accepted

Publications

Clinical Infectious Diseases Supplemental, Volume 73, Issue Supplement 1, 15 July 2021, A Snapshot of Work by the COVID-19 Public Health Response, Cover Photo

Articles

2018 Graphis Advertising Annual blog.graphis.com July – August 2017 Artist-in-Residence

2017 National Parks Service Gettysburg National Military Park News Release nps.gov/gett July – August 2017 Artist-in-Residence

2016 @TEDTALKS ideas.ted.com Gallery: Posters That Will Mack You Want to Go Vote

Podcasts

2017 The Seminary Explores seminaryexplores.uls.edu Capturing The Colors

Residencies

National Parks Arts Foundation US Military Veteran Artist in Residence at Gettysburg National Military Park, 17 JUL – 11 AUG 2017

Judge

ICDE Student Logo Competition 2019

Air Force Media Contest 2014

Creative Summit Student Competition 2010 – 12

Presentations

2021 AIGA Unidos Hispanic Heritage Talks: Salud: Good Health and Design

2019 Diversity Summit Lone Star College-Tomball: Diversity Learning+Active Inclusion

2019 New Faculty Investment: Panel Memeber Tips on a Successful First Year

2019 Gulf South Summit Conference: Panel Moderator DO GOOD WORK: Engaging and Impacting Communities

2019 15th Annual DSVC National Student Show & Conference: Panel Moderator DO GOOD WORK: Engaging and Impacting Communities

2019 AIGA San Antonio Contrastes Relevantes Conference: Good Enough‽: Life Experience

2019 AIGA San Antonio Contrastes Relevantes Conference: Panel Moderator A La Vez: A Panel Discussion on the Creation of AIGA SA

2019 17th Annual Biennial Foundations in Art: Theory, and Education Conference: Let’s Make Some Books Workshop

2019 15th Annual Diversity Leadership Conference: Diversity Learning+Active Inclusion Workshop

2018 14th Annual Diversity Leadership Conference: Learn Human-Centered Design and Design Thinking to Drive Effective Team Leadership Workshop

2018 Digital Education Summit: Human-Centered Curriculum Design Workshop

2017 AIGA DEC Conference Converge DO GOOD WORK: Design Scholarship Opportunities in Collaboration with Social Sciences Servicing Community Organizations.

2017 Digital Education Summit: Post Online‽ 0_o Digital Anonymity: Addressing Student Concerns and Maintaining Professional Excellence.

2017 SHSU Academics First Expert Q & A: Panel Member, 22 JUN, and 06 & 13 JUL

2017 SHSU Dept. of Art Artist Talk: Panel Member Topic—“57th Annual Faculty Exhibit”

2016 SHSU Dept. of Art Talk: Panel Member Topic—“WASH Faculty Panel”

2014 TxState Student Gov’t Senate: Panel Member Topic—“What to Expect in Graduate School”

2014 Brown Bag Session: Panel Member Topic—“What I Wish I Had Been Told as a New Graduate Student”

2014 Rice Business Plan Competition (team effort)

2013 TxState University Brown Bag Session Panel Member, Topic—“What I Wish I Had Been Told as a New Graduate Student”

2012 UTSA Publication Design Class

2012 San Antonio College Art Direction Class

Affiliations

AIGA—Current Member, Founding Officer/Member San Antonio Chapter, Second President (Interim), First V.P. (Interim), AIGA Texas Show 2012 San Antonio Rep., Advisory Board Member, 100 Year Annv. Liason to Nat’l Organization

San Antonio College—Professional Advisory Committee Member

TxState University ASG House of Graduate Representatives, College of Art & Design Rep—Parliamentarian 2012 – 15

Academic

2020 Sam Houston State University FAST Award

2020 Sam Houston State University Faculty Travel Grant

2019 Sam Houston State University Faculty Innovation Grant

2019 Sam Houston State University Faculty Travel Grant

2017 Sam Houston State University Faculty Reserch Grant partial funding

2016 Alfred H Nolle Chapter Alpha Chi College Honor Society Favorite Professor

2015 TxState Medallion and Honor Cord for Distinguished Service to the Student Government Graduate House of Representatives

2015 TxState Honor Cord for Military Service

2015 Research Support Fellowship Recipient

2014 New Student Appreciation Recognition for Academic Success

2013 & 2014 TxState Grad College Scholarship

2014 TxState University Pin for Service Excellence to ASG House of Graduate Representatives

2014 TxState ASG Scholarship

2013 TxState University ASG House of Graduate Representatives Certificate of Appreciation

2013 Alpha Chi National College Honor Society—Texas Iota Chapter Graduate Inductee

2006 Texas State University Dean’s List—2 Semesters

2003 San Antonio College President’s Honors List—6 Semesters

2003 Beverly Nix Coiner Scholarship

AdFed Scholarship

Volunteer

2017 AIGA DEC Conference Converge: Abstracts Reviewer

2017 Scouts at Sam Boys Scouts of America Graphic Arts Merit Badge Class Instructor

2016 Designs on eLearning: Abstracts Reviewer

2013 TxState University Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Committee Member

2012 McNay Art Museum, Dia de los Muertos Family Day Screen Printing Demonstrator

Moderator

2016 TxState University Fün Committee Women in Design Panel Organizer/Moderator

2013 TxState University 5th Int’l Conference for Grad Students, Conference Opening

2012 TxState University 4th Int’l Conference for Grad Students, Conference Opening

U.S. Militray Honors

Honorable Discharge

Army Achievement Medal with Single Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster

Good Conduct Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Korean Defense Medal

Overseas Service Ribbon

Army Reserves Component Overseas Training Ribbon

Army Service Ribbon

Expert Awards: Rifle, Grenade

91B D2 Combat Medic/Dermatology Technician