A Little About Me

From Palos Verdes, CA. At home everywhere.

In an effort to be as stereotype Californian as possible, I picked up surfing and skating at a young age. However the effect that had on me was very different than you might think. I simply couldn’t be happy without a custom paint job on my skate decks and surfboards. That obsession eventually lead me to study Graphic Design at Academy of Art in San Francisco.

In school I picked up various design jobs until eventually settling in with a Hawaiian beverage company as a paid intern. I worked my way up the ladder, seeing the inner workings of the marketing team along the way. Eventually I was offered the role of Creative Director.

That’s not to say it was a straight line from point A to B. My journey has taken me through the University of Hawaii, to the Fire Academy, and to a brief modeling stint amongst other things. All along, that middle school kid painting his own boards never died inside of me. I find myself constantly consumed by side projects and my skate deck today is a Lange custom.Thank you for taking a look at my portfolio, here’s hoping you like what you see inside.