Industry Experience
LED Neon Designer
Radikal Neon in Los Angeles, CA
from March 2022–October 2022
from March 2022–October 2022
✦ Managed LA Arts District storefront, conducting showroom tours and securing large sales, driving revenue growth and expanding customer base.
✦ Meticulously managed customer inquiries, fielded phone calls, and ensured seamless coordination between design, production, and delivery processes.
✦ Designed custom LED neon creations for North American clientele, overseeing production from concept to completion, ensuring timely delivery and maintaining quality standards across borders.
✦ Built strong customer relationships with effective communication, boosting brand loyalty.
✦ Created high-profile designs for clients like Brazzers, Popsockets, and events such as the Grammys.
✦ Crafted innovative LED neon designs for high-profile designs for clients like Brazzers and Popsockets, and prestigious events including the Grammys, Golden Globe Awards, and Hollywood movie premieres throughout 2022.
✦ Meticulously managed customer inquiries, fielded phone calls, and ensured seamless coordination between design, production, and delivery processes.
✦ Designed custom LED neon creations for North American clientele, overseeing production from concept to completion, ensuring timely delivery and maintaining quality standards across borders.
✦ Built strong customer relationships with effective communication, boosting brand loyalty.
✦ Created high-profile designs for clients like Brazzers, Popsockets, and events such as the Grammys.
✦ Crafted innovative LED neon designs for high-profile designs for clients like Brazzers and Popsockets, and prestigious events including the Grammys, Golden Globe Awards, and Hollywood movie premieres throughout 2022.
Adjunct Graphic Design Instructor
Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, IA
from August 2016–December 2021
from August 2016–December 2021
✦ Deliver course content for GRD and Animation classes, ensuring industry relevance and student engagement.
✦ Revise course materials to align with current industry standards, enhancing learning outcomes.
✦ Evaluate student performance and attendance, providing constructive feedback for improvement.
✦ Crafted comprehensive course materials, including syllabi, project rubrics, and in-class demonstrations, ensuring clearexpectations and learning objectives.
✦ Revamped course material to align with industry standards, integrating cutting-edge concepts and competitive techniquesin graphic design instruction.
✦ Contributed to department growth by participating in advisory board meetings and assisting in student recruitment effortsby sharing educational and career experiences during info sessions.
✦ Spearheaded curriculum overhaul, aligning course content with current industry demands, resulting in improved studentportfolio quality and job placement rates.
✦ Revise course materials to align with current industry standards, enhancing learning outcomes.
✦ Evaluate student performance and attendance, providing constructive feedback for improvement.
✦ Crafted comprehensive course materials, including syllabi, project rubrics, and in-class demonstrations, ensuring clearexpectations and learning objectives.
✦ Revamped course material to align with industry standards, integrating cutting-edge concepts and competitive techniquesin graphic design instruction.
✦ Contributed to department growth by participating in advisory board meetings and assisting in student recruitment effortsby sharing educational and career experiences during info sessions.
✦ Spearheaded curriculum overhaul, aligning course content with current industry demands, resulting in improved studentportfolio quality and job placement rates.
Freelance Designer, Business owner
House of Leopold in Des Moines, IA, from January 2016–2022
Jacy Makes Stuff in Kelley, IA, from January 2024–current
Jacy Makes Stuff in Kelley, IA, from January 2024–current
✦ Co-own a leading graphic design agency, managing all branding, web, and print design projects for diverse clients.
✦ Develop modern logo systems and comprehensive brand identities, transforming client visions into striking visualrepresentations that elevate brand presence in competitive markets.
✦ Revolutionize brand identities through cutting-edge design projects, elevating entrepreneurs and small businesses withunique digital personas.
✦ Expertly manage multiple project timelines, ensuring delivery of high-quality design solutions across diverse clientele.
✦ Nurture local creative community by mentoring artists, offering pro-bono support, and facilitating collaborative projects formutual growth.
✦ Develop modern logo systems and comprehensive brand identities, transforming client visions into striking visualrepresentations that elevate brand presence in competitive markets.
✦ Revolutionize brand identities through cutting-edge design projects, elevating entrepreneurs and small businesses withunique digital personas.
✦ Expertly manage multiple project timelines, ensuring delivery of high-quality design solutions across diverse clientele.
✦ Nurture local creative community by mentoring artists, offering pro-bono support, and facilitating collaborative projects formutual growth.
K-12 Textbook & Resource Designer
Perfection Learning Corporation in Clive, IA
from August 2014–April 2016
from August 2014–April 2016
✦ Designed book and cover layouts for national textbooks, enhancing visual appeal and readability while adhering to industry standards.
✦ Crafted intricate maps and illustrations for educational materials, elevating comprehension of complex subjects and enriching learning experiences.
✦ Published a series of 24 K-2 Reading Essentials books, contributing to early childhood education resources.
✦ Pioneered accessible PDF workflows and e-book conversion processes, expanding digital reach of educational content and enhancing inclusivity.
✦ Crafted intricate maps and illustrations for educational materials, elevating comprehension of complex subjects and enriching learning experiences.
✦ Published a series of 24 K-2 Reading Essentials books, contributing to early childhood education resources.
✦ Pioneered accessible PDF workflows and e-book conversion processes, expanding digital reach of educational content and enhancing inclusivity.
Digital Media & Flash Designer
at Gannett Media Co., Inc. in Des Moines, IA
from August 2011–April 2012
from August 2011–April 2012
✦ Designed and produced 30-second Flash ads, achieving a 1.7 ads/hour creation rate and meeting tight deadlines.
✦ Developed dynamic Flash ad campaigns, optimizing client assets and surpassing creation rate benchmarks while maintaining high quality standards.
✦ Meticulously retouched client images and recreated intricate logos to ensure optimal visual impact across digital platforms.
✦ Fostered strong client relationships, becoming a requested designer and earning recognition for outstanding service and creative solutions.
✦ Developed dynamic Flash ad campaigns, optimizing client assets and surpassing creation rate benchmarks while maintaining high quality standards.
✦ Meticulously retouched client images and recreated intricate logos to ensure optimal visual impact across digital platforms.
✦ Fostered strong client relationships, becoming a requested designer and earning recognition for outstanding service and creative solutions.
EDUCATION
Des Moines Area Community College
Associate's in Applied Sciences (AAS)
in Ankeny, IA, from 2008–2011
in Ankeny, IA, from 2008–2011
SPECIAL SKILLS
An actual Adobe Creative Suite Expert
LinkedIn Skill Assessment rankings:
❶ Top 5% of 790k Adobe InDesign users
❷ Top 15% of 1.6M Adobe Illustrator users
❸ Top 25% of 3.5M Adobe Photoshop users
❶ Top 5% of 790k Adobe InDesign users
❷ Top 15% of 1.6M Adobe Illustrator users
❸ Top 25% of 3.5M Adobe Photoshop users
Collaborative communication skills
Fluent in coding HTML/CSS & Wordpress
Talented digital illustrator & fine artist