CALLUSES WITH A PENCHANT FOR DESIGN
The world needs creatives who create stand out brands. Artists who sweat the details. And designers who act like craftsmen. That’s me, a creative with over 20 years experience. One side is a day laborer, building vehicles, renovating houses, and working with machinery. The other side is a creator, building brands, renovating businesses, and working with software. That’s the Grind Ethic. Attacking art like it was a trade. And building something beautiful out of pixels and clicks like they were hammers and nails. You don’t need egos. You need to get work done from creative to production without hiccups between. I’m the conduit to making you look like a rockstar.
EMPLOYMENT
Grind Ethic | Design Director / Owner
Jan. 08 to Present
Amélie Company | CD / ACD
Jul. 15 to June 19
Factory Design Labs | Integrated Art Director / Contract to Full-time
Jan. 12 to Mar. 13
Pure Brand Communications | Art Director
Oct. 05 to Jan. 08
Design and Image | Senior Brand Designer
Feb. 05 to Oct. 05
Judson Design Associates | Senior Designer
Oct. 00 to Feb. 05
Savage Design Group | Junior Designer
Aug. 99 to Oct. 00
AWARDS
2020 CDOT Beware of the Beltless (Digital/OOH), The Denver 50
2019 CDOT Click-It for Quick Trips, The One Show Denver Silver
2019 Opioid Awareness Campaign, The Denver 50
2018 CAAT Rewind Broadcast, The One Show Denver Honors
2018 CAAT Ambient Kilo Car, The One Show Denver Honors
2018 CDOT Pedestrian Stunt, The Denver 50
2018 CDOT Seat Belt Grenade, The Denver 50
2018 CDOT Click it or Ticket stunt, The Denver 50 (Judges Choice)
2017 CDOT MOST campaign, Ads of the World
2017 Amelie, Ad Age Small agency of the year (Southwest)
2017 Amelie Welcome Kit, One Club Denver Silver
2017 CDOT Seatbelt Grenade, Ads of the World
2016 CDOT MOST billboards, Ads of the World
2016 CDOT MOST campaign, The Denver 50
2016 Beware of the Beltless commercial, ADCD broadcast winner
2015 CDOT drugged driving arcade and smoking car in The Denver 50
2015 CDOT Drink & Don’t Drive Campaign, The Denver 50
2011 Kingpinz Decks published in Inside the World of Board Graphics
2011 Honest Bros. Published in Logolounge Mastery Edition
2010 Honest Bros. Published in 1000 More Greetings
2010 Rainbow Chasers Peoples Choice Award, Adventure Film Festival
2010 Rainbow Chasers Audience Award, Breckenridge Film Festival
2010 Honest Bros. Published in MyOwnBusinessCard
2010 Honest Bros. Published in Best of Business Cards 9
2010 Corona Insight’s Branding, AMA Silver Peak Award
2010 Corona Insight’s Branding, BMA Silver Gold Key Award
2009 Honest Bros. Published in 100 Habits of Successful Freelance Designers
2008 Honest Bros. Rag Mailer published in Print
2007 Special Olympics campaign, Merit award in ADCD
2005 LifeSpark Logo published in Logo Lounge
2004 Convergent Energy Logo published in Logo Lounge
2003 Felix Sanchez Photography web site, Gold ADDY
2003 Felix Sanchez Photography mailer, Gold ADDY
2002 Judson Design web site ADCH Bronze
2002 Precision Investment Technology Logo Published in Graphis
2001 Judson Design I.D. published in Print
2001 Judson Identity, Merit award DSVC
2000 Savage Design Interactive Xmas Card, ADCH Gold