I’d rather be on a beach with sand between my toes.  Instead, I’m most likely sitting in front of a computer (which makes me wonder since my mom always told me not to sit too close to the TV, yet here I am sitting too close to a computer monitor), fiddling with my iPhone (I call it myPhone for short), or taking pictures of something.

Originally from near Cleveland, OH, I currently reside in Connecticut where I develop broadcast graphics for ESPN.  I’m the lead developer of the touchscreen graphics used on SportsCenter and SportsNation.  So if you’ve seen those shows, you’ve likely seen my work.  If I’m not creating a new touchscreen graphic, I’m most likely helping a coworker write a script to do something crazy in their graphic.

In April 2010, I along with the rest of the SportsNation graphics team won a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Graphic Design.  Those statues are heavier than you might think!

For my undergrad studies, I attended Mount Union College where I majored in Media Computing and minored in Political Science; for my graduate studies, I attended the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY where I earned my MFA in Computer Graphics Design.

Before coming to Connecticut and after leaving Rochester, I spent eight months in Phoenix, AZ to get a break from winter (there’s something magical about walking outside in December wearing shorts and a t-shirt, but you pay for it in the summer!).  And then I moved back to the frozen winter tundra and quickly realized I’m no fan of scraping snow and ice off my car.  Ever.

My thesis project at RIT was entitled “Counting the Vote: An Interactive Study of Electoral College Reform.”  You can view it here.

I enjoy being goofy, but often to a fault, I’m a perfectionist, a logic-oriented thinker, and a grammar nut (you can bet for sure I’m correcting someone in my head).  I like to laugh, and I like sprinkles.  And fruit smoothies.

Please drop me a line.  I’d love to hear from you!