About me

With over 7 years of experience in the field, I have designed, developed and managed a wide range of projects in a variety of environments including agency, startup and freelance. In addition to design and art direction, I am also a very adept front-end developer with programming skills in CSS and HTML.
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Education

LCAD
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, 2004

Experience

Fastpoint Games   August 2008 - present
Art Director: Lead designer in art direction of user interface and experience for games within Facebook, various white label brands, and the Fastpoint platform. Also responsible for designing every aspect of the gaming platform and the custom graphics that distinguish each individual game as well as the marketing campaigns that promote them.
ProElite   January 2007 - July 2008
Art Director: Developed the front-end programming for ProElite's unique social networking platform which focused on the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) community. After a successful launch, I stayed on to continue development of the product and eventually redesign the entire user interface for a more friendly experience.
Ameriquest   January 2006 - June 2006
Art Director: Lead designer in art direction for Ameriquest's Travel and Promotions division. Responsible for identity branding of internal programs and groups, print brochures and posters, and web banners.
Redmond Schwartz Mark Design   December 2003 - September 2005
Graphic Designer: Design and development of graphic identities for commercial properties spanning worldwide. From the conceptual to development phases of each project, I was able to design and oversee the evolution of logo/identity, interior and exterior signage, and interior decorating styles from print medium to architectural application.

Skills

Applications: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat

Languages: CSS, HTML, PHP, Javascript

Frameworks: Wordpress, jQuery

Recommendations

Kelly Perdew   CEO at Fastpoint Games
Jason is FANTASTIC. He works tirelessly and is very, very creative. We relied on Jason for almost all of our graphic design and he never failed to deliver compelling designs that also accomplished the business objectives. I highly encourage you to work with Jason if you get the opportunity.
Scott Kriz   Vice President of Product at Fastpoint Games
Jason is amazing. He loves his work and it shows. His unparalleled work ethic and innate talent for design and usability are truly unique. His abilities extend beyond this because of his deep knowledge of the progressing landscape of the web and mobile. Any company would benefit tremendously from having Jason on their team or attracting his talents on isolated projects.
Greg Hauser   Sr Technical Recruiter at CoreLogic
Over the years I have worked with and recruited several top notch web designers. Jason is the best I have worked with thus far. He is very personable and is always reliable to complete projects on time. I'd recommend Jason to anyone and would hire him again without hesitation.