Designer, Illustrator, Animator, Re-Animator, Educator, Communicator, Collaborator, Accelerator—and many other descriptors that end with “- or.”
Professional Summary
Well-practiced creative with a focus on information design and narrative storytelling. An expert at simplifying and clarifying complex information and ideas into thoughtful, approachable pieces. Experienced facilitator in leading rooms of business professionals in visual thinking and discovery sessions, as well as students in a classroom. A firm believer of human-centricity and collaboration in every part of work (and life).
Personal Summary
Born-and-raised Oregonian. Wannabe musician and woodworker. Partner to another terrific designer/illustrator/human and father to a rambunctious 4-year-old who will never have enough Hot Wheels cars.
Where I’ve Been Working
XPLANE / TiER1 Performance Solutions
July 2013 – Present, starting as a Junior Designer and moving all the way up to Associate Creative Director. Lead designer on a large variety of projects, from small communication pieces to major strategic campaigns. Working on many deliverable-agnostic projects, creating everything from animations, presentations, books, illustrated infographics, interactive web experiences, card games and board games.
Portland State University
September 2019 – June 2022, Adjunct Instructor leading 100-, 200-, and 300-level courses on design and illustration for ~20 students. Participated as a grader in the yearly Portfolio Review required for sophomores in the program to continue.
Clients I’ve Been Working For
AB Inbev • Airbnb • Avery Dennison • Colorado State University • Google • Harper’s Playground • Intel • Kaiser Permanente • Lowe’s • Mercy Corps • Mural • Northwest Academy • Portland General Electric • Portland State University • The Recording Academy • Red Bull • Salesforce • UKG • Umpqua Bank • University of Southern California • Warren Wilson College
Major Skills
Confident as an art director as well as a hands-on designer of campaigns, static visuals (pages, illustrations, presentations) as well as stuff that moves (websites, motion graphics, videos).
Exceptional at concepting and presenting ideas.
Thoughtful communicator and a hard-working team member who never drops the ball.
Long List Of Things I Know How To Use
Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, & Premiere), Figma, Miro, Mural, PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, Word, Docs, Excel, Sheets, Garageband, Audition, Guitar, Miter Saw, Nail Gun, Instant Pot, Dishwasher, Washing Machine, Manual Transmission, Chair, Toothbrush, Shower.
Nice Words People Have Said About Me And My Work
Imagine being brought into an in-flight project and immediately being handed 6 hours of recorded in-person whiteboarding sessions. The camera is set up in the corner of the room, at an angle that makes the board hard to see. The audio is grainy, and the presentation topic is extremely complex. You’re stuck having to decipher acronyms that you don’t understand and digest content geared toward an audience chalked full of scientists with PHDs.
This is what Jeffery faced when he signed on the help produce a video for our client. Jeffery didn’t flinch, he didn’t complain, instead he rolled up his sleeves and jumped right in. What he produced is nothing short of a small miracle! It’s an extremely well-done video that explains tough concepts so simply that anyone anywhere can get onboard with the client’s vision.”
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Jeffery has a long history of driving excellence at XPLANE, and since he’s joined [this team] he has done nothing but impress the client, jump in wherever needed, and shown the value of simplicity in clear communications. He may be quiet, but he’s effective, supportive, and client-focused.
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Jeffery’s work is becoming a thing of legend around here. My team usually only uses slides and never thought about having a ‘Jeffery’ come in and create the visuals.”
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Jeffery has not only produced incredible work, but his ability to meet the client where they are at is equally outstanding. Great teammate, partner, and consultant all in one. We got lucky with Jeffery being on our team!”
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