Brian - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a designer and have been for over six years. That means long hours and low pay, but most of the time it hardly feels like work. While my background is primarily with the web, I have more recently gotten into graphic design. In addition, I have a degree in marketing with speciailization in market research and direct mail campaigns. I have a pretty sweet internship right now which ends in August. Thus, I need to find a job. Let me know if you hear of anything interesting.

DESIGN:

HTML xHTML / CSS Adobe Photoshop Adobe GoLive Macromedia Dreamweaver Macromedia Flash Microsoft Office PHP / MySQL Graphic Design/Layout Search Engine Optimization Digital Photography MARKETING:

Market Research Survey Development Statistical Analysis Database Development List Management Creative Development Direct Mail Packaging Budget Allocation / Financial Analysis Internet Marketing

Pretty soon I'll get around to updating this section. Or not...

SCHOOL: Christopher Newport University
LOCATION: Newport News, VIRGINIA
MAJOR: Business Administration - Marketing
ATTENDED: 2003 to 2007
CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.4
HONORS: Dean's List, Honor Council

COMPANY: Freelance Web Designer
LOCATION: Charlottesville, VIRGINIA
POSITION: Web and Graphic Design
FROM: 2001 to Present

COMPANY: The Captain's Log (Newspaper)
LOCATION: Charlottesville, VIRGINIA
POSITION: Online Editor and Advertising Associate
FROM: Sept. 2004 to June 2007

COMPANY: Indie Fusion Artist Management
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
POSITION: Web and Marketing Manager
FROM: Spring 2005 to Spring 2007

SCHOOL: Lumber Liquidators
LOCATION: Toano, VIRGINIA
MAJOR: E-Commerce Marketing Intern
ATTENDED: Jan. 2007 to May 2007

SCHOOL: Christopher Newport University Faculty
LOCATION: Newport News, VIRGINIA
MAJOR: Supply Chain Management Research Assistant
ATTENDED: Jan. 2007 to May 2007

SCHOOL: Worldstrides
LOCATION: Charlottesville, VIRGINIA
MAJOR: Graphic Design Intern
ATTENDED: June 2007 to Present

My Interests

Music and the Music Industry, Movies, Web Design, Graphic Design, Animation, Marketing and Publicity, Journalism, Snowboarding, The Beach, Hanging out with Friends, Eventually Visiting California....

I'd like to meet:

Anyone involved in all aspects of the music and/or film industry, Friends of the Indie-Fusion family, Close to Home, and Afterdrama.... Possible clients for web or graphic design, Beyond that just any other interesting people.

Music:

Close To Home, AFTERDRAMA, The Postal Service, Panic @ The Disco, Coheed and Cambria, Death Cab For Cutie, Avenged Sevenfold, All American Rejects, The Used, Dashboard Confessional, My Chemical Romance, Something Corporate, AFI, Jurassic5, Alesana, Nirvana, Black Flag, The Vaselines, The Beatles, and about a million more that I can't think of right now :(

Movies:

Pulp fiction, Crash, A Clockwork Orange, Donnie Darko, Sin City, Resevoir Dogs, Lost in Translation, Kids, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Kill Bill, A Love Song for Bobby Long, The Island, The Sixth Sense, Snatch, The United States of Leland, Garden State, Fight Club, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Virgin Suicides, Requium for a Dream, Pi, Old School, Signs, Apt Pupil, American History X, Goodnight and Goodluck, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Jarhead, The Matrix, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon, and that's about all I feel like typing right now....

Television:

I'd like to say I don't watch all that much TV, but the truth is it's always on in the background... South Park, Family Guy, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Law and Order, The Simpsons, Chapelle Show, and pretty much whatever music shows are running on MTV, MTV2 and VH1.

Books:

I definately don't read as much as I should or would like to, mostly it's just textbooks for business classes, but there are a few: anything by Hunter S. Thompson (RIP), anything by Kurt Vonnegut, The Bible (On Occasion), The Business of Music, The Business of Music: Marketing Edition, Books on Web/Graphic design, and whatever else I can squeeze into my busy schedule.

Heroes:

Definately my Parents, especially my Father, the rest of my family and friends, Christina (**My Boss**), Quentin Tarrentino, Darren Aronofsky, Gus Van Sant, Larry Clark, Brad Andress of Close to Home, and pretty much anyne else who takes big risks in an attempt to do what they love.