Type Designer and creative technologist building thoughtful digital experiences, custom type systems, and user-focused tools. Interested in the point where typography, user experience, interaction, and front-end development come together.
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Advanced command of InDesign for long-form layout, production-ready files, and detail-oriented editorial work. Strong comfort with complex documents, fast iteration, and the kind of accuracy that keeps projects moving cleanly from concept to delivery.
Strong Illustrator skills grounded in precise vector drawing, clean file construction, and scalable asset creation. Especially effective when a project calls for crisp geometry, careful craft, and production-friendly artwork.
Reliable Photoshop experience across retouching, compositing, image cleanup, and mockup work. Strong enough to support design, presentation, and marketing needs without slowing down broader creative workflows.
Working knowledge of Premiere for short-form editing, sequencing, pacing, and finishing. Comfortable stepping into video tasks when needed and delivering polished edits with a clear sense of structure and flow.
Strong Lightroom workflow for photo organization, batch editing, and visual consistency across large image sets. Especially useful when projects need a cohesive look delivered efficiently.
Comfortable using Adobe XD for wireframes, interface concepts, and structured digital mockups. Useful for turning early ideas into presentable screens that support clearer decision-making and iteration.
Working familiarity with Final Cut across editing fundamentals, timeline management, and export workflows. Able to contribute to video tasks without significant ramp-up time.
Acrobat experience extends beyond review into editable forms and document workflow improvement. Helpful for reducing manual steps, improving clarity, and making paperwork easier for teams and end users to complete accurately.
Deep experience in Glyphs with a strong understanding of type production, spacing, interpolation, and variable font development. Particularly valuable where design craft and technical precision need to work together.
Strong Figma skills for collaborative interface design, fast iteration, and clear handoff-friendly mockups. Well suited to environments where feedback cycles and cross-functional communication matter.
Uses AI tools like ChatGPT thoughtfully for research, drafting, and problem-solving support. Best applied as a way to increase speed and range without replacing judgment, editing, or ownership of the final work.
Comfortable across Google Workspace, including Docs, Sheets, Drive, and admin-side setup. Covers both everyday collaboration and the operational work of keeping shared systems organized and functional.
Practical experience with MergeGlyphs as part of an efficient type design workflow. Especially useful for moving work between files cleanly and reducing repetitive production cleanup.
Comfortable with Git for version control, iteration tracking, and maintaining a dependable record of work in progress. Helpful in workflows where preserving history and reducing risk both matter.
Working familiarity with Ubuntu Server for hosting, deployment, updates, and general command-line administration. Well suited to maintaining straightforward, reliable environments for web projects.
Strong JavaScript foundation across both front-end and server-side work. Comfortable using it to build interactive experiences, solve practical problems, and move ideas into working products.
Solid SQL foundation for querying, filtering, and organizing structured data. Useful for thinking clearly about how information is stored, retrieved, and applied across systems.
Experience with KQL has strengthened analytical thinking around investigation, interpretation, and pattern recognition in data. Valuable in work that benefits from precision and a methodical problem-solving approach.
Strong HTML fundamentals with an emphasis on semantic structure, clarity, and maintainability. Useful as a base for front-end work that needs to stay clean, readable, and easy to extend.
Strong CSS skills that combine layout, hierarchy, and visual polish with technical discipline. Particularly effective in work that needs to feel intentional, usable, and well finished.
Practical Express experience in a JavaScript-based e-commerce build, including routing, application structure, and connecting front-end interfaces to real functionality. Stronger understanding of how web application layers fit together came out of that work.
Comfortable with Node.js as part of everyday JavaScript development, including lightweight server-side functionality and modern front-end tooling. Reliable in workflows that need flexibility without unnecessary overhead.
Comfortable with npm for package management, scripts, and local tooling. Helpful for keeping development workflows efficient while testing, iterating, and shipping changes quickly.
Hands-on Stripe API experience in a custom e-commerce context, with exposure to payment flows, third-party integration, and the care required when building around real transactions.
Targeted Python experience focused on the software side of type design, including scripting font features and automating production tasks. Useful in specialized workflows where lightweight automation adds real value.
Practical experience with Caddy for SSL, routing, and keeping deployments simple, reliable, and secure. Strong fit for projects that benefit from lower operational complexity.
Working familiarity with AWS, including EC2 and Route 53, for hosting web projects and managing supporting infrastructure. Strong focus on balancing reliability, control, and cost in practical deployments.