During my final 2 years at Stoke as a full time employee, my responsibilities included agency growth, and ensuring client success. In this capacity, I was engaged in various areas, including campaign strategy, analytics, and reporting strategy and implementation, website management, UX design, technical scoping, as well as overseeing internal marketing technologies and CRM management.
Starting my career in marketing agencies, I was hired at a small local agency in Salt Lake City called Avant8, where I worked primarily on UX/UI design, web design, front-end development, and web project management before eventually evolving my role to include additional experience marketing responsibilities such as SEO/CRO for website and PPC campaign landing pages.
Originally being hired at Stoke as an independent contractor, and for the following 3 years, my responsibilities included supporting agency growth through growth marketing & creative strategy. In this capacity, I was engaged in various areas, including campaign strategy, analytics/reporting strategy and implementation, podcast publishing and management, UX design, web design and website management.
Getting started into digital design, I was hired at a small ecommerce company called Coller Industries that consisted of 4 ecommerce websites, where I worked for almost 2 years primarily on web design and front-end web development for each.
Platinum Award
Category: E-Card
Project: Stoke Holiday Video Card
Gold Award
Category: Pro Bono
Project: Breathing Inclusivity
I grew up in Vernal, Utah, surrounded by outdoor adventures like hunting, hiking, and motor sports. Sports were a big part of my life, including baseball, football, and hockey, where I earned four varsity letters while playing in high school. My rural upbringing involved cattle farming, horses, and rodeo, where I volunteered extensively for the local PRCA rodeo, taking on various production roles over the years. Rooted in timeless values, my family instilled a strong work ethic in me and emphasized unwavering love and respect, which are things I continue to try and embody each and every day.
University of Utah
2011 – 2015
In 2011, I left high school with ambitious dreams and enrolled at the University of Utah. There, I pursued my general education with a focus on art and psychology. Realizing the limitations of the curriculum at the time, I ultimately left to specialize in web design and UX, but not before learning much about myself.
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Spring ’13 Pledge Class
During my sophomore year of college, I rushed and secured a bid to join the Sigma Chi fraternity. My journey through pledge-ship and subsequent active membership proved to be transformative, providing me with valuable insights into self-discovery, leadership, philanthropy, and brotherhood, teaching much about the value of diversity and inclusivity.
Art Institute of SLC
2015-2016
While attending the Art Institute of Salt Lake City, I specialized in web technologies and digital design. Regrettably, the Art Institute faced financial challenges leading to school closures nationwide. This left me with untransferable credits and significant student loan debt. Consequently, I decided to exit without a degree and embark on my self-guided pursuit of knowledge.
