Think & design for tomorrow
Art Director ; Graphic Designer ; Photographer ; illustrator ; Certified Brand Specialist
About
Photography
Branding & Identity
Print Design
Action Figures & Comic Book Collection
Graphic Design
Coming up with sweet analogies
Achievements
2020 Featured photos on Pexels
2020 Product photography shared by MONDO
2019 2 featured photos on Marvel.com for #costoberfest
2017 Rebrand of Dominion Energy Center
2017 Event Photographer for TFcon
2015 American Graphic Design Award (3)
2014 American Graphic Design Award (3)
2013 AAF Division III 1st Place ~ Art Direction
2013 AAF Mosaic Award
2013 AAF-RDU Silver Addy Award Winner ~ Art Direction
2012 AAF-RDU Silver Addy Award Winner ~ Web Designer
2011 Pixel Awards People's Champ in the 6th annual
2011 Web Designer Magazine “Industry Portfolio” Feature (#187)
Dec 12, 2010 CSS Design Awards Website of the Day
2008 & 2009 B2B Runner-Up
2007 Interactive Gold Award
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University B.F.A.
(VCU)
Executive Education, Entrepreneurial Thinking
(VCU Brandcenter)
Wake Tech
(Continuing Education)
Experience
Photography Contributor,
Adobe Stock Photography Contributor; 2020 - present
iStock Photography Contributor; 2020 - present
Pexels Photography Contributor; 2017 - present
Sr. Design Manager, Raleigh Chamber; 2018 - present
Create, convey, market and promote the Raleigh Chamber's brand on many different media outlets. I work to ensure all that attend events and interact with the chamber have a constant brand experience that is creative, enjoyable and professional.
Art Director, 93 Octane; 2017 – 2018
I developed logos, concept designs for print collateral, advertising (print, digital and social media), and a variety of mixed media communications. Along with following and setting in place website, digital marketing, and email best practices for the agency and their clients. While providing support on technical matters to agency staff and clients alike.
Digital Designer, SAS; 2015 – 2017
Designing flexible, re-usable web page elements and templates that follow corporate standards and styles. Designs must be responsive for mobile devices, compliant with accessibility standards and usable by all employees. Other duties include creating graphic elements, assets and visual treatments for the site, creating a style guide, and working with content producers to use WordPress to create attractive and user-friendly pages.
Sr. Graphic Designer, Sokal Media Group; 2013 – 2015
I created concept designs for print and social media ads, direct mail, email marketing, mobile banners, websites and storyboards for a variety of clients. Along with working on a team to complete large projects to meet deadlines and deliverables. I assisted in teaching junior designers and sales staff in making decisions that would benefit the client's growth in the public's eye and their ROI.
Lead/Management Graphic Designer, Trident Marketing; 2012 – 2013
Art Director & Creative Director, 3 Birds Marketing LLC; 2010 – 2013
Graphic Designer/Webmaster, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; 2009 – 2010
Interactive Designer, Koroberi, Inc; 2007 - 2008
Interactive Production Artist, BCF (Barker, Campbell, Farley & Mansfield); 2006 - 2007
Interactive Art Director, Coyne Beahm Shouse; 2005 - 2005
Lead Print/Multimedia Designer, DNDS.com; 1999 – 2005
PORTFOLIO
Design samples:
Work from my life as a freelancer & ad agency employee.
Dominion Energy Center Logo
Branding & Identity
*collaboration with 93 Octane
Visit: dominionenergycenter.com
Innovate Raleigh Summit 2019
Event branding and design
Raleigh Chamber
Branding
*collaboration with BAERING Public Relations
Raleigh Chamber Annual Meeting 2019
Event branding and design
Tricycle Gardens
Website Design
*collaboration with 93 Octane
Visit: tricycleurbanag.org
New York Comic Con Cosplayers
Photography
Triangle Diversity Equity Inclusivity Alliance
Branding
Visit: triangledei.org
Sky Commercial Interiors
Photography & Website Design
*collaboration with 93 Octane
Visit: skyinteriorsllc.com
Black History Month 2017, 19, 20
Instagram Personal Project
Illustration
Personal Style
#LiveMoreRaleigh
Personal Project
Photos
Event Photographer
Here are some brands I've had the joy to produce creative for.
RJReynolds
CapitalONE
Hickory Hardware (*)
Hanes
Asbury Automotive Group
Tricycle Urban AG (**)
Crown Automotive
Lockheed Martin
The Virginian-Pilot (***)
Flowserve (*)
Hyster (*)
Virginia MOCA (***)
Merchants Fixtures (**)
Richmond Public Schools
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Fans-Hobby
Bandwidth
Unisys
Philip Morris USA
MEDARVA Healthcare (**)
Acuity Management Solutions (**)
Viewcy
SAS
Riverside Mattress Company
Ambiente Modern Furniture (****)
Department of Defense
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (***)
Paradigm (*)
Owens & Minor
Wake County Economic Development
Redskins Beach Blitz (***)
TantrumApps
Inova Health System
United States Postal Services
Outdoor Dreams Va (**)
Goodwill of Central & Coastal Virginia (**)
John Deere
ExxonMobil
Raleigh Chamber
Virginia Beach CVB (***)
Virginia Tourism Corporation (***)
Intelligrated (*)
Tetra (***)
Amelia Island Tourist Development Council (***)
Wintergreen Resort (***)
Sky Commercial Interiors (**)
MCI Communications
* Client of Koroberi | ** Client of 93 Octance | *** Client of BCF Agency | **** Client of Sokal Media Group
Thomas K.
Andretti has a gift for creating beautiful graphic pieces and websites while keeping in mind conversion optimization as well as SEO best practices. I've had the pleasure of working with him and watching him take very simple concepts and turn them into great works.
Kathryn O.
Andretti is good to work with. He is fun and creative and gets the work from concept to execution in on time and on budget.
Ehren H.
I really like working with Andretti. He is an excellent designer and pleasure to work with him. Everyone on the team values his input which is always clearly communicated. Lastly and what I appreciate most is the positive energy that he brings to our project. I highly recommend Andretti.
Nora J.
I had the pleasure of working with Andretti on a recent web site project. Outside of doing a great job, he was easy to work with and did the project on a very tight schedule. I would definitely recommend him and hope to use him again.
Lee S.
Andretti is a joy to work with. Not only is his work of excellent quality, but throughout the entire process his professionalism exceeds that of others that I have seen in the industry.
Chris G.
Andretti was able to understand our needs quickly. He has never missed a deadline for us, and is very easy to work with.
SKILLS
Sometimes wearing a lot of hats
means you have to make one that fits you.
Digital & Print
Design
Email Design
& Development
Front-End
Development
Product
Photography
UI & UX
Design
Brand Identity &
Logo Design
Simple Honest Solutions
