In my own words
— Shane<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">Versatile graphic designer with creative experience in apparel, lifestyle, athletics, and music industries.
Strong ability to adapt to any style with skillsets in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, and After Effects.</span></p>
Trajectory
Nov 2019 — Now
Graphic Designer · Freelance
Clients: Marc Pro, Ethika, Fresh Pawz, Cotton Links, Contenders Clothing, start-ups.
• Designing logos, event banners, social media campaigns, web assets, apparel, and motion graphics.
• Developed social media marketing assets and website graphics for Marc Pro’s summer campaign.
• Produced apparel final art, seamless patterns, and color separation tech-packs for Ethika.
• Created NBA-licensed graphics, seamless patterns, and presentation decks for Fresh Pawz.
• Crafted apparel designs, logos, brand concepts, patterns, and motion graphics for Cotton Links.
• Designed licensed apparel for Contenders, including Top Gun: Maverick and The Godfather collections.
Aug 2022 — Aug 2025
Adjunct Professor, Assistant Coach · Mt. San Antonio College
• Taught collegiate aquatic courses from beginner to advanced.
• Assistant coached men's and women's swimming and water polo teams.
• Managed aquatic programs, events, and athletes to ensure quality pool operations.
Jun 2016 — Nov 2019
Senior Graphic Designer | Graphic Designer · Ethika, Inc.
• Designed and tech-packed top-selling graphic art for t-shirts, underwear, headwear, socks, packaging, and hard goods.
• Conceptualized and executed on print and digital creative marketing campaigns with product story and brand guidelines.
• Utilized design skills to demonstrate innovation in creating original solutions across all product categories while articulating the strategic thinking and rationale behind creative concepts and layout solutions.
• Crafted production-ready files, ensuring they met project-specific parameters across all development stages, including multiple color options for various seasonal styles.
• Efficiently executed market research, creative briefs, mood boards, color palettes, seamless patterns, color separations, and final artwork with research from current trends, color, technology, and a variety of design influencers.
• Collaborated with Art Director, Category VPs, merchandisers, Sales Team, and Development Team to bring product designs to life alongside brand ambassadors to deliver assets and execute campaigns.
Activity
Education history
University of La Verne
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy | 2011 - 2013
Mt. San Antonio College
Associate of Arts, Fine Art, Graphic Design | 2020 - 2024
