Hello.
Thank you for making your way to my portfolio. Whatever the reason for your visit, I'm pleased you stopped by. Simply put, I am a jack-of-many-design trades, from Dallas, Texas, and have long-cataloged my amazing professional journey. With such a great deal of experience and various design roles to account for, this professional overview should help you to better analyze my wide-range of abilities. Now, enough with the chit-chat. Let's take a look!
Professional Overview
Days Worked
2.5k
Meetings Attended
453
Projects Assigned
226
Emails Exchanged
23.3k
Miles Traveled
108k
Number of Jobs
22
Work Experience
Job Locations | Dallas, TX
Full-time Jobs
4
Contract Jobs
18
Client List
American Airlines, AT&T, Google, Exxon Mobile, Atmos Energy, Kosmos Energy, Baylor Scott + White Hospital, D Magazine, Hilti, Tyler Technologies, Labor IQ, Freeman, Collinear, Lehigh Hanson, North American Spine, Rider University, Many more...
Design Roles (by the hour)
Industry Experience
Design Tasks
64
Wireframes, Low/High Fidelity Mock-ups, Flow charts, Site Maps, User Journey Maps, User's Story, Story Boards, User Persona's, Usability Studies, Affinity Boards, Problem Statements, Research Studies, KPI's, Competitive Audits, Crazy-8's, Case Studies, Social Media Content, Landing Pages, Dashboards, SaaS, Motion Graphic Videos, Banner Ads, Video Editing, Photoshoots, Art Direction, Social Media Advertising, Poster Design, App Design, Editorial Layouts, Magazine Ad’s, Email Campaigns, Websites, Infographics, Direct Mail, Events, Business Collateral, Invitations, Billboards, Annual Reports, Logo Branding, Event Signage, Clothing Design, Brand Strategy, Team Lead, Performance Reviews, Brochures, Music Video, Commercials, Photography, Audio Engineering, and much more...
Education
University of North Texas
BFA in Communication Design
Denton, TX | Aug '07 - May '11
Collin County College
Associates Degree
Plano, TX | Aug '05 - May '07
Plano Senior High School
High School Diploma
Plano, TX | Aug '01 - May '05
University of North Texas // Top Art Direction Portfolio Scholar
DFW AMA Awards // Marketer of the Year: Mrkt. Collateral
Ft. Worth ADDY’S // Gold - Magazine Campaign
Ft. Worth ADDY’S // Judges - Best Copywriting
Dallas Quill Awards // Award of Excellence
7th National DSVC // Best Motion Design & Animation N.
Collin County College // Photography Scholarship
Figma/Sketch/XD
Illustrator
Photoshop
After Effects
InDesign
Premier Pro
Certifications
Two
UX Design Certification
Google UX Design Certificate
Audio Engineering Certificate
Collin County College
Volunteer
Four
TED x SMU
Devoted to ideas worth spreading
TED x KIDS
Showing kids the power of ideas
Big Thought
Teaching kids about design thinking
Me + You : Weekend of Love
Quality design for select non-profits
Internships
Two
Level 2 (agency)
Graphic and web design for legal and medical
Me + You (agency)
Fast-paced technology centered digital design
Thanks.
Aaron Kotara