About

I understand both the romance and the reality of branding.

I care about typography, color, and storytelling, but just as much about dielines, vendor conversations, print limitations, and what actually holds up at scale. That combination comes from a decade spent inside the food and beverage industry, not just designing for it.

Path

How I got here

UCF BFA, Emerging Media: Graphic Design — University of Central Florida, class of 2020. Internship experience with Limbitless Solutions, SOFWERX, and the UCF Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

2017 Founded Clites Creative LLC — partnering directly with restaurant and beverage brands that needed high-level branding without big-agency overhead.

2020 Moved into in-house design — starting at Cigar City Brewing, then Cheba Hut and Smashburger. Each role is its own story below.

2022 Relocated to Colorado — continuing Clites Creative from Fort Collins, partnering with breweries, restaurants, and emerging CPG brands.

Today Clites Creative — back to running Clites Creative as an independent studio, working directly with clients on brand identity, packaging, and campaign design.

In-house experience

Where I've led design day-to-day

Cigar City Brewing

Lead designer for what was then the largest craft brewery in Florida. Owned packaging and campaign art direction for flagship and seasonal releases, plus a series of branded vehicle wraps, including the historic Tampa streetcar trolley.

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Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs

In-house creative scaling menu systems and campaign design across 70+ locations, including the brand's first compliant digital menu boards.

Smashburger

In-house creative building seasonal campaign systems designed to roll out consistently across a large, multi-location footprint.

Recognition

Community

Featured creative streamer

Invited by Adobe to livestream and beta-test on Behance, later mentoring hundreds of designers weekly through the Daily Creative Challenge.

Adobe Community Expert

Recognized by Adobe for contributions to the design community, both online and through in-person mentorship.

Speaking at Adobe MAX 2026

Presenting "The Balancing Act of In-house Design: Speed, Strategy, Stakeholders" this November.

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How I work

What that means for a project

Systems, not one-offs

Every identity is built to scale across cans, menus, signage, and campaigns without breaking down.

Production-aware

Dielines, print limitations, and vendor realities are considered from the first sketch, not discovered later.

Collaborative by default

The goal is uncovering the real why behind a brand, then turning that into visuals that feel authentic.

Built to drive sales

Good design looks right and performs on shelf, on a menu, or at the point of sale.