Hi, my name’s Terrence!
First off, thanks for taking a look at my portfolio. It has a few odds and ends, such as the donut shop work and the CNC projects, but they’re significant parts of the journey.
My design career is over 17 years old at this point. I have been able to evolve from my first role in print production to now being a UI/UX and Product Designer for multiple clients’ applications. My design experience could be considered jack-of-all-trades and includes: UI/UX design, product design, video editing and animation, and visual design.
Parts of the Journey
My wife and I owned and operated a donut and espresso shop in Redmond, WA right down the road from the Microsoft campus. It was challenging, but very rewarding (and delicious!) Before we picked up and moved to Washington, I was at T3 in Austin, TX for over five years. I started as an intern in print production, but worked my way into becoming an integral part of the interactive design team.
After we sold the donut shop, we moved back to Austin, and I picked up CNC wood working. However, word spread that I was back in town, and I ended up getting a call from GSD&M, which was a dream job for when I was in college at Texas Tech University. I started as a contractor, but eventually, I was hired on full-time with an expanded role that included art direction, animation, video editing, and I helped win the Lee Jeans social account.
After my time with GSD&M, I worked at a smaller agency called Pictoric. While wearing many hats there, such as account manager and project manager, I earned the role of Sr. Multimedia Designer by working on print, digital, social, and video projects and added new disciplines such as UX/UI design and product design.
My hometown of Lubbock, TX was calling my family and I back, so I took a job as a UX/UI Designer with a wonderful company: CoNetrix. I was the lead designer working within Tandem, a 12-product suite focused on cybersecurity and compliance needs for financial institutions. I’m fortunate enough to still work with this group after transitioning to a full-time contract designer.
Solving problems using different disciplines and processes of design is one of the loves in my life. Another is my family. I am a very fortunate husband of an amazing wife and father of two of the best daughters. Design gives my life direction. My family gives my life purpose.