I'm an Embroidery Digitizer and Screen printer with over 10 years of experience in keeping needles moving in high-volume production. I am sought for my ability to create detailed and/or technically difficult designs and my ability to communicate both for my design clients and when educating in my industry. I'm a prolific writer of editorial content for the decorated apparel and machine embroidery magazines and blogs, but I often expand into matters of creativity, productivity, customer service, and e-commerce due to my wide range of experiences solving problems for my employers. My wide base of technical knowledge and skills in related and unrelated fields gives me the versatility to help out in the varied tasks required to solve problems in all phases of apparel decoration, production, sales and marketing. I'm happiest when given free reign to find solutions to a problematic design, technical question, or new proposition for business; whether I'm working on an artistic interpretation that uses the unique quality of thread, putting together technology and processes to make a workflow happen, or teaching skills to new decorators, I get most excited when I'm making a difference and making new connections. I believe in the power of embroidery as a medium for expression and I still get a kick out of seeing a design come to life on a machine, every time. I love this work, and I love to help people do it. What I do best: Sculptural digitizing, rendering of difficult and detailed art into thread, low stitch-count / large coverage designs, leveraging new technologies, communicating ideas to varied audiences, and teaching. less