The faculty of the Graphic Design Technology program are highly experienced designers, creatives, artists, who have worked for and with
a varied clientele locally, regionally and nationally. The depth of their skills,
their dedication, and the extent of their experience, help to prepare our students
to enter into the extremely competitive arena of graphic design, branding, advertising,
3D modeling and other creative endeavors. It is the goal of our faculty to instill
the passion, desire and dedication it will take to be the next generation of outstanding,
working creatives!
Christian Bradley
Christian Bradley serves as dean of the School of Creative & Information Technologies
at OSU Institute of Technology.
Before coming to OSUIT in 2019, Bradley served as the institutional director of Media
Arts for The Art Institute’s College of Creative Art and Design. Bradley was also
an academic director, program chair and full-time teacher at various times during
his 16 years with the Art Institutes.
He has a B.A. in Art from Cal State Fullerton and an M.A. in Leadership from South
University. He has worked at multimedia companies, that include Interplay, The Collective,
and JVC, over the span of his professional career. Bradley also was the president
of Cubicle Arts, a contracting company that provided digital and traditional art assets
for multimedia companies.
Over the past 18 years, Bradley has focused on teaching others how to use 3D and digital
art software in the classroom, through various publications and by developing online
training series offered through TheGameInstitute.com, Lynda.com, and The Art Institutes
Online.
Arden deBrun
| Arden de Brun is an award-winning brand designer and educator whose innovative research
explores the future of typographic forms and symbology. Mr. de Brun splits his time
between running his design practice, de-brun.com, and serving as an adjunct lecturer
for leading universities. Arden has 20 years of industry experience working with top
agencies like Havas, Ogilvy, and Rockwell Group to create brand identities for a list
of clients that include ADP, Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, Michelin, and AT&T. Mr. de Brun
has also served as a Senior Digital Content Designer for Good American and an Art
Director for Forever 21. As an educator, Arden has 15 years of experience teaching
graphic design courses. He has taught for the University of Southern California, California
State University, Los Angeles, and served as an Academic Director for Graphic Design
for The Art Institutes. Arden holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of
Illinois at Chicago and an MFA in Graphic Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art. His
favorite things include aligning anchor points, riding BMX, and esports. |
Darcy McNair
| Darcy McNair is an advertising professional with 15 years of experience developing
campaigns for some of the world’s largest brands, including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Anheuser-Busch,
Colgate, Covergirl, Walmart and Amazon. She has held Creative Director roles at some
of the ad industry’s most-awarded agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi X, Momentum
Worldwide and WPP’s RedFuse. Darcy has a BFA in Graphic Design from the Savannah College
of Art & Design. |
Tommie Lee Washington
| Tommie Lee Washington is an award-winning graphic designer and an animator of motion
graphics, who has been working in the design and broadcast industry for over 30 years.
Mr. Washington holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Temple University’s Tyler School
of Art. Fine Arts. He later earned a Masters Degree in Motion Media from Savannah
College of Art and Design. Mr. Washington worked as an Art Director for Regal Group,
Inc. (An Infomercial Company) and was a Freelance Art Director for Alpha International
Records in Philadelphia. Mr Washington has also worked as a freelance animator with
clients, including the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia
Flyers. In 1994, Tommie was hired by ESPN as a Graphic Designer, where he began producing
graphics for various ESPN Shows, such as RPM2Night and NFL Gameday. In 1996, He was
selected to work on designing ESPNEWS. It was then that he took the initiative to
learn 3D animation software on his own and became the first ESPN employee to create
a 3D animation that aired on an ESPN network. Mr. Washington continued to be an innovator
by creating the first virtual reality set for “Outside The Lines” and the first animated
over-the-shoulder and full-screen graphics to air on an ESPN network. He was also
instrumental in designing the first “Bottom Line”. (The scrolling artwork at the bottom
of the ESPN show). He has played a significant role in the awarding of several Broadcast
Design Association (BDA/Promax) awards to ESPN’s Creative Services Department and
has received an Emmy award for his graphic design work on ESPN’s flagship broadcast
“SportsCenter.” Tommie is currently a Coordinating Designer of Motion Graphics for
ESPN, with most of his efforts being focused on design for the SEC/ESPN Network. Since
2015, Tommie has been an Adjunct Professor for Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)
and Liberty University, teaching various courses related to Graphic Design. |
Joshua Dunbar
| Joshua Dunbar holds an MFA and MA from Savannah College of Art and Design. Mr. Dunbar
is a freelance illustrator and designer and has amassed a body of work that includes
conceptual illustration, comics, storyboarding, and product design. His client list
stretches from coast to coast and includes Walt Disney Imagineering of California
and Horizon Group USA. |
Dave Brown
| Dave Brown holds a BA in Art and Animation from the Academy of Art University. Mr.
Brown has fourteen years of developing art and environmental assets for video games
and multimedia. Mr. Brown has held positions as a Character Artist, Environmental
Artist and is currently an Art Director at Sony Online Entertainment and Daybreak
Games. Mr. Brown has art Directed some of the most successful online-based MMPOG in
history, including Everquest, Freerealms and Star Wars galaxies. Mr. Brown has experience
teaching 3D and Character art-based courses at the Art Institute of California, San
Diego. |
Kelly Henrikson
Kelly Hess comes to OSUIT with a long list of accomplishments and teaching experience.
Ms. Hess has served as a course developer for Elevepro from 2014 to 2020 and as an
online course developer and instructor for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh for 15
years. Ms. Hess has been an online instructor for Sanford Brown University from 2009
to 2020 and served as the primary instructional design r for the university's new
online curriculum and course offerings. Ms. Hess has taught all manner of Graphic
Design and Multimedia course content, including Web-based courses, UI/UX design, Entrepreneurship,
design, and fundamental drawing courses. Some of the clients Ms. Hess has worked with
to online design curriculum and new online course offerings include The Art Institute
of Pittsburg (AiO), Davenport University, Mohave Community College, Mt. Sierra College,
Antonelli College, South University, and Lansing College.
Nathan Pieratt
| Nathan Pieratt is an award-winning designer and creative director. He has over 15
years of industry experience developing innovative strategies for Fortune 500 brands,
such as Frito-Lays, Walmart, and AT&T, with large agencies like Group360, The Marketing
Arm, and Epsilon. Currently, Nathan is a head of marketing at the start-up SWIPEBY
(swipe.by) where he is responsible for the development and execution of design, creative
strategy and full marketing mix. Mr.Pieratt was a group creative director at Epsilon,
where he and his team developed a data-driven creative strategy for AT&T Business,
with a focus on email, direct mail and display. Mr. Pieratt currently consults on
creative execution and big ideas for brands like Arby's, Snickers, Mountain Dew, Doritos,
and State Farm. For almost two decades, Mr. Pieratt has developed and taught design
and marketing courses in higher education for a range of institutions, including The
Art Institute of Pittsburgh and graduate-level courses for The University of West
Virginia's integrated marketing program. Nathan holds an MFA in graphic design from
Savannah College of Art and Design and an M.S. in integrated marketing from the University
of West Virginia. Mr. Pieratt enjoys a good book, cooking, and is a huge college
football fan. Go OSU! |
Jessica Moore
| Jessica Moore is an artist and graphic designer with 20 years experience and holds
an MFA in Integrated Design from the University of Baltimore. Ms. Moore has worked
for professional services firms as an in-house graphic designer crafting messaging
in a range of media, including print, web, video, and animation, for corporate clients.
Ms. Moore served as President for AIGA Colorado, the professional association for
design, from 2015-2017. Ms. Moore has taught graphic design and foundations courses
at schools local to both Denver and Baltimore since 2002 and has presented topics
on the intersection of business and art/design around the country to AIGA Chapters
and student groups. Ms. Moore's current body of work bridges digital and analog to
construct laser-cut wood scenes integrating mixed-media objects and needlework to
recreate landscapes that inspire her throughout the Rocky Mountain West. |
Tammy Vaz
| Tammy Vaz holds an MFA degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design., Concentration
in Information and Graphic Design, and a B.A. degree from Salve Regina University
in Fine Arts (Concentration in Graphic Design). Ms. Vaz has 21 years of college-level
teaching experience, including college-level administrative experience. Ms. Vaz worked
as a graphic designer for 29 years, where she worked with clients at the American
Heart Association. Ms. Vaz has worked at high profile employers including Arthur D.
Little and the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center. Ms.
Vaz has taught at: Gateway Community College, Middlesex Community College, Paier
College of Art, The University of New Haven, Gibbs College, Becker College and the
Worcester Art Museum. Ms. Vaz is a former Dean of the College at Paier College of
Art, Inc in Hamden, CT. Ms. Vaz has worked closely with accreditation procedures and
compliance through ACCSC and the State of Connecticut. Ms. Vaz was also the Department
Head of General Education Studies and Professor of Graphic Design at Paier College
of Art. |
