Nice To Meet You.

To sum it all up, over the years I’ve realized that I’m not the typical designer. And no, I’m not about to tell you something cringe worthy like, “I think outside the box” or how “exceptionally uncommon I am”. On any given day I design, illustrate, manage projects, manage other talent, speak with clients, art direct, mentor other designers or students, constructing marketing strategy, organizing files and sometimes I’m the IT department fixing metaphorical technical fires. With that being said, my passion goes beyond design and I invest a lot of work and time into any project I am working on. A healthy workplace is a collective of collaborative synergy and engagement.



Additionally, behind the client decks and commercial deadlines, there’s a deeper current: a genuine, lifelong devotion to making art for art’s sake. It’s a parallel pursuit, one that fuels everything I do. My personal work lives in a space between play and precision—where surrealism meets Street Art, where color is used recklessly and purposefully, and where ideas are free to be raw, unfiltered, and emotionally charged. Art has never been just a side hustle. It’s how I stay grounded. Within this endeavor I go by the pseudonym “DUPPY”. .

This is how I explore without rules. And how I bring more soul into the structure of the work I do professionally. One feeds the other. You can check my work out fruther on my instagram HERE. Also, I have created a micro-site for my art HERE. 



By night, I teach as an adjunct professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Helping young designers not only refine their skills but sharpen their voice—pushing them beyond aesthetics and into intention.  

I know how transformative one piece of guidance can be—how a nudge, a challenge, or even the right question can redirect an entire career. I teach because I believe in investing in the next generation. In giving back what I’ve learned through years of trial, error, and growth. And honestly, their hunger inspires my own.
“You cannot call yourself a professor, unless you too are a student.” - Rick Rubin