“Zach is one of the most talented people I’ve met. As a designer, he’s thorough, technical, and always looking for the most creative way to solve a problem. As a boss and mentor, he’s incredibly generous with his time and knowledge, gives great feedback, and allows for creative freedom, while being a safety net when needed. No ego, just tons of skill. Anyone would be lucky to work with or for him!”
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Design + Art Direction Mentor
AIGA Design
- 3 months
AIGA is the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design—with over 70 chapters and 15,000 members.
AIGA Portland’s Education Committee pairs AIGA student mentees with professional mentors for an eight-week mentorship program that promotes community, design education, and personal & professional development. -
Design Lecture
Harvard University
- 1 month
Mentored a team of Entrepreneurship 101 students to help elevate their startup ideas through product design & creativity.
Over the 90 minute workshop we touched on customer journey refinement, color harmony and palette selection, branding and differentiation from competitors, and design research. -
Design + Art Direction Mentor
AIGA Design
- 3 months
AIGA Portland’s Education Committee pairs AIGA student mentees with professional mentors for an eight-week mentorship program that promotes community, design education, and personal & professional development.
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Entrepreneurship Mentor
Harvard University
- 1 month
Mentored multiple teams of business students in the Harvard Innovation Labs to help them formulate and elevate their startup ideas.
Spent 45 minutes with each team of 4-5 students to encourage elevator pitch refinement, clarity of vision, simplicity of execution, and using minimalist design principles to achieve their minimum viable product. -
Design Studio Workshop
Rutgers University
- 1 month
Arts and Culture
Mentored a team of 5 Graduate students as they completed a product design exercise as part of their Master's curriculum in Product & Experience Design and Innovation.
Primary focus of this workshop was on conceptual thinking, and streamlining the product definition & design phases of UI / UX. -
Design Mentor
AIGA Portland
- 3 months
AIGA Portland’s Education Committee pairs AIGA student mentees with professional mentors for an eight-week mentorship program that promotes community, design education, and personal & professional development.
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Design Mentor
Portland State University
- 1 month
Holding office hours for designers at Portland State University's School of Art + Design to help mentor, encourage, give feedback on their portfolios, general design wisdom, and other chats as needed.
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Design Mentor
Design Week Portland
- 1 month
Mentored designers on the business of art & design, and conducted portfolio reviews over 30 minute sessions.
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Design Mentor
Rutgers University
- 1 month
Coached a team of students as they completed a design sprint as part of their Master's curriculum (Design Innovation: Make & Market Anything).
Primary focus of this 3 hour workshop was on the design phase of UI / UX. -
Guest Lecturer
Kansas State University
- 1 year
Taught a documentary film making class on tactics for animating text and titles using Adobe After Effects. Key topics covered were text positioning and scale within a composition, maneuvering text in 3D space, and using masks to hide and reveal text in video.
Led an entry level Photo and Design course on Adobe PhotoShop. Topics covered were composition basics, clipping masks, helpful keyboard shortcuts to speed up workflow, and the importance of non destructive editing.
Taught an…Taught a documentary film making class on tactics for animating text and titles using Adobe After Effects. Key topics covered were text positioning and scale within a composition, maneuvering text in 3D space, and using masks to hide and reveal text in video.
Led an entry level Photo and Design course on Adobe PhotoShop. Topics covered were composition basics, clipping masks, helpful keyboard shortcuts to speed up workflow, and the importance of non destructive editing.
Taught an entry level Motion Graphics course on Adobe After Effects. Topics covered were composition basics, alpha channels & masking, helpful keyboard shortcuts to speed up workflow, and easy to use expressions. -
Advertising Mentor
Sonoma State University
- 3 months
Science and Technology
Member of the SSU School of Business & Economics mentorship program. Worked bi-weekly with a Marketing graduate of the Wine Business program to help them grow their knowledge of the Direct to Consumer channel online.
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