Biography: Mike grew up in Spokane, WA, studied Fashion Design abroad in Florence, Italy, and worked for Carhartt in Detroit, MI. He teaches Graphic Design, Typography, Web Design, UX/UI, Social Media, Product Design, along with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver and After Effects. Showing students how to develop creative ideas, apply them across a variety of media and present those ideas to clients, is one of Mike’s specialties. He loves being a guide on the creative journey for students from when they walk onto campus all the way to their first job.

Favorite Thing About Working at NNU: Mike’s favorite thing about NNU is being able to help students develop and grow their ideas into real things that impact the world.

Share a few facts about your specific area(s) of expertise that you bring to your work: Mike consistently works on freelance website and design projects to keep himself fresh and up-to-date with current industry trends. He is always trying new forms of artwork and teaching methods to help people foster their creative growth.

Share a few pieces of information about why you love working with students: Mike loves working with students because they give him a fresh perspective and energy about how they can change the world. Seeing students’ unbridled optimism reminds Mike that small ideas can grow into big movements of change in our world.