Curriculum Vitae
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Designer, educator, and pastor with 15+ years in faith-based publishing, theological communications, and biblical education. Combines advanced Adobe InDesign typesetting with graduate-level expertise in Hebrew and Greek, complemented by substantial experience in curriculum design, discipleship development, and biblical language instruction. MA in Biblical Languages (High Distinction, 2025) and PhD candidate in Biblical Exposition at Liberty University. Specialized in complex Scripture layouts, XML workflows, digital publishing, accessibility compliance, educational content creation, and church communications.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biblical Exposition
Liberty University, Rawlings School of Divinity
2025–2028 (Projected Conferral)
Coursework in progress, expected completion 2028. Dissertation research: The creation cycle and structural development of Book IV (Psalms 90 through 106) of the Psalter.
Master of Arts (MA), Biblical Languages – High Distinction
Liberty University, Rawlings School of Divinity
2023–2025
Conferred July 2025. Thesis: Tracing חֶסֶד and ἔλεος: A Prototype Theory and Componential Analysis of Covenantal Loyalty and Divine Mercy Across the Pentateuch, Septuagint, Targums, and New Testament.
Bachelor of Science, Digital Media and Design – Cum Laude
Southeastern University
Undergraduate preparation in design, typography, and visual communication.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pastor of Gatherings & Design Director
City Pointe Church — Plant City, FL
2016–2020, 2022–Present
Founding member and multi-role pastoral leader of 200+ attendee evangelical church plant. Served variously as Youth Pastor, Pastor of Communications, and Pastor of Gatherings over a nine-year tenure, directing all communications design and leading congregational discipleship initiatives. Taught biblical studies, Hebrew, and Greek to diverse audiences from youth to adults. Designed multi-level discipleship resources ("The Grove Pathway"), created and art-directed church magazine integrating Scripture-based teaching and editorial guidelines, produced integrated communications for 18-month teaching series, established church-wide design standards, and typeset complex multi-layered study materials in InDesign with footnotes, cross-references, and accessibility compliance.
Graphic Designer & Production Specialist
Fellowship Church (FishHawk) — Lithia, FL
2020–2022
High-volume design and production for multi-campus church named among Outreach Magazine's 100 Fastest-Growing Churches in America. Built and maintained visual brand systems, produced weekly worship graphics, delivered print materials, managed timelines and vendor coordination, standardized templates to cut turnaround time.
Freelance Designer
Fryed Egg Productions — Plant City, FL
2015–2016
Design services for creative agency and church/nonprofit clients. Managed concurrent projects against specifications, brand standards, and deadlines while serving as primary caregiver for a son with special needs.
Director of Student Ministries
Zephyrhills First United Methodist Church — Zephyrhills, FL
2009–2012
Led youth ministry programming while designing visual communications. Created sermon series materials translating biblical content into engaging visual form.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Bible & reference layout, typography & brand standards, XML/structured publishing, ePub & PDF production, digital accessibility (WCAG), bible translation theory, church communications (print and digital), sermon series architecture.
TEACHING & CURRICULUM
Curriculum design and lesson planning, biblical language pedagogy (Koine Greek & Biblical Hebrew), discipleship and spiritual formation curriculum development, expository teaching methodology, small group facilitation and discussion leadership, educational content creation, multi-generational teaching approaches (youth to adult learners), learning outcomes assessment, pastoral education and Christian formation.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Design & Publishing: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Affinity Designer, Canva
Typesetting: Paragraph/character styles, GREP styles, master pages, tables of contents, indexes, preflight
Digital Publishing: XML tagging, ePub creation, PDF preparation, digital accessibility standards
Platforms: Logos Bible Software, ProPresenter, WordPress, HubSpot, Asana, Google Workspace
Languages: Koine Greek, Biblical Hebrew, English