A Marketing and Creative Professional with over 20 years of technology and creative industry experience and over 8 years of corporate creative leadership. I combine my natural problem solving abilities with my creative, managment, and analytical skills to connect business initiatives with consumer needs and demands.

See my career development inforgraphic below for a visual overview.

Owner – Photographer
Shane Cook Photography, LLC – Bastrop, TX – 2020 – 2022

Provided photography services to government, business, and public clients. Managed client relationships, accounts, and buisiness managment responsibilities. Donated time and services to non-profit organizations.

Co-Founder – Creative Director – Creative Consultant
DreamState Creative, LLC | Freelance – 1999 – 2020

Performed freelance consulting and creative direction to the public and businesses. This included: creative assessments, requirements gathering, case studies, development, documentation, implementation, user acceptance and ongoing support.

Creative Director
YTB International, Inc – Wood River IL – 2005 – 2013

Responsibilities included management of a design team; design and development of company web sites, print material and information portals; working with programmers to facilitate product development life-cycles; assist in the ongoing creation and implementation of project management documentation; met with stakeholders to determine requirements, vision and deliverables; assist in strengthening the companies on-line presence and branding; working with vendors to co-brand their products and services.

Edwardsville Sr. high School
Graduated – Diploma
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Interactive Media Design, 40Cred/Hrs, 3.9GPA

National Technical Honor Society
Inducted 2014
Bastrop County Animal Control & Shelter
Volunteer Photographer and Media Consultant