Rather than writing a long, boring introduction here are some bullet points that might interest you:

• Russell goes by “Rusty” to friends and family.
• He is proficient with Adobe Creative Suite of products (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign) with at least 3-4 years experience.
• He is a WordPress fiend.
• Rusty wastes too much time on Social Networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and others…he likes to use them to connect with people.
• He is married for 3 years to a musician, best friend and super model.
• As a teenager, Rusty was a graffiti artist.
• He was told there was no money in art, so he sold financial products for several years.
• His favorite game to play is Jenga because of the climactic ending.
• Some people find Rusty humorous, funny. Others find him WAY too serious and cocky.
• He is a born leader, charismatic and speaks his mind.
• Rusty prefers cookies over ice cream  any day.
• Rusty has named his freelance design company Severity Design, which started in 2009 to service the needs of small businesses and non profit organizations that can’t dish out thousands of dollars for ‘high end designers’.

Nuts and Bolts

He acquired his Bachelor’s degree from Judson University. His extensive course work in Media Studies gave him an interest in the internet between 1994-1999 while it was still developing into mainstream utilization. His senior research project was on how the internet affects social relationships. He also has a certification in Web Design from Elgin Community College and is familiar with HTML, CSS, Javascript and the CS4 Suite of Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Fireworks.

Russell is also an excellent writer and public speaker that enjoys to serve and work alongside people who are motivated for success.