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Hi, my name is Chris.
I am the newest member of the Brand Iron team, joining the firm as Art Director earlier this year. I started my graphic art and web design career in 2004 in Southern California in the booming Action Sports industry. My first position was at Surf Ride Board Shops, a large retailer of surf boards and apparel.  In 2007, I became the Senior Designer at Adio Footwear in San Diego.  From 2006-2008 I also was a co-owner of Dagrander Studios, a marketing, advertising, branding and web development company.

In 2008 my wife Kelsay and I moved to Colorado in 2008 and accepted a Senior Designer position at Crocs Footwear. At Crocs, I was charged with advertising campaign development and implementation, unique product promotion, retail space marketing and product line development.

In my new position at Brand Iron, I will manage the company’s creative department with responsibility for the visual development of printed and web materials with emphasis on design implementation of branding strategy.

Away from the office I enjoy snowboarding, hiking, and pretty much anything to do with the mountains.

If you want to see a neglected website full of some old work of mine, check out http://www.paperastronaut.com.

<em>-Chris Schindler, Design Bandit</em>