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Design is not art. Every decision should have a reason I can explain to whoever needs to hear it: a board, a staff member who uses the thing every day, or a volunteer seeing it for the first time. If I can’t explain it at their level, the work isn’t finished.

I work with what you already have before recommending anything new. Whatever is already there was somebody’s decision, made with real money and real constraints, and it deserves a proper look before anything gets replaced. I’ll tell you when the version you can afford is good enough, because I’ve been the one making it, and I’ll talk you out of spending money on something that doesn’t solve your problem.

The best people I’ve worked with had ideas of their own and wanted to collaborate. If you ask for a change, I’ll ask why first, so neither of us spends time or money on something that doesn’t serve a purpose.

“If you’re looking for an out-of-the-box thinker who brings creativity, passion, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver, Jordan is your guy.”

Stephanie Collins (opens in a new tab), former Marketing & Communications Manager

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I had the opportunity to hire Jordan when our organization was looking to take our brand positioning to the next level and find new ways to capture students’ attention around the programs, services, concerts, and events available to them.

Jordan brought a tremendous amount of creativity, energy, and passion to the work. What stood out most was his ability to take our team’s vision and bring it to life in ways that were engaging, thoughtful, and outside the box.

Jordan is someone who doesn’t just think creatively — he pays attention to the details and follows through to deliver the work. He has a great ability to listen, understand the bigger picture, and turn ideas into something tangible that connects with an audience.

If you’re looking for an out-of-the-box thinker who brings creativity, passion, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver, Jordan is your guy. I would be happy to recommend him to any organization looking to elevate their brand and bring their vision to life.

“Jordan has always been someone who looks at a process and immediately starts thinking about how it could work better.”

Jose S, RPR (opens in a new tab), former co-worker

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Jordan and I worked together at SAIT Students’ Association for several years, and our professional paths ended up overlapping in a pretty unique way. We originally worked together behind the bar at The Gateway, and over time we both moved into assistant manager roles in different departments. One of the projects I especially enjoyed working with Jordan on was SAIT Students’ Association’s Tax Program, where we collaborated to improve the forms, streamline the student intake process, strengthen communication, and make the overall experience easier for students to navigate. Those improvements helped us successfully support more than 1,700 students in filing their taxes free of charge through the CVITP program, an extraordinary result that set a new benchmark for a post-secondary tax clinic in Alberta. To my knowledge, that level of participation has not since been surpassed by another post-secondary institution in Calgary, or even by SAIT Students’ Association itself. It remains one of the accomplishments from that program that I am most proud of, and Jordan played an important role in helping us get there.

Jordan has always been someone who looks at a process and immediately starts thinking about how it could work better. He brings a great mix of creativity, practical problem solving, communication, and genuine care for the people on the other side of the work. I always appreciated that he was willing to challenge inefficient processes, bring forward new ideas, and actually put in the work to turn those ideas into something useful. He was also a strong collaborator who understood that sometimes the biggest challenge was not creating the information, but figuring out how to get students to actually read it.

It is pretty funny looking back at where everything started. We went from working busy nights at The Gateway and learning how to handle fast-paced, people-focused environments to eventually stepping into assistant manager roles and collaborating on projects that had a meaningful impact on the student experience. There is something pretty special about seeing that kind of professional growth happen side by side. We both started in very hands-on roles, learned a lot along the way, and eventually found ourselves contributing at a much higher level while still being able to laugh about where it all began.

While Jordan and I did not always see eye to eye on everything, I’m genuinely grateful for the years we worked together and would gladly recommend him to anyone looking for someone who brings creativity, initiative, strong collaboration, and a real desire to improve the way things are done. He is reliable, thoughtful, adaptable, and someone I would confidently trust to take ownership of meaningful work and follow through.