Employers

Kochstrasse -
Agentur für Marken

Senior Designer: 2022—Present
Key Clients:

  • AOK Niedersachsen

  • Continental AG

  • Deutsche Messe AG (Interschutz & Ligna)

  • Toyota Material Handling (TMHDE)

  • Volkswagen AG (Volkswagen Financial Services)

  • Robinson (Robinson Club GmbH)

  • Land Niedersachsen (Corona-Schutzimpfungskampagne)

  • Steinhoff (Steinhoff Einrichten + Wohnen GmbH)

  • VetZ (petsXL & VetOS)

  • Steuerberaterverband (Steuerberaterverband Niedersachsen Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.)

  • Agila Haustierversicherung AG

Rains | Birchard Marketing

Senior Designer: 2006—2012
Key Clients:

  • Daimler Truck Financial (Daimler Truck Financial Services USA LLC)

  • Hyundai Capital America (Hyundai Motor Finance & Kia Motors Finance)

  • ConMet (Consolidated Metco)

  • Hallco Industries, Inc.

  • VendScreen, Inc.

  • CenterPointe Community Bank

  • High-Purity Standards, LLC

  • Cascadia International

American Red Cross

Graphic Designer: 2003—2006
Key Projects:

  • Hurricane Katrina Relief Campaign

  • “Together We Prepare” Advertising Campaign

  • American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter Website

  • Annual Report (Board of Directors)

  • Trail News (Newsletter)

The Maiden Foundry

Junior Designer: 2001—2003
Key Projects:

  • The Maiden Foundry Website

  • Michael Maiden Website

  • Advertising & Sales Incentive Materials

Sequel Communications, Inc

Junior Designer: Spring & Summer, 2001
Key Clients:

  • EMC

  • Agfa Direct

  • nSight

  • Annual Reviews (AR)

Agency.com

Design Intern: Summer, 2000
Key Clients:

  • Nintendo Power

  • FoxSports

  • Lipton

  • WebMD

  • Countrywide Insurance

WolfPK

Design Intern: Summer, 1998 & 1999
Key Clients:

  • Regence Life & Health Insurance Company

  • Astoria Golf & Country Club

  • Resource Conservation Federal Credit Union

  • The Franciscan Montessori Earth School

  • Lacamas Community Credit Union

Freelance

Zach Netzer Design

Owner: 2012—Present
Key Clients:

  • Equinix

  • Freeborders

  • Pivotal

  • Beall Corporation (Beall Trailers)

  • Greenplum

  • Symbio

  • Ventyx

  • Media Matters Worldwide

  • Devine Color

  • Orchard View Inc.

  • Curtis Capital Group

  • The Local - Germany

  • Young Germany (Deutschland.de)

  • Glucolift

  • Rains | Birchard Marketing

  • Mangum Consulting

  • Coon Lam Design

  • RISD Writing Center (RISD Center for Arts & Language)

  • The Creative Center

  • Aactio GmbH

  • Modern-Day Nomads

  • Belfast Burger Co. (Jack's Prime Burgers & Shakes)

  • Haus of Reed

  • New Zealand Pump Company

  • Omeg Family Orchards

  • Mike's Midget Whites

  • Whiskey Gulch New Hamps

  • Had a Few Beers

  • Escalate

  • White Feather (GWN Consulting)

  • Ubervanity.com (Vanity LLC)

  • Hear’s the Answer

  • Highwaymen Rugby

  • EZ-Drain

  • Agsys Northwest

  • Eastside Axemen

  • Slipstream Research

  • Slam Dunk Sausage Co.

  • Sweet Leaf Agency

  • Left Hand Agency

  • Siler & King

  • NCRFURS Referee Society

Software

Adobe CC

  • InDesign

  • Illustrator

  • Photoshop

  • XD

  • Animate (Flash)

  • Dreamweaver

  • AfterEffects

  • Acrobat

Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Office)

  • PowerPoint

  • Word

  • Excel

Social Media

Facebook

  • Feeds

  • Stories

  • Page Management

  • Ad Campaigns

Instagram

  • Feeds

  • Reels

  • Stories

LinkedIn

  • Feeds

  • Carousels

  • Articles

  • Native Videos

X (Twitter)

  • Feeds

  • Ad Campaigns

Education

The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

Class of 2001: BFA Graphic Design
Highlights:

  • 1997–2001: Graphic Design & Illustration Major

  • 1999–2001: Writing Tutor, RISD Writing Center (RISD Center for Arts & Language)

  • 2001: The Sale at Ebbing Ranch, Original Short Fiction, Featured at RISD LAS Symposium

Additional Skills & Experience

Blogging & Social Media

250,000 Followers
Successfully attracted over 250k followers combined across all major platforms by writing and designing original content for deadline-based articles and ongoing social media campaigns with special attention given to search engine optimization (SEO) and repeat visitors.

AI / KI

Advanced User: 2022—Present

  • ChatGPT

  • StarryAI

  • Suno

German Language

B2/C1 (Professional Fluency)
Language Schools:

  • VHS Hannover

  • Bildungsverein

  • ABC Multilingua

  • Lernzentrum Warnecke

Published Author

  • Sepsis, Short Fiction, published by Soundings Review

  • Transitional Branding Guidelines, Brand Book, published by Equinix, Inc.

  • Derailing the Train, Original Article, published by Young Germany (Deutschland.de)

  • The Expat Experience, Original Article, published by TheLocal.de

Other

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)

Member: 2003—Present
Featured Guest: Portland Round Table

Young Musicians & Artists (YMA)

2007—2010: Member, Board of Directors

English Consultant

2016: Comenius Project (Erasmus+)
Konya, Turkey

YouTube Creator

2009—Present
Original Video Footage
Video Editing

Mac Software

2006—Present
Keynote: Slideshows & Presentations
GarageBand: Original Audio & Soundtracks

Content Management Systems (CMS)

2010—Present
WordPress & Squarespace: Site Design, Maintenance, Blogging & Advertising Revenue (WordAds)

Coding

1998—Present
HTML, CSS & SEO