From Fortune 500’s to small startups, I’ve worked with a large gamut of businesses related to the fashion, music and pop culture industries. These industries are what interest me, so it was a natural choice to focus my practice on them; I’ve always found that my best work is produced when I’m excited and involved in the topic. I first began designing websites as a hobby, a talent that eventually led to friends and family asking for various web design and graphic design projects. This interest, along with my skills and understanding of business and web design, burgeoned to where I am today.

To supplement my self-taught design skills, I received a formal education in media and design at the University of California, San Diego, graduating with honors in 2008.

My passions include surfing, music, fashion and art which I am very involved in. I have been exhibiting my paintings in galleries around the US for over a year now and I held my first solo show in May 2009. For more details on my art and exhibitions please visit my fine art page.

I am asked quite often about where the name Chapolito (cha-po lee tow) comes from: it’s an old nickname that mimicked my last name (Chapo) to that of a friend’s obese cat appropriately named Hippolito. In Spanish -ito is added to the end of words to denote something small and/or cute. For the record, I am neither fat nor small. The name is pronounced chap-o lee tow

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