A FANCY WAY TO SAY RÉSUMÉ

CURRICULUM VITAE

If you're interested in seeing where I've worked, it's detailed below. Just remember, it's not the years. It's the mileage. 

A FANCY WAY TO SAY RÉSUMÉ

CURRICULUM VITAE

If you're interested in seeing where I've worked, it's detailed below. Just remember, it's not the years. It's the mileage. 

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2017-PRESENT

FREELANCE

FREELANCE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
  • Strategic creative development for identity, brand and campaigns
  • Oversight of art direction and asset development
  • Creative concept development and execution 
  • Creative assessment and consultation

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

Smart Levels Media, Diamond Select Toys, Valevo, First Spear, King of the Hammers

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JANUARY 2012 - MAY 2017

THE BUDDY GROUP

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
  • Strategic creative development for identity, brand and campaigns
  • Creative oversight on all agency projects, inclusive of strategic campaigns and branding
  • Management of overall agency direction with other department heads and executives
  • Presentation of concepts to win new client business
  • Recruitment, training, development and mentorship of creative and UX talent
  • Cultivation of creative culture within the agency
  • Overhaul, formation and evolution of agency’s creative process
  • Management of freelance creative talent

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

Mozilla, will.i.am, 5.11, Pentel, BigRentz, Kodak, Dell Software Group & Zodiac Inflight Innovations

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OCTOBER 2010 - JANUARY 2012

THE BUDDY GROUP

ART DIRECTOR
  • Art Direction for a team of 3-4 full time designers
  • Presentation of concepts to win new client business
  • Creative Direction and strategic planning for King’s Hawaiian account

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

King's Hawaiian, Reebok, Western Digital, GE & YouTube

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MARCH 2009 - JULY 2009

NEOWIZ GAMES

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
  • Creative and marketing direction, information architecture, and account policy management for S4 League Game North American release
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SEPTEMBER 2007 - SEPTEMBER 2008

FUSE INTERACTIVE

ART DIRECTOR
  • Art direction for project teams on individual projects
  • Design work including concept, layout, and logotypes

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

Kawasaki, Verizon Wireless, Francisco Bread, StarTrac

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AUGUST 2005 - SEPTEMBER 2006

OAKLEY

APPLICATION GRAPHICS DESIGNER
  • Apparel graphics and trim design
  • Watch face and light industrial design
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NOVEMBER 2002 - AUGUST 2005

OAKLEY

LEAD INTERACTIVE DESIGNER
  • Concept Development, working with Oakley's CEO and the President of Design to maintain and perpetually evolve Oakley's unique style
  • Overall style of Oakley.com, including page layouts, logo development, shopping cart flow, style guides, product photography, model selection, model photography, graphic rendering, e-mail campaigns, and online advertising
  • Management of 6-7 full time designers and production artists including: scheduling projects,critiquing, and training on latest graphics applications
  • Images from Oakley.com under my direction requested by Apple for use in their SIGGRAPH 2004 trade show booths in Los Angeles and Paris
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SEPTEMBER 1999 - SEPTEMBER 2002

OAKLEY

DESIGNER
  • Photography retouching, basic layout and production work for Oakley.com
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