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. 

INFERNAL_INSIGNIA

2017-PRESENT

FREELANCE

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

  • Strategic creative across brand, identity, and campaigns.
  • Direction that sells. Assets that work hard and hold up.
  • I concept, execute, consult. Whatever the work or the client needs.

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

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

TBG_LOGO4

JANUARY 2012 - MAY 2017

THE BUDDY GROUP

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

  • Led creative across the agency. Campaigns, branding, digital, all of it.
  • Worked the pitch, won the work and built the team.
  • Shaped process. Mentored talent. Grew the department without losing the thread or the quality.

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

  • Directed a small team. Built the work, sold the ideas through.
  • Owned the King’s Hawaiian account, start to finish.

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

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

NEOWIZ_LOGO2

MARCH 2009 - JULY 2009

NEOWIZ GAMES

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

  • Creative and marketing lead for S4 League’s North American launch.
  • Direction, structure, policy. Set the foundation and made sure it was follwed.
FUSE_LOGO2

SEPTEMBER 2007 - SEPTEMBER 2008

FUSE INTERACTIVE

ART DIRECTOR

  • Led project teams. Built the look. Hands-on from concept to layout.

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

Kawasaki, Verizon Wireless, Francisco Bread, StarTrac

OAKLEY_LOGO

AUGUST 2005 - SEPTEMBER 2006

OAKLEY

APPLICATION GRAPHICS DESIGNER

  • Apparel graphics. Trim. Watches. All built in the Oakley style.
  • Design that moved on the street, off the shelf.
OAKLEY_LOGO

NOVEMBER 2002 - AUGUST 2005

OAKLEY

LEAD INTERACTIVE DESIGNER

  • Owned visual creative for Oakley.com. Visuals, UX, campaigns, and photography.
  • Directed a team of interactive designers. Oversaw all production and design work.
  • Apple featured the work at SIGGRAPH L.A. and Paris.
OAKLEY_LOGO

SEPTEMBER 1999 - SEPTEMBER 2002

OAKLEY

DESIGNER

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

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WHERE

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Mission Viejo, CA  92691-6709

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949.338.7477

WHERE

27758 Santa Margarita Parkway #319
Mission Viejo, CA  92691-6709

text or talk

949.338.7477

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