I'm a creative professional with 15 years experience in creative direction/design/production, with an expertise in marketing for emerging enterprise and consumer software. I have experience with corporate brand development, brand guidelines, advertising, demand gen campaigns, events, information and presentation graphics, video production, digital imaging and web design. I have proven management chops with in-house design teams, as well as outside agencies. I'm recognized as both an innovative and strategic designer/creative director who understands business needs and technical subject matter, and can consistently deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment.
Employment History
Spire Global, Inc. Art Director
Creative direction, graphic design, brand development, template creation, digital imaging and photo editing, production workflow and asset management.
Symantec Inc. Senior Visual Designer
Design and art direction for a variety of marketing materials. Focus on Infographics, social media, web components, icon design, brochure design, template systems.
Splunk, Inc. Creative Director
Creative direction, project management, brand development, template creation, product UX and customer journey, web design, production workflow and asset management.
Corporate design system and templates
Corporate brand guidelines
Email campaigns
Channel/Partner branding and campaigns
Corporate icon and diagram library
Corporate presentation templates
Corporate and program logo systems
Event design for .conf and industry trade shows
VMware, Inc. Art Director, Associate Art Director
Art Direction, graphic design, brand management, agency liaison, project management, brand presentations and training (internal teams and outside agencies), advertising and campaigns, product UX, product packaging, web UI.
Corporate rebrand and design system
Corporate brand guidelines
Move Beyond corporate advertising campaign
Global demand gen campaigns
Channel/Partner branding and campaigns
Corporate icon and diagram library
Corporate presentation templates
Corporate and program logo systems
Event design for VMworld and industry trade shows
Platt College Instructor of Graphic Design and Digital Production
Taught sections in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Authored and implemented unique curricula for courses
Zinc Studio Graphic Designer, Retouch and Production Artist
Digital imaging, retouching, and color correction for fine art murals
Rosco Digital Imaging and Folio D Graphic Designer, Retouch and Production Artist
Graphic design, digital imaging, retouching, color correction, scanning, proofing
Production of digital files for large-scale murals used in film and television
Pre-press and print production for trade show and retail displays
Nash Editions Retouch and Production Artist
Imaging and production for original photography and fine art digital prints
Education Claremont Graduate School MFA in New Media
University of California at San Diego (UCSD) BA in General Literature