ABOUT
What if? is one of life's most important questions. It has gotten us to the moon, saved lives, and given rise to Chipotle. It requires you to think about other questions like, why, how, and when? Over the past 18 years, I have made campaigns, built digital products, developed brands, and created websites that answer all these questions.
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EXPEDITIONS

WIDE EYE

Creative Director
August 2021 - Present

    THREESPOT

    Creative Director
    March 2013 - August 2021
    • Led the strategic planning, UX, and design for several digital products and enterprise-level websites for the United Service Organizations (USO), The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Natural Resources Defense Council that increased engagement, email sign-ups, and fundraising.
    • Led a product design team to re-imagine the product strategy and UX/UI for The Center of Medicare and Medicaid’s reporting and payment product for over 1.5MM clinicians.
    • Responsibilities include strategy development, market and UX research, design, UX, and content development for brand identities, websites, digital products, print collateral, videos, email campaigns, and social media campaigns. 
    • Serveed on the board of directors overseeing hiring, agency process, new business, marketing, and tool selection and implementation for an agency of 27 people with over $4MM in billings.

    MANIFEST DIGITAL

    Senior Art Director
    April 2011 - March 2013
    • Collaborated with two venture capital backed entrepreneurs to develop their brands, SAAS products, and marketing strategy for Manifest’s start-up incubator.
    • Responsible for a four-person team. Established agency-wide design production process guidelines, departmental procedures for creative in Agile development, and responsive web guidelines.

    ISOBAR

    Senior Designer
    October 2010 - April 2011
    • Developed the UI and assisted in the UX for the initial launch of Bloomberglaw.com, Bloomberg’s award-winning legal research product. Scaled the experience to a native
      mobile application.

    MoNIKER CREATIVE

    Principal
    September 2007 - October 2010
    • Managed design and UX development for Rust-Oleum’s online social community, Paintideas.com, Launched a successful national online marketing campaign for this community that doubled membership.

    HOFFMAN YORK

    Art Director
    October 2003 - September 2007
    • Managed a team of three people. Developed and produced advertising campaigns, brand identities, packaging, and design collateral for an agency with $110 million in billings

      HONORS

      Webby Honoree
      Education 2020

      Webby Award
      Law & Justice 2019

      Webby Nominee
      Government 2017

      Webby Nominee
      Social 2016

      Gold Stevie Winner

      B2B 2013

      Graphis Advertising Annual

      2009

      Creativity Magazine
      2007

      Luerzer’s Archive
      2007

      EDUCATION

      IDEO University
      Leading for Creativity Certification

      Chicago Portfolio School Art Direction
      Master’s Certification

      Marquette University
      BA in Advertising and Sociology

      INVOLVEMENT

      AIGA DC
      2017 - Present

      Vice President

      DC Design Week
      2017 & 2018
      Programming Lead

      Columbia College
      2010 - 2013
      Adjunct Professor

      Chicago Portfolio School
      2003 - 2007

      Instructor

      APPEARANCEs

      UXDC Conference 
      2020
      Speaker

      AIGA National Retreat
      2019
      Speaker

      Drupal GovCon
      2016
      Speaker

      BRAND EXPERIENCE

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