Freelance and pro bono consultation for clients including: City University of New York, Glossier, Harry's, International Center of Photography, Johnson & Johnson, KIPP: Bloom College Prep, PS 414 Brooklyn Arbor, Rachel Comey, Saturdays Surf NYC, Stand Coffee, Tarte Cosmetics, UMass Amherst, Warby Parker

Executive leader of the global Brand Design capacity, inclusive of expert teams focused on Creative Strategy, Creative Operations, Copy, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Digital Design and UX, Photography, Photo Production, Retouching and Asset Management, Print Production and Color Management, Visual Merchandising, and Store Design. Principal creative partner to all other executive leaders and their departments, most importantly Corporate Strategy, Product Design, Marketing, and Merchandising. Led all aspects of creative execution to support ongoing and seasonal goals, meeting associated KPIs. Developed robust and productive studio technology and culture across all disciplines, staffing with best-in-class talent whose work consistently elevated global perception of brand and business.

Managing director of the in-house, full-service creative agency. Direct leadership of Creative Operations, Asset Production, and Print Production capacities. Executive leadership of budget management, staffing, and growth.Incubated a company-wide center of excellence focused on every aspect of studio operations, including creative workflow, resource management, process development and documentation, studio management, project management and scheduling, trafficking, studio technology and workflow automation, seasonal and campaign photo/video shoot production, ECOM photo/video shoot production, internal and external retouching, color management, mechanical perfection, print specification and procurement, and contract negotiation.

Recruited to help build a next-generation, integrated in-house creative agency. Led staffing, studio structure, process development, systems, and resource allocation. Content leader of production, procurement and packaging. Primary creative liaison to the supply chain, and strategic consultant to Creative Director, Vice President of Marketing, and CMO.

Cradle-to-grave leader of creative process and quality for a world pacesetter in prestige hairdressing and an Estēe Lauder company. In partnership with the Global Creative VP, Global Marketing team, and Brand President, shaped strategic creative identity within reasonable business constraints, ensuring absolute quality of hundreds of luxury products and experiences across all global channels.Independently developed ongoing metric and assessment instruments to manage the $3M Global Creative operating budget. Wielding these tools and real-time dialogue with Finance, analyzed and directed employee expenditures on behalf of the entire 30+ Global Creative department to meet business demands as efficiently as possible. Directed all aspects of the $1M+ print and campaign materials budget.

Self-published “How to be Fashionable or Consume Like Me” an early account of hipster identity in New York City, garnering praise from Nylon, i-D, the New York Times, Time Magazine and others. Also resulting in partnerships with Colette, Bergdorf Goodman, Levi's, Nike, Beefeater, and Thompson Hotels.

Led a team of student employees under the guidance of professor and printmaker Hilary Lorenz. Dolphin Press' principal products were hand-printed broadsides and chapbooks for visiting speakers, artists in residence, and MICA events. I was also responsible for training all undergraduate Graphic Design majors in the art of both hand-set and polymer plate letterpress, a requirement of their degree.

Assisted the owner and principal pressman of a small lithographic shop. Output film using an image setter, developed film in the darkroom, hand-opaqued negatives, exposed plates, shot flat art on the stat camera, ran a one-color offset press, cut and finished all outgoing jobs.